The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-04-19
:CUBANS REVERSE ACTION
Convention Reconsiders Reversion
of the Plat Amendment for
the Time Being.
SENDS A COMMISSION TO WASHINGTON.
After Consultation with the PresA-
dent Report Will BE Made-sie"s
Expressed at . Conference HeAo
i'm Warrington - Annexation may
he the Outcome.

Expressed AT u COnAcEeAc0
i'm Warrington - Annexation May
he the Outcome.
Havana, April 15.-The Cuban con-
stitutional convention has reconsld-
cred it's rejection of the Plat amend
ment and decided neither to approve
nor reject it until commission goes
to Washington to reach the "best pos
sible agreement" with President Nc
Kinley and reports back to Havana.
Refused to Co ON Record.
This was done because the radicals
refused to go ON record outright as
rejecting the amendment, though yes
terday's action did that in everything
except explicit terms. When Senior
Nunez. in behalf of the conservatives,
pushed the fight to force the radicals
to make a f1at-footed declaration the
latter surrendered and accepted to-
days compromise.
Will Not BE Binding.
The commission to be sent Washing
ton, as the resolution provides, shall
endeavor to reach the best possible
agreement with President Mckinley,
but it is explicitly provided that moth
ing it shall agree to or offer shall be
binding unless accepted by the con-
stitution convention IS whole.
Must Accept.
Washington, April 15.-At the con-
ferences held here, participated in by
the president, Secretary Root, Secre-
tary Hay, Chairman Hit, Senator Gull
lon. Senator McComas. Senator Cock
rell and others, the opinion was ex-
pressed without hesitation that the
action by the Cuban convention could
not be considered final in any degree.
It is believed, on the contrary, that
if a commission is sent here its MEM
bers will discover speedily the actual
situation, will hasten back to Cuba,
and tell the people there that, whether
they like it or not, they must accept
one of two propositions, the first be-
ing independence on the exact condi-
tons imposed by congress, and the
second, annexation to the United
States.
Declares Rul1nE E1nal.
"By not accepting the terms of the
Platt amendment said Senator Nc
Comas, 1.-The Cubans are standing IN
their own light. This amendment was
necessary and ultimate. We cannot
change a single one of the provisions
of the amendment in justice to the
Cubans themselves, not taking ipto
consideration our own interests. Each
provision is prop to future re-
public. If committee comes up here
from the Cuban constitutional con-
vention I think it will find that out.
The commissioners certainly cannot
accomplish anything in the way OF
notifications of the Platt amendment.
They will learn what they ought to
know now, that the president has no
power to repeal or modify an act of
congress. They will be treated all
right when they visit Washington,
but I believe they will go back home
with palmer ideas of the intentions of
the government"
Expect. ACCEPTANCE.
II do not consider the vote of the
Cuban convention in rejecting the
Platt amendment as final," said SEN
ator Cockrell, member of the SEN
ate committee on Cuba, after con-
ference with Secretary Root on this
subject. "Thc convention has voted
eight or ten times on the subject, and
it has done nothing decisive in the
matter. From my knowledge of the
situation, I do not believe the vote
yesterday amounted to any more than
those taken before. I believe the Gu
bans will finally accept the conditions
imposed by congress, although sew
eral more votes may be taken before
the delegates arrive at that point"
Act Like Annexationists.
Chicago, April 15.-"The Cubans in
rejecting the terms of congress are
acting like good annexationists," said
Congressman Joseph w. Babcock, of
Wisconsin, at the Auditorium. 1T
looks like long term of American
occupancy, probably indefinite. The
president asked congress to declare
it's will. Congress did so and laid down
the Cubans now reject. They are not
defying the wishes of the president.
They are running counter to the terms
of congress. The president has no
option. He is merely carrying out the
| instructions of congress-"
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