The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-04
Disappointed at Decl-
sion of President.
The CONSTITUTION
The Plat Amendment 10 Not
Adopted According to Views
Of the United States
Government.

TIE UnlJeQ SIaJeS BONoTumcuI uOI W
accept the Cuban constitution as
adopted by the Havana convention
caused great surprise and keen dis
appointment to those members Of the
convention who voted In favor Of the
constitution as adopted. Two leading
conservatives who were interviewed
on the subject said in substance that
they had reason to suppose that the
constitution would be acceptable to
Washington and that otherwise they
would not have voted for the ma
jority report as submitted. They also
pointed out that In order to avoid q
possibility of rejection the majority
report had been changed at the last
moment by striking out the fnterpre-
tation at the end of the clauses and
putting therein the form of q resolu-
tion by themselves, thus accepting
the Platt amendment as passed by
congress.
Intended to Accept.
ut is true" said one OF the con.
servatives in question, that the COM
mittee's interpretations of TIE ex-
plantations OF the Teller resolution,
which were offered by Governor Gen.
eral Wood and Secretary Root, to-
gether with the Washington commits
sion's report, were included with the
Platt amendment as an appendix to
the substitution, but when we voted
on the report 1t was with but one pur-
pose in view, namely to accept the
Platt amendment"
Both delegates expressed regret
that misunderstanding had arisen
and said they doubted that the con-
vention would now reconsider it's ac-
ton. as the fight had been hot, the
victory had been won by only one
vote, and those who had tried to do
their duty toward their country had
been bitterly assailed as traitors and
perjurers.
Senores Capote and Tamayo had
long conference with General Wood
last night.
General Wood, in the course of a
brief interview, said
Il never understood that the ex.
plantations Of Secretary Root would
be incorporated In the acceptance. +
always considered that the conyen.
ton regarded these explanations as
explanations merely. and that they
would not form part of the accept
ance." =.
Army Stays Until Compliance.
Washington, June 1.-The president
and cabinet, at their meeting, decid-
ed that the action OF the .uban CON
stitutional convention was not a Sub
stantiaT compliance with the terms
OF the Plat amendment
Until the co1veatiou complies with
all the orovisioRs " iie amendment,
without any conditions attached
thereto. the president vii. maintain
the armed force Of the United States
on the island. f
Senators Platt. Of Connecticut;
Lodge, Of Massachusetts,, and Fair.
banks, of Indiana, had t. cousuitation
with the president before the cabinet
meeting.
There is q great deal Of addenda
In the way Of explanation and inter.
probation In the report OF the commit.
tee on relations which has been adopt
ed at Havana. that Is wholly unsatis-
factory to the president and also To
these who have been consulting with
him.
one Of the most Objectionable fea.
lures of the Interpretation is the ad.
dition Of the words saying that the
action of the United States Is an am.
plification of the Monroe doctrine. 1t
Is emphatically stated by some Of
those who have been present at the
conferences that the Monroe doctrine
has nothing whatever to do with the
situation in Cuba. IL Is SAID that the
earnest desire of the president is to
retire from Cuba at the earliest mo-
ment consistent with the best inter-
ests OF the people of the island and
the future relations between the new
government and the United States,
The problem is whether withdrawal
under the amended Plat law will ac.
complish that result
Modified Plat Amendment.
The cabinet held that the amend.
ments and interpretations and the
wealth of whereases placed by the
Cuban convention upon the Cuban
amendment amounted to practical
modification of the Platt amendment
such as was beyond the power OF this
government to accept. The message
of rejection sent to General Wood by
Secretary Root advises the Cubans in
unqualified language that. there is no
power resting in the United States
government to change the terms OF
the Platt amendment. and that this
government insists on the acceptance
Of the Platt amendment, without
amendment or qualification. The
Cuban convention Is still in session
and the message Of rejection will be
delivered to 1t Immediately. The ad
ministration Is confident that the Gu
bans will understand the exact atti
tude OF this government and make 9
satisfactory acceptance within a rea
sonable period.
The three main points In which the
action OF the Cuban constitutions
convention is regarded as unsatisfac
tory relate. II Is said, to coaling sta
tions, sanitation and Intervention
The Cuban convention took from. tn,
coaling stations paragraph of th'
Plat amendment lts obligatory char
; acter and merely authorized the Gu