New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-03
HOW THE sPANIARDs HERE FEEL
THEY STAND Up FOR THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY
But STRONGLY DEPREcATE ANY
TALK OF WAR.

THEY STAND UP FOR THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY
BUT STRONGLY DEpREcATE ANY
TALK OF WAR.
Spanish merchants estimate that at the present
time there are about 600 members Of the dstinc-
lively Spanish colony in this city. number Of
them agreed yesterday afternoon that only one
opinion exists among men Of their nationality.
They do not believe there Will be war with Spain
and again they are Just firm In their notion that
Spain will not give up Cuba. Spain is poor. but
che 20 proud" remarked one of them to The Tribune
reporter.
The conversation in the restaurants all over the
city frequented by Spaniards was Of much the
same tenor At one OF the tables in snug corner
down in Pear-st., the Barcelona outbreak was
under discussion during the luncheon hour. and az
he rose to go after the hafhour or more OF gossip
one OF the diners said. sententousy, spain ana
America are not unlike In one thing. They both
have many brave men and the further they are
from the OF the conflict the Drawer they get
A. Gonzalez. of A. Gonzalez e. Co. Of No $50
Pearl-st said to The Tribune: II do not know that
there will be any difficulty. For one ] most SIN
cerely hope not. / was born In Spain and my sem
timents are naturally divided.
Calixto Lopez OF the firm Of Calixto Lopez
Co. No. III Pearl-st went into full details OF the
situation both as regards Spain and Cuba while
1 was born in Spain.' he remarked. Il am citi-
zen of America and have a thousand reasons 10
love this country much or more than my own.
But ! cannot forget that was born Spaniard
am proud of 1t. even though we have been called
a nation Of butchers by a Senator. There Is no
reason why the Spanish people should be made the
subject Of insults Nor do think there is any
cogent reason why the United States should inter-
fere between Spain and Cuba
Francisco Garcia, of No. 167 Water-st, was IN
Cuba as late last month, having spent TWO weeks
in Havana Asked what he thought would be the
result Of the present tangle he remarked, MOTH
ing .
Speakng of Cuba and the situation there. he said:
81 do not know as much about 1t possibly as you
know here | have had more news since came
home than | got in the island. or course. II was
all ou,et in Havana and there Is not much business
doing
This you will find If you visit the island ne con-
,tnued earnestly THE Spaniards and higher-class
Cubans there who own property and whose fortunes
are a, stake do not favor annexation. NOT one OF
them, II they could have autonomy under SPAN
the revolution would not last six months , You
must understand this revolution Is different from
tubans from the middle class up The best Cubans
on the island were in that uprising THIS revolution -
Nc one can give an idea OF long 1t will last. That
is one PECULIARLY Of guerilla warfare me span
iards In case the revolutionsts gained tneiI pont
would leave the island and the negroes would con-
troll. Americans may tax a. tne is please Du' 10
MI Garcia was led to speak OF the prospects for
tobacco He remarked that icy were ss pse ny
leaf comes from that Is most extensively ut'Ieu.
The % he OF the possne
immense plants with their machinery Tor hahdhhs
ING "I think added Mr. Garcia that Congress must
he about half crazy Some OF the senators may De
interested n the matter as s'0cN-'0'0'"s "0'''
I'VE settle the issue here every morning g pe3
marked the manager 1s Man but we are all mixed
up here as part Of us are Spaniards we carry ,ne
colors, you see. and he pointed to the American ana