The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-03-07
REGARDING CUBA
SENATE COMMITTEES ADOPTS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL.
DEFINES FUTURE RELATIONS

Reserved by the United States at
Certain Specified, Points-TitIe to
Isle of Pines to Be Agreed on Later.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The senate
committee on relations with Cuba has
agreed to an amendment to the army
bill regarding Cuba. The entire COM
mittee is in agreement and there will
be no minority report. It is the gen.
eral impression that the agreement
makes an extra session of congress
unnecessary.
The amendment was reported to the
senate later in the day by Senator
Plat of Connecticut, chairman of the
committee on relations with Cuba.
The text of the amendment is as fol.
lows:
That in fulfillment of the declara-
ton contained in the joint resolution
approved April 20, 1898, entitled "For
the recognition of the independence of
the people of Cuba, demanding that
the government of Spain relinquish
it's authority and government In the
island of Cuba and to withdraw its
land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters, and directing the presi-
dent of the United States to use the
land and naval forces of the United
States to carry these resolutions into
effect" the president is hereby author
lied to leave the government and con-
troll of the island of Cuba to it's people
so soon as a government shall have
been established in said island under
a constitution which, either as part
thereof or in an ordinance appended
thereto, shall define the future rela-
lions of the United States with Cuba,
substantially as follows:
Must Remain Independent.
THAT the government of Cuba
shall never enter into any treaty or
other compact with any foreign pow
er or powers which will impair or
tend TO impair the independence of
Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or
permit any foreign power or powers
to obtain by colonization or for mill
tary or naval purposes, or otherwise,
Judgment in or control over any por.
ton of said island. 4.
II-That said government shall not
assume or contract public debt, to pay
the interest upon which and to make
reasonable sinking fund provision for
the ultimate discharge Of which the
ordinary revenues of the island, after
defraying the current expenses of gov
eminent, shall be Inadequate.
III-That the government of Cuba
consents that the government of the
United States shall exercise the right
to intervene for the preservation of
Cuban independence, the maintain
ence of government adequate for the
protection of life, property and indi-
vidual liberty and for discharging the
obligations with respect to Cuba i'm
posed by the treaty of Paris on the
United States, now to be assumed and
undertaken by the government Of
Cuba.
IV-That all acts of the United
States in Cuba during it's military &C.
cupancy thereof are ratified and vail.
dated and all lawful rights &C
quired hereunder shall be maintained
and protected.
Must Carry Out Sanitary Plans.
What the government of Cuba
will execute and as far as necessary
extend the plans already devised or
other plans to be mutually agreed
upon, for the sanitation of the cities
of the island, to the end that a re-
currence of epidemics and infectious
diseases may be prevented, thereby
assuring protection to the people and
commerce of Cuba, as well as to the
commerce of the southern ports of the
United States and the people residing
therein.
VI-That the Island of Pines shall
be omitted from the proposed consti-
tutional boundaries of Cuba, the title
thereto being left to future adjustment
by treaty.
VII-That to enable the United
of Cuba and to protect the people
thereof, as well as for it's defense, the
government of Cuba shall sell or lease
to the United States, lands necessary
for coaling stations at certain speci-
fed points to be agreed upon with the
president Of the United States.
VIII-That by way of further as
surance the government Of Cuba will
embody the foregoing provisions in
permanent treaty with the United
States.
The amendment was referred to the
committee on military affairs. .<
1t can be stated on high authority
that the Cuban amendment to the
army appropriation bill is satisfactory
to the president and that its adoption
by congress will avoid the necessity
for an extra session. 81
+. Rich Strike Near Dawson.