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TO PRESENT VIEWS.
President Will Hear the Commits
sioners from Cuba.
DELEGATES SOON TO LEAVE HAVANA.
They Will be Accompanied by Gov.
Gen. Wood-Scnator Platt Conf
dent American Plan Will BE
Accepted in Time.

Havana, April 1.-THE commission
appointed by the Cuban constitutions
al convention to go to Washington
and lay before President Mckinley
the desires of the convention regard
ing the future relations between
Cuba and the United States will
leave here Saturday. Gen. Wood will
present the commission to the presi-
dent. He will leave here Friday and
go to Washington by way of Tampa,
Fla.
The Cuban commission consists of
Seniors Diego Tamayo, Capote, Ber-
riel, Portuondo and Llorente.
Gen. Wood Will Come.
Washington, April lit is stated
at the war department that Gen. Wood
will come to Washington if the Cuban
delegation comes. Nothing official is
known regarding the appointment of
the delegation from the convention,
consideration Gen. Wood was cabled
that the president expected to leave
Washington about April 20, to be alb
sent for six weeks, and that any ar
engagements for the visit of the dele
cation would have to be made with
this fact in view. It is now thought
probable at the war department that
the delegation will see the president
before he leaves for the west.
Interview with Senator Plat.
New York, April 17.-Senator Or
vile H. Platt, of Connecticut, author
of what is known as the "Platt
amendment" relating to Cuba, is at
the Murray Hill hotel. In an inter-
view he said:
1.-THE real essence of the propositions OF
this government is that the Cubans rec
ognize the right of the United States to
maintain the independence of Cuba and the
stability of its government. That right
once being recognized by the Cuban con-
stitution, there will be no trouble about the
enforcement, All will be plain sailing.
'They property owners and conservative
classes in Cuba almost unanimously desire
the protection of this government, those
opposed to it do not count for much.
most of the people in this country do
not understand the real feeling in Cuba.
The news reports from Havana have been
very conflicting They are almost as I'M
trustworthy as the dispatches from China
last year about the Boxer troubles.
"a few days ago the Plat amendment
was reported defeated in the Cuban consti
tutional convention by vote of "a to 2. A
little later the vote was given as IS to 10.
AS a matter of fact, final action has not
been taken.
Attitude of People.
"In reality little interest is manifested in
Cuba in the convention. Many people there
have not even heard of it. The property
owners took very little Interest in the cleo
ton of delegates. believing that in any
event the American government would pro-
tect them and their property No interest
was shown by the large colored population
in the convention. Many of the delegates
have no interests at stake. but want to
figure as patriots. Some of the members
are old revolutionists, officers in the in
surgent army and lawyers, while some are
mere adventurers. Some of them seem to
think that the Spanish yoke having been
thrown off they ought to come in and take
possession.
But Few Hostile.
yet one-thrd of the members of the
convention are friendly to the United
States and appreciate what we have done
and what we intend TO do for Cuba; an
other third is hostile 10 America and the
balance are Indifferent. 1t is the members
of the hostile element who are making all
the noise and attempting to create be-
lief that Cnbans do not want this govern
ment. They are disappearing the facts.
The two most important elements of the
Cubans-the property owners and the
workingmen-heartily favor the proposals
of the United States and rely on the con-
tinued assistance OF our government
I'm the course of time all Cubans will
accept the overtures of the American gov
eminent in letter and spirit, unless the agi-
tators convince the people we are Cypress
ing them, something l believe they will
not succeed in DOING