Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-13
For elimination of Desire
That Cuba Should
Be Free.
CRATIFIED At TIE ACCEPTANCE
of the Plat Observation-Disclosures IN
Washington That independence
VIII Be a Reality by FaIl--What
cubans Should Now DO.

Buffalo, June 13.-When Secretary
of State John Hay read the dispatch
regarding the Cuban acceptance Of
the Platt amendment he said:
.."As an old friend of Cuban indie
pendence for the last 30 years am
most eratified to learn that the Cuban
convention has done what is SO
clearly to the advantage of the Cuban
people"
Havana, June 13.-The Cuban con
stitutional convention accepted the
Plat amendment by a vote Of 16 to
Il. The resolution to accept was car
ried without discussion. Immediately
after the opening of the session
Senores Tamayo, Villuendas and
Quesada, constituting majority Ct
the committee on relations, submit
ted as substitute for the commit
tees former report the Platt amend
ment as passed by congress, recon-
mending that 1t be accepted and made
an appendix to the constitution.
In the vote on the resolution 27
delegates present divided as follows;
In favor of acceptance-Senors
Capote, Villuendas, Jose M. Gomez.
Tamayo. Monteaguedo, Delgado, Be.
tancourt Giberga, Llorente, Quesada,
Sanguily, Nunez, Rodriguez, Berriel.
Quilez and Ferrer.
Opposed to acceptance Seniors
Zayas, Aleman, Eudaldo Tamayo, Juan
Gualberto Gomez, Cisneros, Silva,
Forum, Laeret, Portuondo, Castro and
Manduley.
Seniors Rivera, Correoso, Gener
and Robau were absent. The latter
two voted against acceptance in the
previous 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 not appoint a
committee to draw up the electoral
law.
Washington, June 13.-The news Of
the adoption of the Plat amendment
by the Cuban constitutional conyen-
tion was received with genuine graft
ication here. The administration of.
icials all along have felt confident
that its ratification would be accom-
pushed when the Gubans realized that
this government was firm in it's at
titude regarding the amendment, and
that its acceptance would be neces-
sary 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, it is expected that a fairly
speedy evacuation of the island will
follow contingent only upon the es-
adjustment of 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 and foreign. shall be adequately
protected.
An effective police force and other
measures necessary to the preserva-
ton of good order and sanitation are
considered essential prerequisites in
the formation of the new government
The mere physical question of the
withdrawal 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 last night, expressed the opin.
ion that if the other requirements are
met our withdrawal must be accom-.
plished during the summer. so that
cuban independence must be a re-
atty by next autumn.
General Wood last night communi-
Gated to the war department officially
the fact that the amendment had been
adopted.