The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-04
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OBSERVATION
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BILL LEE

#"# 1880 N'~ W&AsN WINE
~ Av Wesl. Cuhaa great revo-
faaa@v figure. made friends,
Nlsfnaaa bosh men and women
~ "a walks ~ lie. from the
Aek - tlae lu~est.
MnxW ~ fsfai came here Dec.
N INAA e. meet Editor Jose Do
hMe& Poo III me Key West Fl
Tes Mhieh was pslbiished IN this
NfF msamF seafA. relatively little
mas Aammn tseally III Jose Marti.
NB saMsAe. ~ had made friends
- sNN sause 0f Cuban indepen-
eaWa "a afhef parts ~ North and
Ah Ameflka. but the great Gu
NNN s#TsH had heen In Key West
AN4uem
haaEN wmma 30 tha boarding
AM e9maa0taa by Madams
nnlln mhieh wna on the site Of
fnm p4N1sma jefferson Hctel and
nMNamnm = patFon 81 the spei.
MMKsl waa lsnmeaiaeelY sur.
e@mmstsa4 Nv aeosea Of nevoiu-
timm@fH fEAanas In key West.
M ~ ngenped down the
Nn8Nssnh uf the Oiivette. the
mf lhai hfuuahl him here from
Nanapa MaFls was wearing. as al
kME8 - aFoinnry suit nj clothes,
pwa ~ = white shirt and a
hss a.
xhx hiaek tie means that my
HwwnftY - going through the
k aeya' Aafti sand a. be ex-
Blsimssi hm black ne They are
MffslAnN uneieF spanish rule. and
So mnvpf wear another tie un-
ga $50 fWNoiatinn Is successful"
Mhlle hNFs ~ met. among hun
NfeN# IS uthufs. poyo. Jose y.
t@lnasifis and Col Fernando Fig
M6Assln MMFfi wan made delegate
- 80 Gulsan Revolutionary Par
a and snt psIt on Jan o. 1897. for
Mew Yea City a. carry on the
MaEh ~ raising funds there.
MsFti fesurnud o. Key West
ARsH 3 i381 On the following
Sc 80 CWban Revolutionary Par
~ psswiasmsed the start Of the
NN Ani3an
0hm pseeiammllon was sign
- - uia Sen Carries Hall. q
thTse asurY frame structure. on
- Mia@ 81 the present San Car
- tm4aiImta. RAMFii was placed
"a Hhs hsaa ei shs revolution.
aMmAm az aaleaaie.
Mafll sdireascd large meetings
81 mmA0Es ln the Cato, Villamil,
NHuHllla. Teosioru Perez. S0ria and
WNfAN4 ei&aF factories here. The
tNas fagtuFles largely employed
ENl,an wNakefu
Fhsmw keY West workers con-
ushu18d 10 Per cent ~ their
M*NklF wages o. the Revolution
49, FmrlH. headed by Marti. In
- fsogn i@a1 90 1898. when the |
NE&ai&tlen ended. the workers of
- West save more than ST.
Nf4R# AW RS& tAftA
hat West was rlghtfully /
NRemn - the cradle of the Cuban
ENtululion, said Martin Lliraldi.
Nut@n cunaul here this week.
AxNEsl said KEY West was largely
NsNufmihie for the revolution. He
s4len aald that Il everything goes
wsli ia key West then everything
MsAsAA 81 well with the revolu-
sAan
hiasu was not impressive in
- RsHsonai appearances. He
wN4 rNiheT . small man. not
mors nan tive feet. five inches
lsiA maa maveE weighing more
AAan 10 pounds. But he was
= mAn 90 Tremendous energy.
$40 saaisd very little and who
Sc snmaia9FmbiY le9a.
~AiaFii would often forget 10
Nsi lu thuse days." said =. Benito
NsaslsA 615 Duval street, who is
Mes Weat representative Of the
Natiunai Association Of Cuban
Revolutionary Immigrants of Ha-
sNaaa. Quito Was a young man of
~ whHn Marti first came to Key
West and knew him well.
~ wulld speak only of the |
FexpiAtien." Quito said this week
~ me Cuban consul's office. "He |
was lllled with u. ate il and slept
Nigh r. he said the independence |
- mif eoslniry Is the most impor-
tmnt lhing la my life"
During his second visit TO Key !
Mest. Marii lived al the home of !
Cod ard Mrs. Fernando Figueredo. !
Mhieh Mas on Duval street in
front ~ the lot now occupied by
fhn Cuban Club.
Aa ne time Marti visited here,
ksY west had 9 Spanish consul.
NatnrallY. the city was filled
with spies Of tho Spanish gov
asmmanL They reported the
eaminss and the soinss Of Mar
q and his followers.
Ome result of those activities
was that Marti always made his
appearance IN Duval and other
streets surrounded by well-known
fllenda ~ the Revolutionary
Party. incltiding Quito.
&one uf these friends today
49, that a Was Marti's habit when
auing abuut the streets Of the city
n atop % talk with the men,
wompn and children who follow
81 his footsteps. BE would kiss
lha children. He kissed such chill