The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-01
DISAPPOINTMENT IN CUBA
SURPRISE AT THE REJECTION OF
 THE CONSTIPATION.
Declare They Had Reason to Believe 1t Would be Acceptable to WashfngtOn-DOubt as to Whether the Convention VII Now Reconsider Its Action,
Its Action,

Havana, May 31.-The decision of the l united States government not to &C., l cept the Cuban constitution as adopted 1 by the Havana convention caused great
 surprise and keen disappointment to | those members of the convention who voted in favor of the constitution as | adopted. Two leading conservat tives | who were interviewed tonight on the | subject said in substance that they had reason to suppose that the constitution would be acceptable to Washington and that otherwise they would not, have voted for the majority report as sub
 mitted. They also pointed out that in order to avoid a possibility of rejection the majority report had been changed at the last moment by striking out the interpretations at the end of the clauses and putting these in the form of resolution by themselves, thus ac- cepting the Platt amendment as passed by congress.
 Tt is true" said one of the conserva- tives in question, %that the committed interpretations of the explanations of the Teller resolution which were offered by Governor General Wood and Secre- tary Root, together with the Washing ton commissions report, were included with the Platt amendment as an ap- pendix to the constitution; but when we voted on the report it was with but one purpose in view, namely, to accept the Platt amendment"
 Both delegates expressed regret that misunderstanding had arisen and said they doubted that the convention would now reconsider its action, as the fight had been hot, the victory had been won by only vote, and those who had tried to do their duty toward their country had been bitterly assailed as traitors and perjurers. Senores Capote and Ia mayo had long conference with Gen. eral Wood to- night.
 General Wood, in the course of brief interview, said: T never understood that the explanations of Secretary Root would be incorporated in the accept ance. I always considered that the convention regarded these explanations as explanati tions merely, and that they would not form part of the accept ance."
 Washington, May 31.--The three main points in which the action of the Cuban constitutional convention is regarded as unsatisfactory by this government, relates, it is said, to coaling stations sanitation and intervention.
 The Cuban convention took from the coaling stations paragraph of the Platt amendment, it's obligatory character and merely authorized the Cuban gov ernment in it's judgment to allow the United States to possess coaling or na- val stations. The United States will insist on an absolute agreement to grant us these coaling stations.
 With respect to sanitation the Gu bans do not agree to carry out plans already devised, and, in accepting the Platt amendment, modify it's provi- sions so as to change them consider ably.
 In the matter of intervention our ob jection Is that the Cubans have so changed these vitally important parts of the Platt amendment as to make our right to intervene an ambiguous and doubtful matter, whereas we insist on a straight, unequivocal acknowledg- ment of our right to intervene when in our judgment intervention is neces- sary to assure Cuban independence or a stable government.