Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-16
SENOR ALVAREZ WRATHY Says Americans Are in League With Others. 20 AID THE REBELLION 
 Nowin Progress in Cuba-Kicks Against the
 Demand for Settlement of the S Mora Claim.
AID THE REBELLION

&New York, Aug. 15.-The mayor of Havana, Cuba Senor Segunda Alvarez, who Is at the Union Square hotel, says that the insurrection in Cuba is not a serious matter but that there is Q danger ahead of trouble between Spain and the Emitted States on the action of our govern ment in.pressing Spain to pay the Mora elain al this time and of the aid that the Americans arc extending 10 Cuban asitators and nlibusters.
 -sSenor Alvarez talked very plainly with 4reporter of the United Press who called upon him today He said he had heard nothing in regard to the report that Mar unez Carnpos had resigned and placed no credit in the rumors. He said he believed that Campos had asked that general be sent from Madrid to assist him and that the man who is sent out will be placed ih charge of all administration affairs, enabling General Campos to devote him. Stlf to opera tions in the field
 s.Senor Alverez added: "Thc news about General sCampos' retirement is like much of the Cuban news published in this coun- uy-it is manufa cured. A large part or tie stories published here arc lies"
 agWhen asked about the progress O. the revolution Senor Alvcrez said: Tt is
  better classes of Cubans have nothing to do with it. In the Santiago province the Insurgents are nearly all negroes. Ma eco, their leader, is mulatto; Gomez IS a. San Domingan. All the other leaders of the Insurgents are American citizens. They are foreigners on Cuban soil and should be shot down. American citizens lsefe~afe~aiding them and should not al- low them to hold meetings raise funds and Said the expeditions as they are oo- ing.%
 Senor Alverez became very earnest at this point and spoke with emphasis He continued: "The people of the United States should remember that the war Tn Cuba is not war between two nations and that they cannot say, We will be neutral. It is difficulty which one na- tion is having In it's own family, and America should keep her hands OFT. Americans not only permit foreigners, but allow their own citizens to conspire against Spanish territory, and spain Is a friendly nation"
 But has not the United States gov ernment by procla arnation and by orders to men-of-War and revenue cutters shown their friendlness to Spatn?'
 Yes; Sbut what good does man-ol- war anchored at Key West do? None at all. Expeditions arc fitted out just the same and sent under the protection of the American flag. Perhaps your gov erffment acts because 1t knows that SDll0 IS KecDlnS all dtNOdlll Cl sAiA 'AN expeditions that arc sent out, ana when the trouble in Cuba is over will ask the United States to pay damages 1our t,esrspapers publish detailed accounts Of how these expeditions are fitted out ana lrpw-they are landed. Arc meetings to be held in your cities. money raised Tor the avowed purpose of sending war sup plfestoi Cuba and expeditions to be fitted oIlt And sailed under the American flag With no redress for Spain? Let me tell YOU this" said Senor Alvcrez "the Amer ican flag Is being used to cover every crime. Spanish officers are getting tired of letting expeditions escape because they sail under the American flag. The time may come when an officer Will no longer permit a vessel to go free through respect to flag. Something will happen, not to the flag but to the boat that is carry jnrit. and there may be trouble between Spain and the United States.
 q .sWhat we don't like is 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 it. Mora was never an American citizen until his property was destroyed. It would never have been pushed if a Spanish citizen were to get a share of it, and why does not the United States pay claims that Spain has had eyer since Florida was purchased. 1t was then agreed that Spanish resi- dents in Florida who gave up their prop city should be reimbursed, but they have nfver been paid. It does not come With aood grace for the United States to ask Spain to pay s1. 100000 now, and the man. ner in which the claim has been pressed makes Spaniards sore. The United States does not pay the award made by the Behring sea commission, and is get ting the reputation of being bad debtor among the nations, yet demand is made that Spain pay an unjust Mora claim, and that it should be done at once. All these things make our blood boil. We ex- pect friendly treatment from friendly nation. Instead of that we have an in- surrection in Cuba which was inspired by Americans and which would not last afnnorfth if it did not have the aid and en- couragement of this country
 Senor Avalerez expects to return to his country in SeDtember.