The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-13
PLAT AMENDMENT
ACCEPTED By CUBA
DECISIVE ACTION YESTERDAY IN
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN-
TION AT HAVANA
VOTE SIXTEEN TO ELEVEN
UNBOUNDED QUALIFICATION IS EX-
PRESSED BY OFFICIALS
AT WASHINGTON
EVACUATION OF THE ISLAND

HAVANA, June 12-The Cuban Con-
stitutional convention today accepted the
Platt amendment by a vote of sixteen to
eleven. The resolution to accept was car
ried without discussion. Immediately
after the opening of the session Senores
TamayO, Vtlluendas and Quesada, con-
stitutlng majority of the committee on
relations, submitted a substitute for the
committees former report, the Platt
amendment as passed by congress, recon-
mending that it be accepted and made
an appendix to the constitution.
In the vote on the resolution the
twenty-seven delegates present divided as
follows.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
In favor of acceptance: Senores Can
ote, Vnleundas. Jose NJ Gomez, Tam
ayao, Monteaguedo, Delgado, Betancourt,
GibeGga, L1Orente, Quesada, Sanguilly
Nunez, Rodriguez, Berriel, QuiIez and
Ferrer
Opposed to acceptance. Senores Zayas,
Aleman Eudaldo TamayaO, Juan Gual-
berto Gomez, Cisneros, Silvala, Forum,
Larcet, Portuendo Castro and Mandeley.
Senores Rivera, Gorreoso, Gener and
Robau were absent.
The latter two voted against acceptance
in the previous division. Senor Ferrer
voted with the conservatives, explaining
his change Of attitude by asserting that
he believed acceptance would be the best
solution of the problem
The convention will now appoint a COM
mittee to draw up the electoral law.
EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The news of
the adoDtment of the Platt amendment
by the Cuban Constitutional convention
was received with genuine qualification
here. The administration officials al
along have felt confident that it's ratif-
cation would be accomplished when the
Cubans realized that this government
was firm in its attitude regarding the
amendment, and that It's acceptance would
be necessary before the United States
would consent to withdraw it's super
vision from the island Now that the
Cubans have demonstrated their good
faith in the United States, it is expected
that speedy evacuation of the island
WllI follow, contingent, only, upon the
establishment of state government in
the island. Just to what extent the
United States will require practical evil
dence Of its faith Is mot definitely known.
but the officials here think that such
steps should be taken by the Cubans as
will demonstrate their ability to maintain
order and peace, so that the interests Of
all the people, native and foreign, shall
be adequately protected.
An effective police force and other
measures necessary to the preservation of
good order and sanitation are deemed
as essential prerequisites in the formation
OF the new government. The mere phy-
sical question Of the withdrawal of the
American military from the island is an
easy one, and can be accomplished with
out much delay. One cabinet officer to-
night expressed the opinion that If the
other requirements are met our with
drawal might be a reality by next au-
tUmn.
Gen. Wood, tonight, communicated to
the war department officially the fact
that the amendment had been adopted.