The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-06
CUBAN CONVENTION
CALLED TO ORDER ny GOVERNOR
GENERAL WOOD.
READY FOR DELIBERATIONS.
ASSEMBLY, ORGANIZED AND DELE
GATES SWORN N.

gen. wood Informed the Delegates
That Their Duties Were 40 Formu-
late aud Adopt "a Constitution for
the Island. aud say what should
BE Cuba's Relations with the
United states The Convention
quiet and Harmonious.
Havana. Nov 5.-The Cuban constitu-
tional convention met in the MART this
afternoon at o'clock. Long before that
bour the thcater was crowded MANY
thousands were unable 10 gain odmittance
ana the streets In the nelghborhood were
blocked with people
Gen Wood and his stan. accompanied
~ Gen Fitzhush Lee ana his staff. re-
reived an ovation on entering, the band
playing America"
senior Cisncros ana Gen. Rivera escorted
Gen wood 10 the platform, and he almost
Immediately OPENED the convention.
eAs military governor OF the Island Of
cuba. ana representing the President Of
tic United states" be said. ~ can this
convention TO order. Ii Will b. your duty
r-st ~ all to frame and adopt constitu-
lion for cuba. and. when that has been
done. TO formulate what tn your opinion
ought to be the relations between Cuoa
End the United States.
"Tbe constitution must he adequate 10
secure stable. orderly ard free govern
mer4 when you have formulated the
relations which, Ia your opinion. ought 20
exist between cuba and the United states,
a., government Of the United states viii
doubles cake such action on It's part as
shall lead 90 O anal and authoritative
agreement between the people OF the two
ccuutries 10 tho promotion OF their com
mon interests.
An friends OF cuba witt follow your
deliberations with the deepest interest
earnestly desiring tnet YOU shah reach
fust conclusions and tnat by the dignity,
individual self-restrains and wise couser-
Vatism which shall Characterize your pro
ceedinRs. the capacity OF the Cuban peo-
pie for represeutativ' government may
D. sigualy illustrated.
THE fundamental distinction between
true representative government and die
tatorshlp d that ln the former every rep
rosentative Of the people IN whatever Of
fee confines himself strictly within the
limits OF his defined powers. Without
such restraint there cannot be free consti-
tutional government.
E0Nf Al4E 0f4HN pursuant ~ NtAAh-t+ tff
have been elected and convened you have
no duty aud authority 20 take part in the
present government Of the island. Your
powers are strictly limited by the terms
OF that order
organized and sworn In.
The convention organized with Senior
Ilorente justice OF the supreme Court as
President. and senior Niluendo as secre-
cary. The following oath was then adj
ministered.
I'VE. delegates elected by the people OF
Cuba 10 the national constitutional conven-
ton, swear faithfully 20 fulhl the duties
OF our office. We publicly ana solemuly
rcnouuce allegiance 20, or compact made
with any state or nation. whether made
directly or indirectly, swearing TO the
sovereignty Of the free and Independent
people OF Cuba and swearing to respect
the solution this convention may adopt. as
well as the government established by the
constitution
present
senior Aleman. who said that The con-
ventlon was "oniv q continuation OF the
nght for independence" moved that the
regulations governing the old Cuban as
Rembly az Yaya ia 1875 hc adopted. As
nobody seemed familiar with them the
convention adjourned until tomorrow AZ
the delegates.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented 10 the president 81 The convention
Just before adjournment and will prob
ably be adopted tomorrow:
THE undersigned delegates propose that
the constitutional assembly adopt the iol-
lowing resolutions.
First That "a committee - tho as
semhly proceed Immediately 10 cali on
Gen. Wood and 20 manifest the sausfac-
ton with which the delegates have seen
him carry out the difficult mission IN
trusted Ia him
4" Second That the committee request
Gen Wood 10 cable 10 the President Of
the United St1te, as follows.
Tine delegates elected 20 the consu-
tutional convention asse embed az their In
augural meeting greet with profound graf
i,ude ana tftction the President q the
United States Of America. and they ore
satisfied with the honesty demonstrated IN
the fulhnmcnt 81 the declarations made Ia
favor OF ta- liberty ana independence Of
tho Cuban PEOPLE "