Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-20
OPINIONS DIFFER
As to Cuba's Future Relations
With United States.
Therefore Two Reports Will, Today
Be Made to the Convention.
One Wants This and the Other Wants That.
Which One Will Win!

Havana, May 1.-THE committee on
relations of the Cuba constitutional
convention will submit majority ana
minority reports to the convention, to-
morrow. The majority report proposes
to add this to the third clause of the
constitution.
1T being understood that the United
States have the right to intervene to
prevent the action of a foreign power
or disturbances causing a state of an
archy and that the intervention shall
always be the act of the United States
and not of isolated agents. The inter-
vention shall suppose neither Sover-
eighty nor n protectoratc and shall on
ly last sufficiently long to establish
normal conditions. Said intervention,
it is also understood, shall not have
the right to interfere in the govern
ment, but only the right to preserve in
dependence"
An addition to the sixth clause says
| that the ownership of the Isle of Pines
| shall be settled by future treaty.
An addition to the seventh clause
says: 1T shall be understood that the
| naval stations do not give the United
States the right to intervene in the in
terror government but are established
with the sole purpose Of protecting
American waters from foreign invasion
directed against Cuba or The United
States. Cuba will sell or lease the nee
cssary land at points to be agreed upon
later
| An addition to the eighth clause says
| that the government of Cuba suggests
| .af h, q of gg
| based upon reciprocity.
| The minority report says: THE cx-
PLANTATION given to the commission in
| Washington show that the Plat law
| docs not express the wishes of the
| United States. IT was intended to pro-
tcct the independence of Cuba. but tbs
wording gives other interpretations.
| The United States are inconsistent
in asking naval stations, when tho
amendment provides that no conces-
| sions shall he given 10 foreign powers
Such n demand raises the question
whether the United States do not con-
slider Cuba n part of their possessions.
The report OF me minority virtually
| accepts the first and second clauses
| For the third clause the following is
substituted:
That the government of Cuba sub
scrib"S to the Monroe doctrine and vii
| help the United States to enforce il
against other nations trying to violate
| it,
For the fourth clause the following
is substituted:
Cuba does not recognize acts of in
tcrrrn;ion which are mot? in con
frrmity with the Foraker resolution
ANA the laws Of the country"
The seventh clause reads: Cuba vii
naintGin naval stations, handing then
over to the United States in time o
war
The reports Of the minority recon
mend9 Il commercial treaty based up
on reciprocity.
Tho report Of the majority ha:
! caused considerable surprise. 1t wa
| generally believed that the committc,
on relations would recommend accoo
lance of the Platt amendment on tn
basis of the Interpretation given b,
Secretary Root. but it was not cXpcctr,
that such additions would be made t
various clauses as the majority recon-
| mend.