Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-12-13
A AS TO! CUBA
The Constitutfon,ssWhen Completed.
Will BE Transmitted to Congress.


Will BE Transmitted to Congress-.
On the 25th day OF July, 1900, I directed
that O. call be issued for an election If
Cuba for members OF a constitutions
sonyent aD g etd frams sra G;opa@stitaton as
.ernment IN the island. In pursuance
following anssrd9ep Mons: -. '''
stats 81 81 selna resolatioa NE Of o apsi1
'sThat the people If the island of Cuba
are, and of right ough to be free, and
s'That the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention to ex-
erctse sovereignty, jurisdiction or con-
tication thereof, and asserts; it's deter
mination, when that is accomplished. to
leave the government and control OF the
island to dts people.
And whereas. theNpeople of Cuba have
established municipal governments, de-
irving their authority from the suffrages
Of the people given under just and equita-
manner, to proceed to the establishment
of general government, which shall
assume and exercise sovereignty. juris-
diction and control over the ISLAND
Therefore, it is ordered that a general
election be held in the island of Cuba
on the third Saturday, in September. in
the y year nineteen hundred, to elect dele
of HAVANA at u O'Clock noon on the
first Monday of November, in the year
nineteen hundred, to frame and adopt
and as a part thereof, to provide for and
agree with the government of the United
States upon the relations that ,are' to
exist between that government and 1.-The
government of Cuba, and to provide for
the election by the people of officers
under " Ter such constitution and the transfer
The election will be held in the several
voting precincts of the island under and
pursuant to the provisions of the cleo
a aora1 law W. OF April Is, 1900, and the
Gov. Woods Address.
:, The election was held ON the 10TH Of
September, and fhe convention assembled
in session.
In calling the convention to order, the
military governor of Cuba made the fol-
lowing statement:
AS military governor of the island.
representing, the president of the United
WI pc your daty first to frame and
that has been done, to formulate what in
your opinion ought to be the relations be-
tween Cuba and the United States. The
constitution must be adequate to secure
stable orderly and free government.
when. you have formulated the reIa-
tons which, in your opinion. ought to eX-
the government Of the United States will
doubtless take such action on its part as
shall lead to final and authoritative
agreement between the people Of the two
countries to the promotion of their COM
mon interests.
''Al friends of Cuba will follow your
deliberations with the deepest interest.
just conclusions, and that by. the dignity,
individual self-restraint and wise con-
'servatism, which shall characterize your
proceedings, the capacity of the Cuban
people for representative government may
be signally illustrated.
1.-THE fundamental distinction between
true representative government and die
tatorshlp is that in the, former, every rep
.resentative of the people, in whatever Of
flee, confines himself strictly within the
limits Of his defined powers. Without
such restraint there can be no free con-
sstitutional government 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 gov
strictly limited by the terms Of that or
der"
When the convention concludes its la
bors / will transmit to the congress the
constitution as framed by the convention
for it's consideration and for such action
as it may deem advisable.