New Ulm review., 1901-03-06
Delegates to Constitutional Con.
vention Do Not Like Action
of Congress.
SAID THEY WILL NOT AGREE TO TERMS.
Gov. Gen. Wood Advises Against Any
Rash Action-Senor Capote, Presi-
dent of the Convention, Amazed
Says American Press Has Misrep-
resented the Situation.

HAVANA, Marcn 4.-SenOr CdpOLe,
president of the Cuban constitutional
convention, called upon Governor Gen
eral Wood Friday morning and in
formed him that the convention felt it
self in an embarrassing position, owing
to the vote in the United States senate.
whether to continue the sessions or to
dissolve. Gen. Wood advised him to
urge the convention not to take any
rash action. but to complete its work
as originally outlined, drawing up the
electoral law
Several delegates, on hearing Friday
evening that congress had adopted the
amendment, said this would not affect
the attitude of the convention, as its
members would not agree to the scheme
OF relations suggested in the amend
ment.
The full text of the amendment was
received by Gen. Wood Tuesday night
and was given the following morning
to Senor Tamayo. chairman of the re-
lations committee. Senior Tamayo said
at the time that the committee had
reached its conclusions, but he was
urged to withhold an announcement of
those conclusions until the proposed
amendment had been considered. in or
der to avoid the possibility of radical
changes of opinion if the amendment
should be adopted. The convention
nevertheless, insisted upon announcing
its views publicly and immedia tely, be-
fore presenting them to Gen. Wood,
who did not receive them in official
form until 20 hours later. The con-
servative element feels that this act,
coupled with the conven ton S ignoring
of the views of the executive depart
ment at Washington, has placed the
Cubans in an unenvia BILE light
Cuba Will Never Yield.
New York, March 4.-Mendez Capote,
the president of the Cuban constitu-
tional convention. is quoted in a Ha-
vana dispatch to the World as saying,
not in his official capacity, but as a
member of the convention, relative to
the Cuban situation and the islands
relations with the United States:
II regret that the senate has passed q
fiat resolution. 1t is most distasteful and
betrays a total misunderstanding of the
situation. I am amazed at the reported
declaration of Secretary Root that the
Cubans must agree to the concessions pro-
posed.
II do not believe that the convention
will yield. Personally I will never con-
cede coaling stations or the right to con-
troll our foreign affairs. They would mean
interference in local affairs at any time
and also the maintenance of unheard of
relations.
"We ask only the fulfllment of the prom
ise of the United States, which was accept
ed as it was made l am surprised at the
utterly false statement in the American
press which appears to be campaigning
against u.s.
1t has Systematically created the inn
preston that we are ignoring President
Mckinley's express desires and failing to
embody in the constitution his opinions
as to the relations which should exist be-
tween Cuba and the United States On
the contrary. the convention was instruct
ed to consider those opinions. Subsequent
~ there was further suppression of facts
and fabrication of statements in the at
tempt to convince Americans that we
should accept the terms which Secretary
Root presented. Having rejected those,
the senate's action is intended to frighten
us. Whether it will Go so remains to be
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