Evening journal., 1901-06-01
Regarded As a PerVerSiOn
Of The Terms
CUBANS MILL BIZ so ADVISED
Administration Is Unable 10 Reach {
Conclusion on the Philippine
Tariff Question

washington, June 1.-The president
nHd the cabinet ut their meeting yes
toraay decided that the action Of the
Cuban constitutional convention was
Not d substantial compliance with
the terms of the Platt amendment. The
secretary of war will convey this fact
to tin convention.
The cabinet held that the amend
ments and interpretations and the
wealth Of whereases placed By the Gu.
ban constitutional convention upon the
Cuban amendment amounted TO prac
tical modification of the Platt amend
mont such as beyond the power Of this
government to accept. The message
OF rejection sent to Gen. Wood advises
the Cubans In unqualified language
that there Is no power resting in tho
United States government to change
the. terms of the Plat amendment, and
that this government insists on it's ac.
ceptanco without amendment or quail
hcation. The Cuban convention is still
IN session and the message of rejection
viii be delivered 70 It Immediately.
The administration IS confident that
The Cubans win understand the exact
attitude OF this government and make
a satisfactory acceptance within
reasonable period.
The three main points I'm which the
action Of the Cuban constitutional con.
vention Is regarded as unsatisfactory
relate, it Is said to ccaling stations.
ganitation and Intervention The Gu.
ban convention took from the coaling
stations paragraph Of the Platt amend.
ment it's obligatory character and
merely authorized the Cuban govern.
ment, in its judgment, to allow the Uni
ted States to possess coaling or naval
stations. The United States will in
sist on an absolute agreement to grant
ms these coallng stations. With re.
spect TO sanitation the Cubans do not
agree to carry out plans already de-
vlsed, ard in accepting the Platt
amendment modify its provisions so as
10 change them considerably In the
matter OF Intervention our objection is
that the Cubans have so changed this
vitality important part Of the Platt
amendment as to make our right TO
intervene an ambiguous and doubtful
matter whereas we insist on
straight unequivocal acknowledgment
of our right to intervene when in our
judgment Intervention is necessary to
assure Cuban independence or a stable
government.
The cabinet was unable to reach any
conclusions as to the Philippine tariff
situation, as affected by the recent in
sular decisions of the supreme court.
Attorney General Knox viii make u
careful examination OF the language of
the decisions at once and ascertain
their exact bearing on the tariff be-
tween this country and the Philippines.
he then win state to the president and
his advisers the powers now vested in
the government in dealing with this
subject. There was little discussion
OF this matter owing to the general
lack of clear understanding as to the
real effect of the decisions Mr.. Knox
may report his conclusions on the sub
ject at the next cabinet meeting and
probably also will discuss the results
of his examination of the opinions Of
the court with the president indiyidu-
ally.
Meanwhile discussion of the need of
an extra session is deferred. as consid-
GRAFTON Of that question was regarded
as premature at this time. Members
of the cabinet Individually refrained
from even expressing their personal
opinion as to the possibility of con
gress being convened in extraordinary
session.