The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-15
ALVAREZ Talks PLAINLY
Spain Is Becoming Tired Of American
FilibuStererS.
A BILL FOR SOMEONE TO PAY
Tho Cuban Rebels. lie Claims. Arc Out
laws Led by Foreigners Spain VIII
Hold This Country Account.
able for Mischief bone.

New York. Aug. 1.-THE mayor OF
| Havana, Cuba, Senor Segunde Alvarez.
who Is at the Union Square hotel. says
| that the insurrectiJn in cuba Is not
serious matter. but that there Is danger
ahead Of trouble between Spain ana
the United States, growing out OF the
action of our government In pressing
Spain to pay the Mora claim at this
time, and of the aid that Americans are
extending to Cuban aSitators ana nj
ibusterers. Senor Alvarez talked. very
| plainly with a reporter of the United
Press who called upon him today. lie
said that he had heard nothing in re-
gard TO the reports that Martinez
Campos had resigned and placed no
credit i'm the rumors, He said he be-
lieved that Campos had asked that
general be sent from Madrid to assist
him, and that the man who is sent
out will be placed in charge of all ad-
ministration affairs, enabling Campos
to devote himself TO operations In the
field Senor Alvarez then said
The news about General Campos' re-
tirement Is like much of the Cuban
news published in this country-it Is
manufactured A large part of the
stories published here are lies"
When asked about the progress of the
rebellion Senor Alvarez said:
III Is a flSluS Ot OulidWS iSdu pS
eigners. The better class of Cubans
having nothing to do with 1t.
IN the Santiago province the insur-
gents are nearly all negroes. Maceo.
the leader, is a mulatto; Gomez Is
San Domingoan. All the other leaders
of the insurgents are American citizens.
They are foreigners on Cuban soil and
should be shot down. American citi-
zens here who are aiding them should
not be allowed to hold meetings. raise
funds and fit up expeditions as they are
doing"
The Senior Becomes Earnest.
Senior Alverez became very earnest at
this point and spoke with emphasis.
He continued:
..The people of the United States
should remember that the war IN Cuoa
is not a war between two nations, ana
that they cannot say we will be neu-
trail" II is a difficulty which one ma
tiou is having in its own family. ana
America should keep her hands OIL.
Americans not only permit foreigners,
but allow their own citizens to consplre
against Spanish territory and Spain IS
a friendly nation
But has not the United States gov
ernment by proclamation. and by or
ders to men-of-war and revenue cut.
ters. shown their friendship for Spain?'
Yes. but what good does man-of-
war anchored at Key West do? None
at all Expeditions are ftted out just
the same and sent under the protection
of the American flag. Perhaps your
government acts because II knows that
Spain Is keeping an account or all the
expeditions that are sent out, and when
the trouble in Cuba is over will ask
the United States to pay damages.
Your newspapers publish detailed ac-
counts of how these expeditions are
fitted out and how they are landed"
''Are meetings to be held In your
cities, money raised for the avowed
purpose of sending war supplies to
Cuba and expeditions to be fitted out
and sailed under the American flag
with no redress for Spain? Let me tell
you this" added Senor Alvarez, the
American flag Is being used to cover
crime Spanish officers are getting
tired Of letting expeditions escape be-
cause they sail under the American
flag. The day may come when an off,
Ger will no longer permit vessel to go
free through respect for the flag.
Something will happen--not to the
flag-but to the boat that Is using it.
and there may be trouble between
Spain and the United States.
Objects to the Mora Claim.
"Another thing we do not like" said
Senior Alverez, sis insisting that the
Mora claim be paid just when Spain
needs money for war purposes. The
claim itself Is unjust and should never
be paid All the arbitrators have de-
cided against 1t. Mora was never an
American citizen until his property was
destroyed. 1t would never have been
pushed at all If Spanish minister was
not to get share of 1t. And why does
not the United States pay claims that
Spain has had ever since Florida was
purchased? It was then agreed that
Spanish residents Of Florida who gave
up their property should be reimbursed,
but they have never been paid. 1t does
not come with good grace for the Unit
ed States to ask Spain to pay q million
and half now, and the manner In
which the claim has been pressed
makes Spanards sore.
''The United States does not pay the
award made by the Bering Sea commits
sion and Is getting the reputation of
being bad debtor among the nations,
and then demands that Spain pay the
unjust Mora claim and we must do 1t
at once. All these things made our
blood boil. We expect friendly treat
ment from a friendly nation. Instead
OF that we have an insurrection In
Cuba which was inspired by Americans
and which would not last a month II
1t did not have the aid and encour-
age1nent Of people in this country"
Senior Alvarez expects to return to