The Portland daily press., 1900-11-06
Message of Confidence
To United States.
Convention Adjourned After The
Formal Opening,

Havana, N ovember 5.-The Cuban CON-
theatre this afternoon, the theatre being
crowded. Many thousands were arabic 60
gain admirtance and the streets in the
neighborhood were blocked with people
General Wood and his staif accompanied
by General Fitzhugh Lee and staff, re-
csived an ovation on entering, the band
| playing "Amerioa."
Senior Cisneros and General Rivera es-
cortsd General Wood to the platform. and
he almost Immediately opened the CON-
vention.
"As military governor of the island of
| Cuba and representing the President OF
the United States, he said, 81 call this
convention to order. 1t will be your
duty first OF all 70 frame and adopt a
constitution for Cuba and, awhen that has
been done, to formulate what In your
opinion ought to be the relations between
Cuba and the United States.
"The constitution must be adequate to
secure stable, orderly and free govern
ment. When you have formulated the re-
iations which in your opinion, ought to
exist bstween Cuba and the United
States, the governments of the United
States Will doubtless take such action on
Its part as shall lead q a final and au.
thoritative agreement between the people
of the two countries to the promotion Of
their common interests.
"Under the order pursuant to which
you have been elected and convened, you
have no duty and no authority to take
part In the present government of the
island. Your powers are strictly limited
by the terms OF that order.
| The convention organized with Senior
Llorente Justice Of the supreme court as
president, and Senior villuendo az secre-
tary. The oath was then administered.
| All OF the thirty-one delegates were
present.
| Senior Aleman, who said that tho con-
vention was ''only q continuation Of the
light for Independence, moved that the
regulations governing the old Cuban as
sembly at Yaya In 1875 be adopted. As
nobody seemed familiar with them. the
convention adjourned until tomorrow at
p. M, when copies will be furnished to
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the delegates.
CONFIDENCE IN AMERICA.
| Washington, November 5.-Tonight
General CorbinEreoeived this following de-
spatch from Gen. Wood;
"The following resolutions signed by q
majority of delegates as seoonders wers
presented to the temporary president of
the convention just as 1t was adJourning
ana doubtlessw will be passed next session:
"The undersigned delegates propose
that the assembly adopt the following
resolutions:
First, that committee of the as
sembly proceed Immediately to call on
General Wood and manifest the satisfsc-
tion with which the delegates have seen
hin. carry out the delicate mission en-
trusted to him.
Second, that the same committee re-
quest General Wood to telegraph to the
President OF the United States as follows:
The delegates elected to the constitu-
tionaI convention assembled at their In
augural meeting greet with profound
gratitude and affection the President of
the United States of North America and
they are satisfied with the honesty dem
onstrated in the fuIfillment of the deola-
rations made in favor OF liberty and inde-
pendence of the Cuban people,"
tSigned) wood, Commanding.