The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-14
TO HOLD TO CUBA.
The Administration Has Made Demands
on Constitutional Convention.
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MADE IN FORM OF A REQUEST.
Cuba Shall Not Mortgage the Island 10
Any Foreign Power.
NAVAL STATIONS 10 Be PROVIDED.
At Least Part Of The Present Military
Farce Must Remain.
laval STATIONS 10 BE PROVIDED.
CUBA DOES MOI SEE IT IN THAT WAY
The Constitution Was Completed
without Compliance with the Adj
miniStratIon Demands.

New York, February ia special to
The Herald from Washington says: AS a
result 81 a conference between President
Mckinley and Secretary Root. supple
montal Instructions were sent TO General
Weed to call attention 81 She Cuban con
stituuopaI convention to the importance
ard necessity cf including the require.
ments OF this government in the eonsti-
tuition 1t ls demanded that the Monroe
doctrine shall he recognized. that cuba
shall not mortgage the island to any fo,-
elgn power, that the United States lie
given she right TO establish naval sta
tions at Havana, Guantanamo, Nipe,
cientueeos and the right to maintain at
least par, OF the present military f,ree
in the island and that the United states
snail lssls; Cuba In maintaining stable
government
On account OF the situation IN Cuba.
thera has been renewed talk OF me PROF.
ability NJ an extra session of congress,
The president has relerated his desire
80 have compress sake action in re,atl
to Cuba at the earliest possible moment
aad advees received from General Wood
within the las, two days are said be
OF such II character as 70 mako an extra
session practically imperative
The Cuban planters now IN WaaAingtoa
trying 10 have the duty taken oif tobacco
imported from Cuba into the Gated
etatoa and to obtain other modiacltl as
OF the tariff I'm favor Of Cuoan products,
have been advised to 20 home ana tell
Their people Il Is lsapspa1htn $s~erSn+
thum any auah fayors because until
Cuban government has been organized a
reciprocity tre@lty can not 0e negotiated.
while Cu,h has nothing 10 give ia re-
turn for conversions and there does n3t
seem 10 no a disposition on the part Of
any ono IN Cuoa TO grant any CONCESSIONS
70 the United States
IAN effort Is being made to use this op-
p.Iruulty 10 open the eyes OF the cuaans
to the necessity az fayoably considering
tha demands of the United States as to
the provisions OF the new constitution.
Senator McrSaa chairman Of tle COM
M tee on intercceante canals, agrees taat
I o. vs. necessary Tor the United States TO
rd,ain coalaLs and naval stations in CEba
! Information rcctnly sent 10 ne c.mnl.t-
| tee by Captain Sigsbee, chlef intelligence
| officer shows that thore are N he West
Indies eight ports under the control of
Great Britain, f0dr under France, one I'M
| der The Netherlands TWO under the
pyItch and Two under Denmark. OF ths
British ports the mast important are on
the Islands ci Bermuda and Jamaica. To
offset these stations on the southern side
OF CUBA are essential
4 Senator Morgan says the strength OF
{ he British odtpHa,s snow the wisdom OF
the navy department In selecting naval
stations 10 Chba and emphasizes the me-
ceHsity ~ this country retaining possess
lou ar tncm
/ Havana, february i3-The fin shing
/ touches were given today to the constitu-
tion by the editing eommiNee. who will
report the corrected project TO the consu-
tutioual convention tomorrow. when 1t
( VIII Undoubtedly be adopted Al the last
ngcment the reference 10 'peEnicious for
clgners" was struck CUT aud oiarse was
inserted providing f0t two sessions Of
congress beginning ia April and Noyem-
Der, iu.tead q one.
seno 3 De Quesada Tammayo, Gomez,
Viiluudds and silva were appointed
4 comnitlee o draw up n. osition d.
fuing the relatipns to exist between Cuba
ana tho unltee Ststes
! General Rivera, in . letter 70 the prest-
Cent. obIeu.s o the convention making
any attempi To settle the question CT TIE
I future relations. He SAYS the matter
houid be decided by the republic alter
he constitution has been adopted. !! the
United Stztes are allowed coaling stations
in Cuba and are peunIWed to draw up the
programme OF Our foreign relations, he
declared, there will be no features OF in