The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
cUBAEs HONOR MEMORY
OF MARTI, THE APOSTLE
OF LIBERTY, TO-DAY

Ho1fdav-loving Cubans will to-day
honor tin memory of Jose Marti'
apostle OF liberty and intrepid ngnl-
er in the cause of Cuba 1ibre- 10
Sgav is also the fourth anniversary OF
the re-establishment of the republic
as it was on JAN %, 1909, that the
rsruvisionaI government estabhshed py
Uncle Sam came to an end, ana the
new Cuban government, with Jose NIL
,wuea Gomez as President, wan install
1nd PF%sident Gomez is now at the
end of his administration, and viii pc
succeeded by Mario Menocal. the sue
re~zf1nI Conservative candidate In the
bftferfy-contested election of last mo-
wember.
aRas patriotic Cubans comm en1orate on
each twenty eighth pf JapQayy, was
the inst1satorsse Ev nich
-sven4ualfw ress1ftsdS IN stha fArowing
or of the Spanish yoke Following
the saten years war;, which began
IN 1868. most of the leaders In the
scuba Lfbre'' movement were sent in
TO exile. One was left, Jose MarH,
and before secret gatherings OF the
common people stiae doc &C
trfnes OF liberty3 Sc f<sor. his
merry e1oquence aroused his hearers 70
enthusiasm for the cause. But ne
ala more than talk. With the PEN
MES OF the poor he bought arms, and
Men~etIv brought them into the coun-
try. In 1895 the murmurings of dis
content reached the ears of the Span
isza authorities, and they proclaimed
martial law. Instantly the danes OF
revolution spread over the eastern and
western provinces. Jose Mard pro-
claimed tho republic, and rallied his
followers under the old flag of 1868, q
triangular blue union with 2 single
star and. FIVE stripes. three red and two
white within a few weeks Mart1
zava mn his life to the cause, and was
hailed as the Cuban martyr to liberty.
Other leaders took his place, and
fought vaIlfant1y against Butcher
WeyIer and his soldiers. With the
assfstance OF the United States the Gu
ban republic was established, with
Tomas Estrada Palma, now dead, as
its first president.
Since the end Of the American IN
PREVENTION four years ago to-day, Gu
Ia has been comparatively peaceful
rrhere have been rebellions, and talk
Of intervention by the United States
and charges of graft extravagance
and fne kciency nil thu 3e5arne now
closing vas made evident III the No
vember election, when the Conserva-
tive Menoca1 was chosen as the sue
ce=ser Of Gomez. Some investiga-
tors aI1ege that there mas been a great
deal of exaggesation of Cuba's diff
cuIties. and intimate that false reports
have been circulated by those who
would pront by sOn1led olAleS 1hteE-
ventiora The new President will be-
gin his administration with the con
hdence OF the great majority of Gu
bans, who believe that in the mex
four years he will bring to realization
the dreams of Marti, the martyr.
One of the most hopeful aspects OF
the Cuban situation Is the change thai
mas been worked in the manners anc
morals of the people. Bull fights
and cooking mains have been sup
planted ii popularity By basebtI1, golf
and other outdoor games. This may
seem small matter, but to the care
full observer the sports and pastimes
of q nation afford the true insigh
into racial characteristics. Much has
been accomplished in the way of san
itation, and consequent conservation
of public health, during the Gomez
regime. Altogether the cause of ecu
ba LibreH is yet far from hopeless.