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CONSTITUTION FOR CUBA.
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nv THs 'ONIJ>rfON.
Delegates Uspeo That IN. tinai tcfr Wn' Ne
Adapted ~ ian. Is Dosnmsnt wiz Tho"
lie sent 60 sossre.. riss of Our su'"fs
Relations Win III. island rr"posed

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UsvASA. D"c - The Central COMMITTEE"
Of tho ConstitutOnal Convention has hhlsh'h
the project for constitution. witch Viii DO
presented 10 the convention and dis'usaoi
~ private aessions After tho changes haN"
been agreed upon tho project viii br DIS
c,is-"d publicly Tho delegates say th"
constitution will br adopted hv Jan 10. when
II will he sent 90 thc American Congress
The delegates will probably recommend mat
three months after the constitution adopted
tho officers of the Cuban Government shan
be elected and the Government handet ever
To- the people. In this way Congress u'll
have throe months In which to either ncocpt
or reject III" constitution.
Regarding the relations 10 exist between
Cuba and the United states the iscusion
Publishes an article alleged 70 be in accord
auce with the opinion Of a majority oi the
delegate, IL says that CIha should make
au Offensive and defensive treaty win IN"
lnitcd State-, Cuba undertaking tn fort!iy
the island ports and t. garrison them on lh"
under standing that the United State, IN
the event Of war. shall have the right TO use
the ports as their own aud even To put Am'rl-
can troops In them II the Cuban garrisons
prove insufficient This alliance. the paper
says would also solve the questions OF loans
and foreign relations. as with such a treaty
in force no nation would lend money to Cuba
without first consulting the United States
A similar condition would prevail in questions
of foreign relations.
one Of the most prominent members OF
tho convention says that the delegates are
willing To conCede these conditions.
4 despatch in tho Luchu says that the
United states will not protect cuba against
4. 4. at
tempt to enforce The despatch says that
this statement had its origin in Washington
The radical organs regard this rs blum
on tho part Of the annexationlsts 20 infu-
ence the delegates to accept an American
protectorate They say that cuba will pay
Just claims on account of damages arising
from the war. These will not amount TO
more than SO 600 coo, II Is regarded as pos
sible that claims will be made by European
powers ON account OF the spanish loans
guaranteed by the Cuban customs. Gual-
berto Gomez says that cuba will refuse 10
recognize such claims, which should be
settled by spain Foreigners would not gain
anything by attacking cuba or even by land
ing troops In the Island as by doing so they
would not get their money The radical
organs consider that cuba Is this respect
would be Independent OF the Monroe Doc
trine
At to-day's meeting of the municipality
a vote OF ceusure AGAINST Mayor Rodriguez
for his action ia suspendins the conditions
OF the scwcring and paving contract was
PROPOSED by Sehor XayGs and five other
Counciimen Two othnr motions were pre-
sented. not censuring the Mayor. but Swing
the reasons for accepting tho list Of condi-
tions under which the contract would Toe let .
nH Of aT.is fatae
IN that he asSented 10 naming an expert TO
value Mr. Daiy's plans with the view 20 In
demulfyinS him for them. Bv so doing.
1t Is alleged. the Mayor recognized Mr.. Dady's
right OF tanteo. 1t was said that the recog-
milton by the municipality of the right OF
any one TO tanteo did not necessarily con-
stitute a right of that character, this only
being acquirahls through certain legal and
other formal ties Therefore tho question
f. whether Mr. Dady has complied with these
formalites.
The people point ont the Inconsistency OF
the municipality, which has changed OF sew
eral occasions Tor or against Mr.. BIdy in the
most inconsrluent manner. II is said that
some Of the toUuCilDen are afraid to vote
against Mr. Dndv. because they have been
told that their personal goods MIGHT be reid
liable at law for voting against the recognition
Of tive acquired rights of an individual
Gen. and Mrs Wood gave a scmi-ofiCial
ball last night at the Palace The affair was
a great success over 500 persons wor.
present This was the FIRST social function
of the kind given by Mrs Wood The hest
families Of Havana were present Among
the guests were the delegates TO the conSrl-
tutional Convention and many officials