The times., 1899-11-03
TEE SPADIARDS IN CUBA
Recent immigration the Cause Of
Some Anxiety to Cubans.
The Arrival of 5000 Poor People
Within the Last Three Months-As-
sfstnnce of Merchants ana Local
SocietIcs-The Danger From Fever
throwing Distrust of the Islanders

HAVANA. Noy. On the Spanish
steamer. Alfonso XIII, which arrived to-
day. there were 1.175 Spanish immigrants.
During the last three months 5000 Span
iards have arrived here. 1t is said that the
Madrid Government is assisting the people
who wish to take up their residence in
Cuba. Very few women are coming. TWO
problems are presented by this inflow. one
of which demands immediate settlement,
while the other can be settled in the flu
ture. All the immigrants are poor and
they come here seeking work, They are
dumped into the city, which is not yet on
its feet industrially. and many of them
are having hard times, sleeping on the
wharves and going hungry. They herd
together in such fashion that they increas Sc
the danger of the spread Of fever. The
Spanish merchants and societies are local
ly doing everything possible to assist them
and the men are willing to work at any
thing. The main object is to get them into
the country districts where they can labor
/ on the plantations. General Ludlow, urged
by sanitary and other reasons, is consid-
ering the possibility of organizing a COM
mittee in which the societies of the city
and the Government shall combine to ia
cilitate the work of relief
The steady inpouT Of Spaniards is caus-
ing the Cubans some anxiety. They realize
/ that without immigration the blacks are
bound to dominate. but they dislike see
/ ing SpaHiards coming in such numbers as
! viii inevitably swamp them if the influx
( continues Some of them say they prefer
! Italian immigrants. but when there was
( chance to encourage immigration from
, Italy the Cuban Planters Association re-
/ fused TO accept it. A majority of the Gu
/ bans appear TO fear the coming here Of
any race that viii work hard, because they
realize that their own people will no
work and that those who work are bound
/ to win. They are desrous of the energy
/ that is needed for the reconstruction of the
/ country yet they fear those possessing tha
/ energy. If the present rate of Spanish i'm
migration continues the peninsulares vii
| soon be able to care for themselves, be
cause men of that nationality already con
| troll the islands wealth.
Every time they dare the Cubans still
make trouble for the Spaniards. Las
| night a crowd of roughs broke into tht
the Office Of the Union Espanol," a Span
ish newspaper, wrecked the presses, de
! stroyed the copies Gf the paper in tht
| building when the police appeared. Thre
! of the mob were arrested. The rioter
threaten to attack the place again tonight
They allege that the paper insulted Cubal
! women.
The Veterans Association has ISSUED
another manifesto. It Is a repetition of tht
| old story urging the whole army to con
tinue its efforts to have the joint resolu
tion of Congress relating to Cuba carried
out.
Colonel Bacallao, chief OF the secret po
lice, who was former Governor Rivera
aide during the insurrectien has resignet
his Office, being prompted thereto by Seno
Rivera, who was himself removed from
the gOvernoTship a few days ago. Tn
resignation has not yet been accepted.
The Cuban National League has con
vened a meeting for Sunday to expires
sympathy with Rivera.
The customs receipts during Octobe
amounted to $1,023, 545.