Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-31
HATE 10 GIVE CUBA UP
ADVISED 10 Take No Ac-
ton on the Cuban Gonstitutton Un-
I'll. Am erica Il Il n terests Are Assured.

Washit gtei5 jan The iestfon
is Is Whether The tinted Stats shssl
permit NIX Is be 2 free. ind pendent
allsa stvsi- tgn coutltry Or Insist sip0r
glls sxereis a Tf3tecporate has iea,si
sSeel BY m@nsftvss of both aoaises
0ngrss 0psnloli is widely DIVIDED 81
ssgli members silink that under tfe
rts hutton passed Ii 1898 tsle United
states iSseaged itssgf 10 give full .sov.r-
ssflty ARD that ii cannot now +xefcisesi
A I5ratse torate unless the C'ubans invite
~ Limited States To xercise such au-i
hotity Senators ard Tepres entatives
siiike. however. agrse tlat he C,ubans
4n preparing institution which in
eS7ssi'y IL al ignores The xissence Of the
Ffnitsd STATES nave shawn themselves
sunmindfal their obligations to this
country
congress alt3es not want q act On the
cuban constitution ttiis session. Pre-
a5set ions Of trouble wiiti the N'ubalis be-
fQre their constitution is approved BY
tlis country and their stable govern
iEent sssr UP are freely made, but the
barfasslnsrst Of tbs administration
in isw Of tie resolution Of 1898 is evil
nj IN ali sidss In this resolution the
iliie9h states dssclalnls any disposition
g exercise soSere ignry' oyer the is
lard. At the present molnerat this is
the. store wan against which tns gov
eminent wIll run.
One of the leading republicans Of the
committed on relations with Cuba who
= probably more familiar with the
INFECT than any other member of the
senate, sa. that he questioned the
wisdom Of the president in proposing
70 transmit to congress the new Cuban
\ Constitution as soon as received In
ltle first place. said he it is a practi-
I sal impcssibilitI for congress al this
time 10 go into a discussion of the Gu
ban question. Resides the Cuban con-
st.tutions according g the extracts
from It which have been printed. does
not disclose the slightest mark of APP
probation toward the United States
government for the sacrifices ii has
made in behalf OF the Gubans He
continued:
There are four provisions which
should be Inserted in that constitution
in order to make it acceptable u this
4 government.
allow the, United States 10 MAINTAIN
I lto'Nd III - 'fADdii POI
- That the military force OF the
/ United States shall be retained in Cuba
liInti1 this government is fully satisfied
of the pacification of the inhabitants OF
the island and Of the establishment Of
a form of government which will be
satisfactory to the United States and
4 guard the protection of rights and in
terests of American citizens.
g. That the Cuban government
4 shall not contract any debts without
the approval of this government.
4 "A That Cuba shall not make any
treaties with foreign powers except
4 with the consent of the United States.
You may cali that a protectorate Of
what you choose, but in my judgment
4 these. four demands should be noorpo-
4 rated in the proposed constitution. ant
without them do not see how it car
be acceptable to this government
Members Of the committee on foreign
Z relations are positive in the Opinion
I that congress has no jurisdiction ovel
Cuba in the face Of the joint resolution
recognizing the independence Of Cuba