Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1901-06-20
A MAJORITY OF THREE
Cuban Constitutional Convention Adop'S
the Platt Amendment.
ONLY FOUR DELEGATES ABSENT
Vote Represents Actual Majority OF 'he
Entire Body-Senor Ferrer Believes
acceptance to Be the Best Solution to
the Cuban Problem.

HAVANA, June 13.-The Cuban con-
stitutional convention today accepted
the Plat amendment by a vote of six
teen to eleven. The resolution to &C
cept was carried without discussion.
Immediately after the opening of
the session Seniors Tamio, Valluendas
and Quesada, constituting a majority
of the committee on relations, submit
ted as a substitute for the committees
former report the Platt amendment as
passed by congress, recommending
that it be accepted and made an ap-
pendix to the constitution. In the vote
On the resolution twenty-seven dele
gates present divided as follows:
In favor Of acceptance: Seniors Ca
pote, Villuendas, Jose M. Gomez, Ia
mayo, Monteagudo, Delgado, Betan-
court, Giberga, Lloreente, Quesada,
Sanguilly, Nunez, Rodriguez, Berriel,
Quilez and Ferrer.
Opposed to acceptance: Seniors Fay
as, Aleman, Eudaldo, TamGyo, Juan
Gualberto Gomez, Cisneros, Silvala.
Forum, Lacret, Portuondo, Castro
and Manduley.
Seniors Rivera, Correoso, Gener and
Robau were absent. Seniors Gener
and Robau voted against acceptance
in the previous division.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The news
of the adoption of the Plat amend
ment by the Cuban constitutional con-
yention was received with genuine
qualification here. The administra-
ton officials all along have felt conf
dent that its ratification would be ac-
complished when the Cubans realized
that this government was firm in its
attitude regarding the amendment and
that it's acceptance would be necessary
before the United States would consen.
to withdraw it's supervision from the
island.
Now that the Cubans nave demon
trsted their good faith in the United
States it is expected that a fairly
speedy evacuation of the island will
follow, contingent only upon the es-
Enlistment Of a stable government in
the island. Just to what extent the
United States will require practical
evidence of this fact is not definitely
1xnown h,,& &ho If al IL horo &hipJ y +ho}
such steps should be taken by the Gu
bans as will demonstrate their ability
to maintain order and peace, SO that
the interests of all the people, nakive
and foreign, shall be adequately bro
tected. An effective police fore and
other measures necessary to the pre-
servation of good order and sanitation
are deemed as essential prerequisites
in the formation of the new govern
ment. The mere physical question of
the withdrawal of the American mi
litia from the island can be accom-
plished without much delay.
One cabinet officer, speaking of the
matter tonight, expressed the opinion
that if the other requirements are met
our withdrawal might be accomplished
during the summer and that Cuban
independence might be a reality by
next autumn.
General Wood communicated to the
War department officially the fact that
the amendment had been adopted.
When Secretary Of State John Hay
read the dispatch he said: Gas an old
friend of Cuban independence for the
last thirty years, I am most gratifed
to learn that the Cuban convention
has done what is so clearly to the ad-
vantage of the Cuban people,"