The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-20
The CUBAN REPORTS
NEITHER RECoMMENDs UNQUALI-
FLED ACCEPTANCE.
WANT NO PROTECToRATE.
RIGHT OF UNITED STATES TO IN.
TERvENE QUALIFIED.

The Majority Report Accepts secre-
tRry Roots interpretations i'm
Terms, but Places specific Limits
on the Right 10 Intervene-The
Minority Report Says the PIatt
Amendment Does Not Express
Wishes of People of United states.
II Accepts the Monroe Doctrine.
but Opposes intervention.
Havana. May 19-The committee on re-
lations of the Cuban constitutional cons
vention will submit minority and majority
reports to the convention tomorrow. The
majority report, in an Introduction. quotes
article l of the treaty of Paris, the joint
resolution of the United States Congress
and the Platt amendment, and then pro-
ceeds as follows: a
"Inasmuch as Secretary Root, being su-
thorized by President Mckinley, says that
the Plat law has for It's object the guar
anteeing of the independence of Cuba.
and does not mean interference with its
government. or the exercise of a protecto-
rate or of sovereignty. aud also that in
tervention viii take pace only when in
dependence is endangered by outside pow
ers or grave interior disturbances, Great
Ing anarchy; and. inasmuch as Secretary
Root has said that the naval stations will
not to be used for vantage points of
intervention. but only to protect Cuba
against foreign Powers. we report as fol-
lows:
That in virtue of the fact that the
Platt law. in its preamble, says it is
fulhllment of the joint resolution and has
been adopted by Congress with the prln-
cipal object of establishing independence.
we do propose to the convention to ac-
cept the following as an appendix to the
constitution
The first, second, fourth and fifth
clauses are quoted in their entirety. The
third clause has the following addition:
A Qualified Intervention.
ut being understood that the United
States have the right to intervene TO pre-
vent the action Of a foreign power or dis
turbances causing state of anarcay. end
that the intervention shall always be the
act of the United States and not Of iso-
lated agents. The Intervention shall sup
| pose neither sovereignty nor a protectors
ate and shah only last sufficiently long
to establish normal conditions. Said in
tervenor. it is also understood, shall not
have the right to interfere in the gov
ernment, but only the right to preserve
independence"
An addition to the sixth clause says
hn of hC ToIa
shall be settled by future treaty.
An addition to the seventh clause says
1T shall be understood that the naval
stations do not give the United States the
right to intervene in the interior govern
ment, but are esta blished with the sole
purpose OF protecting American waters
from foreign invasion, directed against
Cuba or the United States. Cuba will sell
or lease the necessary land at points to
be agreed upon iater'
They Desire Reciprocity.
An addition to the eighth clause says
that the government of Cuba suggests at
the same time treaty of commerce based
upon reciprocity.
The minority report says:
"The explanations given to the COM
mission in Washington show that the
Platt law does not express the wishes
of the United States II was intended to
protect the independence of Cuba, but
the wording gives other interpretations.
THE United States are inconsistent in
asking naval stations. when the amend
ment provides that no concessions shall
be given to foreign Powers Such de-
mand raises the question whether the
United States do not consider Cuba a
part of their possessions"
The report of the minority virtually ac-
cepts the first and second clauses For
the third clause the following is substi-
tuted:
THAT the government of Cuba sub
scribes TO the Monroe doctrine and will
help the United States to enforce IL
against other nations trying TO violate it,
For the fourth clause the following Is
substituted:
cuba does not recognize acts OF inter-
vention which are not in conformity with
the Foraker resolution and the laws OF
the country"
Cuba VIII Maintain stations.
The seventh clause reads:
Cuba viii maintain naval : stations,
handing them over TO the United States
In time OF war"
The report OF the minority recommends
a commercial treaty based upon reci-
procity.
The report OF the majority has caused
considerable surprise. II was generally
believed that the committee on relations
would recommend acceptance Of the PIatt
amendment on the basis of the interpre-
tation given by Secretary Root, but r.
was not expected that such additions
would be made to various clauses as tho
majority recommend.