The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
WOOD TALKS OF CUBA
The Governor General Interviewed
in New York.
Declares Reports Regarding Consti-
tutional Convention Have been
Exaggerated - Plat Amend-
mcnt Not Rejected.

New York, April 24.-Gen. Leonard
a. Wood, governor general of Cuba,
with Mrs. Wood and his private secre-
tary, arrived here Tuesday night on
the Ward liner Moro Castle. Gen.
Mood, who expects to return to Ha-
vana on Thursday by way of Jackson
Vile. Fla, has made the hurried trip
to this country for the purpose of in
Producing to President Mckinley be-
fore the latter leaves Washington for
the Pacific coast the five members of
the special commission on foreign re-
lations appointed by the Cuban consti-
,utiohal convention, which is still in
session, and is expected to take up for
consideration soon the electoral law
which will regulate the system by
which he first president of the Cuban
republic will he chosen.
AS soon as the steamship was made
fast To its pier Gen. Wood, his wife
and secretary were transferred to the
E:ghnal President and carried to Jer-
ScN City in time to catch the 9:25 p.
N. train for Washington. Gen. Wood
lid not hesitate to talk about affairs
in Cuba. He said:
Expects nm Understandings
cite object Of my hurried visit here Is
Introduce the five members OF the special
a'E'Hirs!on on foreign relations appointed
~ ;he CUBAN constitutional convention to
.! :,i:eit Mckinley. The members of the
commission represent all the different
'.o"ps OF Cubans composing the constitu-
%, al convention, They have come to the
"ts,G States for the purpose OF conferr1nS
&iih PRESIDENT Mckinley on matters which
hr convention does rot thoroughly under
ard, md when they return and make
/ i. rer2rt am convinced that there will
- = thorough understanding on all sides
u! the controversy,
Net Rejected.
.,rhe constitutional convention has never
,.ot,G on or rejected the Plat amendment,
!y:.s can state positively. rotwithstand-
:ry the reports to the contrary which have
'1e,n scrt to the United States from Ha-
v.La. rh:rss have been cabled here which
hAd NOT the sljyh,cs, foundation i'm fact,
Which described, strained relations between
,h,, representatives of the United States
nd those of the Cuban people Everything
las l,en harmonious since went to Cuba
qrd The convention now in session is a
ihnrourl,lv representative ono
"Eefore the platt amendment was
u,sScd by congress the Cubans knew the
desires of this government on the issues
u hirh the amendment contain, because
thev were submitted to them through the
executive. intervention and the establish
ment of naval stations are the two things
which they don't properly comprehend,
and think that when they are fully ex-
rla!ncd IN Washington the only indication
Vt a difference of opinion will have been
removed.
."rhpre are really but two great cues
tons yet to be settled. One is the reduction
OF the duty on sugar and the other is the
passage of the constitutions One is eco
nomic and the other political, vet, in a
measure, they are akin After the consti-
tuition has been properly framed and
adopted the economic question will disap-
pear, as there must be a great reduction
in the duty on sugar Then Cuba will be
prosperous and It's relations with the Unit
ed States settled on Il solid basis. That will
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