Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-01
ANGUS PLATT
AMENDMENT.
citations May Result From
'''' Course Of Administrative"
, REJECTING ACCEPTANCE
..,,. who voted Tor 1t sa, sub
p'l'sa'','' ,ac,uded surprise In H''-
jew and disappointment.

$50, lime Ia dispatch to the
New Yum ,.'r, Havana says Washing
Fco'n ,... l,.' regarding possible compli-
20 'u', 0ssr the acceptance OF the sp,
alton, ot ,no &c constitution have caused
pix 70 .ness among the members
ene un,a .d AS adoption, but the dis
vho seq, y. 70 await official Information
o'lu'D sboved that there is no prop
a ss,r tsa, the convention would MAKE MAKE
'suD" n,coas in the form IN Whieh
|nhhsr 'u"' 5os couched Opinion is
|aNeplAh. thof such an attempt Would
|porolD.y' conseryatiye forces Whlch
|dgupl VN having the Plat amend,
sacs'',yog, Interpreted and ade s,,, io, a.I
|Te|, nlace the radicals ID lu'' oo'''0'
a, situatIon' .,,s pbo voted for
4 NN " cav that the subject 10 con
n aC.l,A. t6e only thing LETT Tor me
4 cldl a, now Is 10 frame an electoral
4 tNi'luy",o Al be dissolved by military
4 lf o, es ,be statu quo remain ul~
sTeed. They do not a 40 hem Grill.
tl,ls alternative. some oi them ,, e,i'i
i.' ,S o.' reports that the collv . tSa
ds ps sypec.ed TO incorporate me
vas w. M the interviews win Sec!'
llDs'.n,5' cav this criticism should nave
R@i sn1 1,a,ni,ted earlier, since such
ben IOIi'" ', bsen manifested by the
puIp0s. s,pca the return from WASH
cirVehuO uc"olberto Gomez and other
nN0h, s,Ised the same point that
I1a ,sa IN nave been raised Vy On i',,l
'ssDs sspators This was that WINE
s'l''s . os' national administrators
ws ~ s.o hound by the terms OF the
msu, ', as embodied in the appen-
M'eIN N"' demonstrations or Congress
Ok, lu ,,a w, he bound. The reply OF
6 "Vu nyoryotiyes was that acceptance
iAe oo ,i,, means Of preparing the way
", , me- negotiation Of a treaty wv, WIN s 9iIe
~ I..t, "i states which would insure uelln-
.a'' ,Se relations Of cuba on per,
.ns n.y.. "t bass. This argument secured
me 5, m'y nrosoactlye withdrawal of the
Ihe 0t ,roons Is not looked on here
Aneiue" become serious question,
~ i@oi' rnhans are quite temperate on
E 1 subject The preyaillng OPINION
y. 1I ,bat ne presence Of the troops VIII
m ~, 'i be Questioned until the ilnal steps III
w.. .So q formau.7 Of a Cuban government
w lS comnletej. The conservative po-
S a.V.o, ciaments and commercial inllu-
N.,.o' vbirh were preparing TO partlcl-
'te' In the formation OF a government
,',, the bad effects Of hitch
u'p ,. 'I MN, while uneasy at the prospect
tbev have full confidence IN the WASH
,ngton authorities and ace not alarmed;
ma mpoiflpal campaign has closed
,n1 today Saturday the mayors ana
' XXX win be elected throughout the
isiar5 The chief feature Of the Ha-
'osa campaign has been the great re-
copiion given to MOnt0rO and other Ola
ouioponisi leaders at a meeting OF the
polo7 democratic party, II was larger
tan the rallies Of either nationals cor
rNuNcans Montoro's fame was the
magnet which drew the crowd, but Gu
ban politicians all admit the signiil-
aroa of his welcome. lie spoke for
Carlos Garcia. candidate for mayor,
bl, his speach went beyond local Is
sues and announced an aggressive poll
yot recognizing Cubas relation to the
Clited States,
The only place where the municipal
contest has become serious IS In san
tago Word has been received that
various officials were resigning ana
that the other parties would not go TO
he polls because the nationals, under
he leadership Of Correoso, n radical
anti Plat delegate to the convention,
we're lnsistir that the presence Of
American soldiers was necessary to In
sure a peaceful election.
SURPRISE IN HAVANA.
Havana May 2l.-The decision Of the
ll,ed States government not to ac-
%, the Cuban constitution as adopt
e by the Havana convention, caused
reat surprise and keen disappointment
% those members Of that convention
7ho voted In favor Of the constitution
az adopted
Two leading conservatives. who were
Interviewed tonight ON the subject,
aid In substance that they had reason
20 believe that the conventions action
would be acceptable TO Washington,
and that otherwise they would not
have voted for the majority report as
submitted They also pointed out that
u order to avoid a possibility Of re-
leeuon the majority report had been
changed at the last moment 10y strik-
mo out the Interpretation at the end
q lhe clauses and putting these in the
lgm OF a resolution by themselves,
mus accepting the Plat amendment
al passed By Congress.
II is true" said one Of the conser-
valves in question, that the commit
zee interpretations Of the explanations
oi The Teller resolution, which were
offered by GOv.-Gen. Wood and Secy.
Root together with the Washington
.ylinlsslons report, were included
"l'n The Plat amendment as an APP
'ehliN % the constitution: but when
We voted on the report, II was with but
-he purpose IN view-to accept the
1ati amendment"
both deleeates expressed regret that
Notwithstanding had arisen. and
4ll thew doubted that the convention
syuld now reconsider its action, as the
lshI had been hot, the victory had
zen won by only one vote; and those
tno had tried to do their duty toward
aelr country had been bitterly assailed
y traitors and perjurers.
sshors Capote and Tamayo had a
gng conference with Gen. Wood to-
zen Wood, In the course OF a brief
ll'erview said. ~ never understood
lat the explanations OF secv. Root
'oud BE- Incorporated in the accept
'uye' | always considered that the
invention regarded these explanations
y r.,Npanations merely, and that they
'ouia hot form part OF the accept
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