Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-13
FREE CUBA IO Be FACl.
independence of the Island Will
be Established by Next
Christmas.
Passage Of Electoral Bill Ends
Labors OF Constitutional
Convention.
Apparently no Obstacles in the
Way Of an Independent
Government.


washington, June l3.-lt is expected
at the war department that Cuban in
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IN order, now that the Platt amendment
has been adopted by the constitutional
convention, Is for that body 10 take up
and pass an electoral bill which will
provide for the election of all officers
necessary to set up the independent
government in Cuban. 1t is said here
such a bill is already framed, ready for
submission to the convention at any
moment. There is good reason for be-
lief that Secretary Root has, seen this
bill, and has approved its provisions If,
indeed, he has not actually had to do
with it's construction. 1t is Thought the
convention can dispose of this measure
in a week or two. and that will com
plete the labors of that body. y period
OF ninety days must be allowed for pub
lication of the electoral act before the
necessary elections can be held 1t may
pe necessary and probably will be, to
maintain some United States troops in
Cuba after the new officials are lnaug-
urated and until the Cubans have had
time to set up a military force or gem
darmerie. but the length of this stay
Will probably depend upon the wishes of
the Cubans themselves.
Havana. June l3.-The Cuban consti-
1utlonal convention yesterday accepted
the Platt amendment by a vote of 16 to
III. The resolution to accept was carried
without discussion. Immediately after
the opening of the session Senors Ia
mayo. Viiluendas and Quesada, consti-
tuting majority of the committee on
relations. submitted as a substitute for
The committees former report the Plat
amendment as passed by congress, rec
ommending that 1t be accepted and
made an appendix to the constitution.
In the vote on the resolution The
dwenty-seven delegates present divided
as follows:
In favor of acceptance - Seniors Ca
pote. Villuenoas, Jose n. Gomez, Ia
mayo. Monteaguedo, Delgado Betan-
court. Giberga. Llorente. Quesada, San
gully. Nunez. Rodriguez, Berriel, Our
leze and Ferrer
opposed to acceptance-Senors Ia
yas. Aleman Eudaido, Tamayo. Juan
- '>e9' hSt'Ns sA't''
Fortun, Lacret. Purtuondo. Castro and
Aianduley.
Senores Rivera. Correoso. Gener and
Robau We're absent. The latter two
voted against acceptance in the prev-
Gus 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
commission to draw up the electoral
law.
Washington. June 13.-The news of the
adoption of the Platt amendment by the
Cuban constitutional convention was re-
ceived with genuine qualification here
The administration all along has felt
confident that Its ratification would be
accomplished when the Cubans realized
tnat this government was firm in its at
lltude regarding the amendment and
that its acceptance would be necessary
pefore the United States would consent
10 Withdraw It's supervision from the
island.
Now that the Cubans have demon
strateo their good faith in the United
STATES II is expected that fairly
speedy evacuation of the island will fol-
low, contingent only upon the estab-