The Dolores star., 1901-06-07
CUBANS MUST NOT QUIBBLE
OVER PLATT AMENDMENTS

The Cuban convention Is still In ses.
sion and the message of rejection will
be delivered to 1t Immediately.
The administration Is confident that
the Cubans will understand the atti-
tude Of this government and make &C.
ceptance In proper time.
II Is stated that the earnest desire
Of the President is to retire from Cuba
at the earliest possible moment con.
sistent with the best interests. Of the
people OF the island and the future re.
lations between the new government
and the United States. The problem
is whether Withdrawal under the
amended Platt Jaw will accomplish
that result.
The three main points In which the
action Of the Cuban convention IL re.
garded as unsatisfactory relate, It II
said. to coaling stations. sanitation
and Intervention. The Cuban conven.
tion took from the coaling stations
paragraph of the Platt amendment Ito
obligatory character. and merely au'
thorized the Cuban government In its
judgment to allow the United States
to possess coaling or naval stations
The United States will insist on an ab
solute agreement to grant us these
coaling stations. w-n. -ll
With respect to sanitation the Gu.
bans do not agree to carry out plans
already devised. and In accepting the
Plat amendment modify its provis.
ions so as to change them considera.
bly,.
In the matter OF Intervention our
objection is that the Cubans have 90
changed this vitality important part OF
the Plat 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 IL neces.
sary to secure Cuban independence OF
\ stable government.
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been decided upon, but the probabili.
ty is that the West will be redistrictCd
and that two or three men will be Dent
out 70 form new unions and In NIL
ways possible to strengthen the union
spirit. The executive board Of the
Federation, too, will have Its share
of this work in Strengthening unions
already formed.
Several Of the speakers yesterday
wished that the unions individually
and the Federation, representing the
union collectively, take more active
part In politics. 1t was urged that II
the miners would stand by a tickel
favorable to organized labor generally
and to miners particularly, more could
be commplished than in any othel
way. The speakers were, united on tht
subject OF politics.
There were other delegates, how
ever, who declared that the unions an<
the Federation should first strengthos
themselves and then take an active par
In local politics. These speakers sait
that after mining districts had beer
thoroughly organized: after presen
unions had been strengthened, thel
the unions and the Federation wouls
be in a position to take up politics ant
along political lines to seek their sal
vatiOn.
Indications are that as result Of tn
conventions Of the Miners Federation
and the Western IIabor Union, NOV
going on at the same time in this city
two big organizations will be broueh
closer together. The. question of in
| terchangeable working cards, now II
4 the hands Of a committee, will, It 4
believed, be favorably reported. 1hI
plan is that either organization shal
recognize the union cards Of the Other