New-York tribune., 1896-07-22
CUBANS WANT INDEPENDENCE.
SENIOR MORALES SAYS THAT THEY WOULD
NOT BE SATISFIED WITH ANNEXATION
TO THE UNITED STATES.

Rafael Perez Morales, who has taken more or
less prominent part in the struggle that the Cubans
are making against Spain. was passenger on the
Atlas Line steamship Alene. which arrived at this
port YESTERDAY morning from Kingston. Jamaica.
He says that the Cubans want ntabsoluteindependence
nothing more nor less and they would not be salts
fed with annexation to the United States.
Senior Morales who comes TO this city in order to
get the attention Of skilled oculiss. s an ade-de-
camp of General Serafm Sanchez, of the sign
ers Of the Provisional Constitution Of the Republic
of Cuba on September I6. 1895 II was in General
Sanchez's invasion Of the province OF santa cara
that Seor Morales received the wound that resulted
in the loss OF eye and the injury or the other
In company with General Rolof and others he made
his escape from the southern coast OF cuba on June
u and in an omen boat reached Jamaica twenty-five
hours later.
To reporter who found him yesterday Sehor
Morales said that there was no hope among the
Cubans that this country would recognize them as
belliserens and that they depended upon their own
efforts TO bring them victory and realized that they
were entirely alone. Between 10000 and 1000
Cubans are now armed" said he "and nearly 10000
more are ready and willing to fight as soon as we can
get arms and ammunition for them.
seNor Morales then made an interesting statement
with reference to :hc relations that exist between
General Garcia and General Maceo. The talk that
Genera! Garcia has ordered the execution OF General
Maceo Is untrue" he said. when General Garcia
arrived in Cuba after leaving this country on March
a. General Maceo went to meet him, tenderly en-
braced him and said: In the earlier revolution II
was who was a captain. and you-you were then
a general too Even then. do now love and re-
spect YOU and | wish to DO your bidding. Nothing
has happened change all this.
There are three things Americans should remem-
ber-hrst the absolute discipline and the obedience
OF the Cubans 10 their officers and the entire aO-
sence of jealousy between the commanders; second
the general belief IN Cuba that General Garcia is
preparing a coup d'etat. He has complete control
over the eastern part of the Island his men are con-
stantly capturing cattle and provisions the towns
are in a state of siege and 10 Spanish conveys go
from town TO town In spite Of the boasted trocha.
there is not day passes but Antonio Maceo mas
communication with Gomez Third, II should be
remembered that we have the finest artillery
corps that was ever the island 1t IS called the
ditIon that started from Wilmington, and is in COM
mand of an American. whose name 90 not remem-
Der In less than month you will hear from
Garcia 49, c
"The reports Of the crueltles perpetrated on Gu
hans are not exaggerated People are clubbed 10
death every day No non -combatant Is safe. When
ever the Spaniards are defeated, matter how
small the engagement. their first thought is TO XIII
somebody in revenge. SO the defenceless suner.
General Gomez is constantly on the move He never
reveals his plans in advance, but the general i'm
preston Is that he has an important scheme in
hand"
Sefor Morales will return TO Cuba soon as tho
oculiss have sufficiently benefited his eye He is at
present keeping his address secret. but he says
that in this country on any important busi-