The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
REHABILITATION OF CUBA.
Election of the Constitutional Con
yenfion and Events Following.

Election of the Constitutional Con
vention and Events Following.
On the 25th Of July, 1900, I directed that
g cali be issued for an election In Cuba
for members Of a constitutional eoHvsn-
lion 20 frame a constitution as q basis
for stable and independent government
IN the island In pursuance thereof the
Military Governor issued the following in
structions:
Whereas the Congress of the United States ;y
It's joint resolution Of April %, 1893, declared
That the people Of the island OF Cuba arc,
and Of right ought 20 be, free and independent
That the United States hereby discIaims auy
disposition or intention 20 exercise Sovereignty
jurisdiction, or control ever said island excent
Tor the pacifcation thereof and asserts It's de-
termination. when that Is accomplished 20 leave
the government and control OF the island to Its
people,"
And whereas the people of Cubs have estab-
lished municipal governments, deriving their au-
thority from the s1fTTages of the people given
under just and equal laws, and are now readv
In Ike manner, to proceed 70 the establishment of
general government which shall assume and
exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, and control
over the island:
Therefore it is ordered that 4 general elcc.
ton be held in the Island OF Cuba On the third
saturday OF September, IN the year nineteen
hundred, TO elect delegates to a convention to
meet in the city Of Havana at L O'Clock noon
on the first Monday OF November. IN the year
nineteen hundred, to frame and adopt coIlsti-
tuition for the people Of Cuba, and part
thereof to provide for and agree with the Gov
eTnment Of the United States upon the relations
TO exist between that Government and the Gov
eslment Of Cuba, and to provide toF the election
by the people of officers under such corsstitY-
ticn and the transfer OF government TO the Of
1cers 50 elected.
The election viii be held IN the several vot-
ing precincts OF the island under, and pursuant
to- the provisions OF tie electoral law OF ApriI
Is. 1890. md the amendments thereof.
The election vas held Oh the 18th IF
September, and the convention assembled
on the 9TH OF November, 1890, and is row
in session.
In calling the convention to order, the
Military Governor OF Cuba made the fol-
lowing statement
As Military Governor OF the island. repre-
senting the President OF The United States, call
this convention TO order
1t VIII be your dut5, 1-st. to frame and adopt
constitution for Cubs. and when shat has been
done to formulate what "a your opinion ought
to be the relations betsecn Cuba asa the Uaited
States.
The constitution must be adequate 70 secure
4 stable orderly, and free government
When you have formulated the relations which
in YOUR opinion ought 20 exist between Cuba and
the United States fie Government OF the United
. States will doubtless take such action on its
part az shall lead 20 final and authoritative
agreement between the people OF the Two coun-
tries TO the promotion o. tilcir interests
Ali friends Of Cuba will fellow rar slSil5erR-
tons with the deepest interest earnestly desir-
ing that you shall reach jisst conclusions, and
tzat BY the dignity, individual seffSTc5tTsinT AID
wise conservatism which st.a esEr9cterize yoar
proceedings the capacity OF the Cuban people