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bitter DOSE FOR CUBA.
Delegates to Constitutional Con-
vention Do Not Like Action
of Congress.
SAID THEY WILL NOT AGREE TO TERMS.
Gov. Gen. Wood Advises Against Any
Rash Action-Senor Capote, PreXI-
dent of the Convention, Amazed
Says American Press Has Misrep-
resented the Situation.

pr aaGsnq Of A ths Cuban constitatoaa
convention, called upon Governor Cen
eral Wood Friday morning and in
formed him that the convention felt IT.
self in an embarrassing position, owing
to the vote in the United States senate.
He said the delegates had not decided
whether to continue the sessions or to
dissolve. Gen. Wood advised him 10
urge the convention not to take any
rash action, but to complete its work
as originally outlined. drawing up the
electoral law.
Several delegates. on hearing Friday
| evening that congress had adopted the
| amendment, said this would not affect
| the attitude of the convention, as ITS
members would not agree to The scheme
| of relations suggested in the amend
ment.
The full text Of the amendment was
| received by Gen. Wood Tuesday night
and was given the following morning
to Senior Tamayo chairman of the re-
| lations committee. Senior Tamayo SAID
| at the time that the committee had
| reached its conclusions, but he was
urged TO withhold an announcement o!
| those conclusions until the proposed
amendment had been considered. in or
der to avoid the possibility of radical
changes of opinion if The amendment
should be adopted The convention.
nevertheless, insisted upon announcing
its views publicly and Immediately, be-
fore presenting them to Gen. Wood,
who did not receive them in official
form until 20 hours later. The con-
servative element feels that this act
coupled with the convention's ignoring
of the views of t! e executive depart
ment at Washing on, has placed the
Cubaps ip an unenviable light.
Cuba VIII Never Yield.
New York, March 4.-AIendez Capote
the president of the Cuban constitn
tional convention, is quoted in Ha
vana dispatch to the World as saying
not in his official capacity, but as {
member of the convention, relative t.
the Cuban situation and the island
relations with the United States:
II regret that the senate has passed
fiat resolution. 1t is most distasteful ant
betraye a total misunderstanding of tn
situation. ] am amazed al the reported
declaration OF Secretary Root that tn
Cubans must agree 10 the concessions pro
posed
II do not believe that the convention
: will yield. Personally | will never con
e ceGe goaiuS stations or the right to con
!. troi Our foreign affairs. They would mea
interference in local affairs at any tim
> and also the maintenance OF unheard c
J. relations
l. We ask Only Ike ruhAmen, of the prom
ise OF tic United States which was accep
u utterly false statement i'll the America
l. press, Shieh appears TO be campaignir
"a Saiusf US.
"lt has Systematically created the in
" PRECISION that we are ignoring Preside
Mcklniey's express desires and failing
embody IN the constitution his opinion
as to the relations which should exist b
I tween Cuba and the United States {
4 the contrary. the convention was instruc
. ed TO consider those opinions. Subsequen
Iy there was further suppression OF fac
3 ana Il fabrication OF statements in the a
tempt 10 eon%iHce Americans that ,
should accept the terms which Secreta
Root presented. Having rejected thos
. the senate's action is intended to fright,
1 US. Whether it will do SO remains to
. | seen"
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