The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-21
PLATT AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY
CTBANS.
The Vote Was l6 to lit is Now Very
Likely That the United states VIII
Soon Withdraw.

HAVANA June 12.-The Cuban Con-
stitutional Convention today accepted
the Plat amendment by a vote of 16
to IL. The resolution to adopt was car
ried without discussion. Immediately
after the opening of the session Seniors
TamayO, Nilluendas and Quesada, con-
stituting majority of the Committee
on Relations, submitted as a subst-
tute for the committees former report
the Plat amendment as passed by
Congress, recommending that it be
made an appendix to the constitution
In the vote on the resolution the
twenty-seven delegates present divided
as follows:
In favor of acceptance-Senors Ca
pote, Villuendas, Jose NJ. Gomez, Tama-
20, Monteaguedo, Delgado, Betancourt,
Giberga, llOrente, Quesada, Sanguiliy,
Nunez, Rodriguez, Berriel Quilez, and
Ferrer.
Opposed to acCeptance-Senors Zayas
Aleman Eudaldo Tamayo, Juan Gual-
berto Gomez, Cisneros, Slvela, Forum
Lacret Portuondo, Castro and Man
duley.
Seniors Rivera, Correpso. Gener ard
Robau were absent TIE latter two
voted against acceptance in the rre-
Vious division. Senior Ferrer voted
with the Conservatives, explaining his
change of attitude by asserting that
he believed acceptance would be tne
DeSl SOlullOn OF lIe plDD!elsl.
The convention Will not appoint
commission to draw up the electoral
law.
WASHINGTON, June 12--The news
of the adoption of the Plat amendment
by the Cuban Constitutional ConVen-
ton was received with genuine graft
tication here. The Administration Off
Gals all along have felt confident that
its ratification would be accomplished
when the Cubans realized that this gov
eminent was firm in It's attitude regard
ing the amendment and that its accept
ance would be necessary before the
United States would consent to with
draw it's supervision from the island.
Now that the Cubans have demons
trated their good faith n the United
States, it is expected that Il fairly
speedy evacuation of the island will
follow, contingent only upon the estab-
liShment of a stable goVernm mt in the
island. Just to what extent the United
states Will require pra tic IL evidence OF
this fact is not definitely known but tie
OtilcialS here think that such Stcls
should be taken by the Cubans as viii
demonstrate their ability to maintain
order and peace, so that the interests Of
all the people, native and foreign, shah
be adequately protected. An effective
police force and other measures neCes-
sary to the preservation of GOOD order
and sanitation are deemed as essential
requisites in the formation of the new
government The mere physical ac-
ton of the withdrawal of the Ameri-
can military from the island can be ac-
complished without much delay. One
Cabinet officer, speaking of the matter
tonight expressed the opinion that if
the other requirements are met our
withdrawal might be accomplished dur
ing the summer. and tuat Cuban indie
pendence might be 4 reality by next
autumn.
General Wood today communicated
to the War Department officially the
fact that the amendment had been
adopted.
BUFFALO, On. y, June 12-Secre-
tary of War Root was tonight shown
the dispatch from Havana announcing
the adoption of the Platt amendment
by the Cuban Constitutional Conven-
ton. He said: IF the Cuban conven-
tion has adopted the Plat amendment
it has done the wisest and most pa
triotic thing possible for Cuba. 1t
means the independence of Cuba, and
all that is best and freest in Cuba will
be backed by all that is best in the
United States"
When Secretary of State Hay read
the dispatch he said: las an old friend
of Cuban independence for the last
thirty years, l am most gratified to
learn that the Cuban convention has
done what is so clearly to the advan-
tage of the Cuban people"