Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-08
CUBA'S ORGANIC LAW
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
OPENS AT CAPITAL.
is ADDRESSED BY WOOD
Glad Hand Extended to Mckinley for
ependence--Soions Renounce
Allegiance to All Other Nations
and Swear Fealty to Their Own
People.

Havana. Nov. 6.--The Cuban consti-
tutioual convention met in Marti
theater at o'clock yesterday after.
noon Long before that hour the the
alter was crowded. Many thousands
were unable TO gain admittance and
the streets in the neighborhood were
blocked with people Gen Wood and
stan, accompanied by Gen, Fitzhugh
Lee and stan, received an ovation ON
entering the band playing America.
Senior Cisneros and Gen Rivera os-
corted Gen Wood to the platform and
he Immediately opened the conven.
ton, AS military governor of the
| island of Cuba, representing the
president of the United States" he
said, II call this convention 10 order,
II will be your duty first of all to
frame and adopt a constitution for
| Cuba, and when that has been done,
ought to be the relations between
| Cuba and the United States The
constitution must be adequate to Sc
cure a i,able, orderly and free gov.
ernment When you have formulated
the relations which. in your
opinion, ought To exist between
Cuba and the United States, the gov.
eminent of the United States viii
doubtless take such action on it's part
| as shall lead to a final authoritative
oranmont betunpo tba manila ~ "a,
two countries TO promotion of th9ir
! common interest
The convention organized with Sen.
or Llorente Justice of the supreme
| court, as president, and Senior Nilluen-
do as secretary. The following oath
was then administered
! 1--WE, delegates, elected by the PEG
! pie of Cuba To a national constitution
al convention swear To faithfully TO full
fill the duties of our Office We publicly
and solemnly renounee allegiance to
or compact made with any state or ma
! ton, whether made directly or indi-
|rectly, swearing to the sovereignty Of
the free and Independent people e
Cuba and swearing TO respect the con
stitution this convention may adopt.
as well as the government established
] by the constitution
All of the 81 delegates were present
Senior Aileman. who said the convon-
ton was only a continuation Of the
fight for independence, moved that
the regulations governing the old GU,
ban assembly at Yaya in 1896 be
adopted. As nobody seemed familiar
with them, the convention adjourned
until today when copies viii be fur
nished the delegates.
A Wire from Wood.
Washington, Nov "a cablegram
received at the war department from
Gen Wood military governor of Cuba,
reports an enthusiastic opening of the
constitutional convention at Havana
! yesterday The dispatch follows:
THE convention opened promptly
at2 Immense enthusiasm and cheer
ing for the United States Absolutely
! harmonious Every evidence Of the
satisfaction Of the people is com.
plctc'
Last night Gen. Corbin received the
following additional dispatch from
Gen Wood The following rcsolu-
tions. signed by a majority Of the del
cgates as scconders were presented
to the temporary president OF the
convention just as it adjourned
doubtless to be passed Mt the next
session
THE undersigned delegate propose
that the assembly adopt the following
resolutions First, that a committee
assemble and proceed Immediately TO
call on General Wood ana manifest
the satisfaction with which the dele.
/ gates have seen him carry out the
delicate mission entrusted 10 him
second. that the same committee re-
quest Gen. Wood 10 telegraph 10 the
/ president Of the United States as fol,
lows The delegates elected 10 the
| constitutional convention assembled
| at their inaugural meeting greet with
/ profound gratitude and affection the
J president Of the United States Of
/ North America They are satisfied
VITA the honesty demonstrated IN the
fuIhllment Of the declarations made
] IN favor Of the liberty and lndcpend
cnce Of tho Cuban people
]