The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-30
MEMORIAL TO JOSE MARTL.
HAVANA DELEGATES A TABLET TO
THE FIRST CUBAN LEADER
Four Thousand Take Part In the
Parade. and the Speeches Gener-
ally Were Moderate I'm Tone, bat
All Abiding TO Independence.

HAVANA Jan. as.-Four thousand per-
sons, the men in their 5eSt clogllng and
the women gaiiy dressed stood amid Il
pouring RAIN in Paula square today aid
listened TO SIX intensely patriotic eulcgies
OF jose Mart. the Cuban patriot and first
president Of the Cuban revolutionary gov
erEmens. A tablet 10 his memory was
unveiled at the holEe where he was born
in a street near by, ana esghty-two Socie-
lies. consisting OF 1850 persons. with ban
ners, flags and Ave bands marched through
the principal tioroughfares I'D the square.
The procession, whose singlLSllIay feat
ure was 800 girls wearing white dresses
and red liberty caps. started al ! cock.
reaching the square TWO hours later. The
streets were saily decorated with Cuban
and American flags. and. though the inter
est ran h-gn, there was no disorder of any
kind. Marti's mother, widow and son lad
the parade. with the first Cuban flag used
by the patriot. which was loudly cheersd
The euiogies contained few references TO
the United States or the military admins
fration, and the only two yitupeFative ref
erences tn the Spaniaris were quietly re-
ceived. The tendency Of all the speeches
was toward the ultimate independence Of
Cuba. which the orators recognized ii as a
fact not yet accomplished. They declared
that AL Cubans should unite 10 reach that
great end. 10 make their desires known TO
the world and to claim Independence as a
Senior Gonzales Laorent suggested that
the Culails should take steps to preserve
the house itself in Marti's memory. and
should give financial assistance TO those
Cubans TO go to work.
Juan Gomez, a rnuIafto with a cons.d-
srahie reputation as an crater. made thes
firmfess and determine ton as the means
to obtain the coveted independence
The power which has interviewed be-
t,a satd rSr,t,~
striving for he said. lis unfamiliar with
the ways and habits of our race and nat
uraliy II VIII sometimes blDnder in lis ef
forts TO fuinll Its obligations to Cuba.
1t IN mind They must calmly indicate
a mistake when it is made. and have faith
that the error VIII be corrected"
All the references TO Cuba lihre vera ap-
p.auded. aud MART was held up as an
example for all Cubans. A telegram OF
saiutation was sent to Gen. Gomez Only
two spanish flags were In view throughout
the day. one over a building used by the
Spanish steamship line and the other over
the Banco Espanoi
The plan Of Gen Gomez to unite the
Spaniards in Cuba with the Ctibar<s proper.
In a party whose platform should be the
independence of the Island, does not alto
Spaniards say. Yes. give us the Gomez
programme Of anlity." Others are silent.
AS for the annexatioaists. they are very
outspoken in Havana, but more reserved
in the interior of the island, where they
are outnumbered and far from the pro-
lection OF the American troops.
The Marquis Of pinar del Rio has caused
some apprehension among the Spaniaryis
by the assertion that during his recent
visit TO the United States he became con-
WINGED that the American government did
not intend to hold Cuba permanently.
Sfanssh bankers and merchants decline 10
.eno more money or TO give liberal credits
because they fear that the American occu-
patton will be brief. and that the recon-
straction Of the insular systern of govern
ment viii be retarded IN consequences