Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-02
PLArT AMENDMENT.
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Thoroughly Understood.

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Thoroughly Understood.
Washington. April LIT is believed
IN administration circles that within
day or two the Cuban constitutional
convention will appoint special COM
mittee 10 come 10 Washington for the
purpose Of consulting the president and
cabinet about modifying some OF the
provisions Of the Plat amendment.
Though the converts, Havana has
been discussing the adSsabihty of this
move for about week. {; was not until
Saturday that official information on
the subject reached Washington. II
the visit Is made by the Cuhans IL will
have TO be- done within the next two
weeks The president and cabinet will
leave Washington ON April 30 for the
Pacific coast. and will DO away six
weeks IL is thought that the Cuban
visitors will want az least a week or 10
days IN which 10 exchange views with
the president and his advisors, 81 ifthey
decide 20 take up the subject before the
summer is we'll advanced they will have
TO be- by the middle Of the month.
II the Cuhans ask for the elimination
from the Plat amendment Of the pro-
visions Of the naval stations and the
right Of this country 20 intervene for
the preservation OF peace end order
they viii be- disappointed, because the
administration has neither the authority
nor the disposition thus TO modify the
act Of congress defining what ought TO
be the relations between Cuba aud the
United States. II is believed, however,
that the visit Of the Cuhans would De
productive Of much good In an educa'
tional way They could obtain from
President Mckinley aud others compe.
tent 10 speak for the government assur.
anccs Of this countrys bencfcient aims
toward Cuba and official guarantee that
neither In spirit nor intent does the
Plat amendment contain anything that
should be construed A. "A yelled purpose
20 establish protcctomte over Cuba In
the meaning of that word Ia the inter.
national code. With these assurance
and guarantees the Cuhans could return
home aud calm whatever fear may ex.
Isl among their people ON this score,
even II they should not bo able 20 stop
the present agitation being stirred up
by the professional politicians who have
personal end 20 serve.
At tho same time Il is thought 10 b.
possible 20 suhscrye the same object
through another device, which may
make unnecessary the visit 10 Washing
60 by a committee OF the constitutional
convention Considerable literature fol
, publication in Cuban newspapers ha.
been sent To the island in the last fcw
days by high officials az Washington
This literature deals frankly with th,
subject aud interprcts seriatim the pro
] NlrlhuH on thN l4tt hNNuuultul W Hru
I this literature has boon disseminated IN
Spanish among all Glasses Of Cuhaus, Il
, is confidently believed chat IL will hay,
. such a quieting eject that the conyen
d ton ut Havana can with safety. 10 Oh,
d political future of rs members, utify
I the platt amendment
+, No objection j, urged in Washington
, rglin.t the proposed visit Of the Cuban
\ committee, aud u tho convention dc
e cidcs ou this course, as now seems prob
4. able. Governor General Wood may Do
/. instructed 90 place au army transport "a
I. the service of the committee -clccie,
and fho visitors will ho treated witt
4 marked official courtesy when they ar
rive here.