Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-07

The Cuban convention is still In scs.
sion and the message OF rejection Will
be delivered to II Immediately.
The administration In confident that
the Cubans viii understand the atti-
tudc OF this government and make nc.
ccptancc in proper time.
Il In stated that the earnest desire
OF the President Is to retire from Cuba
at the earliest possible moment con.
sistcnt with the best interests OF tho
people of the island and the future re.
lations between the new government
and the United States. The problem
Is whether Withdrawal under the
amended Plntt Jaw will accomplish
that result.
The three main points In which tho
action OF the Cuban convention is re-
.nrdcd ms unsatisfactory relate. II II
said. to coalinE stations. sanitation
and Intervention. The Cuban convcn.
tion took from the coalinE stations
paragraph OF the Piatt amendment It's
obligatory character. and merely au.
thorizcd the Cuban government In Its
Judgment to allow the Upitcd States
to possess coaling or naval stations.
The United States will insist on an alb
solrtc agreement to grant us these
coaling stations.
With respect to sanitation tho Gu.
bans do not agree to carry out plans
already devised. and In accepting tho
Piatt amendment modify its provis-
Ions so rs to change them considcra.
bly,.
In the matter of Intervention our
objection is that the Cubans have SO
changed this vitality important part OF
the Plntt amendment rs to make our
right to intervene an ambiguous and
doubtful matter. whereas We insist on
n straight. unequivocal acknowicdg.
mcnt OF our right to Intervene when in
our judgment Intervention IL neccs.
sary to secure Cuban independence or
n stable government.
been decided upon. but the probabili-
ty Is that the West will be rctiistric,cd
and that two or three men will be sent
out to form new unions and In ull
ways possible to strengthen the union
spirit. The executive board OF the
Federation. too, will have its share
of this work in Strengthening unions
already formed.
wished that the unions individually
and the Federation. representing tho
union collectively, take more active
part In politics. 1t was urged that if
the miners would stand by n ticket
favorable TO organized labor generally.
and to miners particularly. more could
be commplishcd than in any other
way. The speakers were united on the
subject of politics.
There Were other delegates, how
ever. who declared that the unions and
the Federation should first strengthen
themselves and then take an nctiye part
In local politics. These speakers said
that after mining districts had been
thoroughly organized: after present
unions had been strengthened, then
the unions and the Federation would
be In position to take up politics and
along political lines to seek their SAL
walton.
Indications are that as n result OF tho
conventions OF the Miners Federation
and the Western Labor Union, now
going on Mt the same time in this city,
two big organizations will he brought
closer together. The question OF in
Interchangeable working cards. now in
the hands of n committee. will, It is
believed. be favornbly reported. This
plan Is that either organization shall
recognize the union cards of the other