Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-13
The CUBAN CONVENTION
ACCEPTS AMENDMENT
1t Finally Comes TO Time and
Adopts the platt Pro-
posaI.
Official NEWS OF ACTION
Convention .,.lopts tho Amendment with
out Discussion by u vote of 40 to
IL Gen. Wood Informs
Washington.

Havana, June 1i-The Cuban consti-
lutional convention yesterday accepted
the Platt amendment by vote of l6
to IL. The resolution to accept was car
ried without discussion.
Immediately after the opening of the
session Seniors Tanayo, Nilluendas and
Quesada, constituting a majority of the
committee on relations, submitted as q
substitute for the committees former
report the Platt amendment as passed
by congi ess, lc6 oinmeEding that it be
accepted and made an appendix to the
constitution.
In the vote on the resolution the
twenty-seven Delegates p.csent divided
MS follows:
In Favor of 4Acoeptance-senors Ca
pete, Nilluendas. Jose III. Gomez, Ia
mayo, Monteagnedo, Delgado, Betan-
court, (iilberga, Llolcnto, Quesada,
Nunez, Rodriguez, Berriel, Guile and
FerTer.
Opposed to Acceptance--Senors Ia
vas, Aleman, Eudaldo, Tamayo, Juan
Gualberto Gomez, Cisneros. Silvela.
Forum, Lacret, Portuondo and Man
duley.
Seniors Rivera, Correoso, Gener ana
Robeau We're absent. The latter two
voted against acceptance in the pre-
vious division. Senior 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 q
commission to draw up the electoral
law.
Washington Notified.
Washington June 14-The news of
the adoption of the Plat; amendment
by the Cuban constitutional conven-
ton was received with genuine gratifi-
cation here. The administration Off
Gals all along have felt confident that
Its ratification would be accomplished
when the Cubans realized this gov
crnment was firm in it's attitude on the
amendment and that its acceptance
would be necessary before the United
States would consent to withdraw its
supervision from the island.
Now that the Cubans have demon
strated their good faith in the United
States, 1t is expected that fairly
speedy evacuation of the island will
follow contingent only upon the e:tab-
lishment of a stable government in the
Island. Just to what extent the United
States will require practical evidence
of this fact is not 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 ard foreign,
shall be adequately protected.
An effective police force and other
measures necessary to the preservation
of good order and sanitation ara
deemed as essential prerequisites in the
formation of the new government. The
more physical question of the with
drawal of the American military from
the island Is an easy one and can be
accomplished without much delay.
| One cabinet officer, speaking of the
matter, expressed the opinion that if
the other requirements are met our
Withdrawal might be accomplished
during the summer ard that Cuban
Independence might be a reality by
next autumn.
General Wood last night communt-
Gated to the war department officially
the fact that the amendment had been
| adopted.