The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-20
PLATT LAW NOT POPULAR.

The minority report says:
1.-The explanations given to the commits
mission in Washington show that the
Platt law does not express the wishes or
the United States. It was intended to
protect the independence of Cuba, our
the wording gives other Interpretations
1.-THE United States is inconsistent in
asking naval stations, when the amend
ment provides that concessions shall be
given to foreign powers. Such a de-
mand raises the question whether the
United States does not consider CUBA
part of their possessions.
The report of the minority virtually ec-
cepts the first and second clauses. Fof
the third clause the following Is supstl-
tuted:
THAT the government of Cuoa SUP
scribes to the Monroe doctrine ana WIN
help the United States to enforce IT
against other nations trying to Violate IT,
For the fourth clause the following -
substituted:
"Cuba. does not recognize acts OF inter
vention which are not in conformity
with the Foraker resolution and the
laws of the United States.
The seventh clause reads: ~"Cuba Will
maintain naval stations, handing them
over to the United States In time Oh
war" -
ISNSN-----N
a commercial treaty based upon recl-
procity.
The report of the majority has caused
considerable surprise. It was generaily
believed that the committee. on relaUohs
would recommend an acceptance OF the
Piatt amendment on the basis OF the IN
terpretation given by Secretary ROOT, put
it was not expected that such ADDITIONS
would be made to various clauses as the
m majority recommend.
MAJORITY REJECT PLATTIsM.
A prominent Cuban attorney said to-
night: THE majority report is not an
acceptance of the Platt amendment as
it distinguishes intervention on different
grounds"
A person who is in close touch with
the Spanish government made the fol
lowing statement to a representative of
the Associated Press: ut is a fact to
which the attention of all Americans
should be called that not only Spain,
but Spanish residents in Cuba-both
those who have retained their Spanish
nationality by inscription and those who
have become Cuban by not inscribing-
are closely watching developments in this
matter of the relations. between. the
United States and Cuba. This is a ques-
ton which seems to involve more than
the Platt amendment merely. 1t seems
to tend ultimately toward annexation.
"Spaniards here and in Spain favor an
neXation. Not only they fear that any
government by Cubans not controlled
by the United States would endanger
property and perhaps life, but they also
favor annexation because they believe
it would restore the Spanish influence
in. politics, because with the alliance
they would make with the sautonomfsts,
the conservative Cubans end the Ameri-
cans who belong here, they would con-
troll the politics Of the island by an over
whelming majority.
ANNEXATION IS DESIRED.
This condition would meet with the
approval of Spain because in her COM
mercial relations with Cuba she would
be benefited by the preponderance OF
Spanish influence. Spain has great inf1u-
ence i'll South America and is trying to
maintain her influence In Cuba. The
only solution of the problem Is annexa-
ton. Spaniards will not become Cubans,
but they are ready to become citizens of
the United States.
"All the Spaniards in Cuba and con-
servative Cubans desire that the Platt
amendment be not accepted, hoping In
that case the Americans will take q
more annexationist view In regard to
the relations between the United States
and Cuba. Many Spaniards and Cubans
have even gone as far as to approach
Gov Gen. Wood privately to tell