The Springfield herald., 1901-06-07

i ne SuDdn convention 10 stIii III Ses-
sion and the message of rejection will
be delivered TO it Immediately.
The administration is confident that
the Cubans will understand the atu-
\ tude of this government and make ac-
| ceptance in proper time.
1t 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 is re-
| garded as unsatisfactory relate. it Is
said, to coalng stations. sanitation
and intervention. The Cuban conven-
| tion took from the coaling stations
paragraph of the Platt amendment its
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 alb
| solute 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 its provis-
ions so as to change them considera-
| bly,.
| In the matter of intervention our
| objection is that the Cubans have SO
changed this vitality important part of
F., the Platt amendment as to make our
right to intervene an ambiguous and
| doubtful matter, whereas we insist on
n straight. unequivocal acknowledge
ment of our right to intervene when in
, our Judgment Intervention is neces-
| sary to secure Cuban independence or
4 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 sent
out to form new unions and in all
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 tho
union collectively. take more active
part in politics. 1t was urged tnat )I
the miners would stand by Il ticket
favorable to organized labor generally,
and to miners particularly, more could
be commplished than in any other
way. The speakers were united on the
subject of politics.
| There We're other delegates, how
ever. who declared that the unions and
the Federation should first strengthen
themselves and then take an activepart
| in local politics. These speakers said
that after mining districts had been
thoroughly organized; after present
unions had been strengthened, then
the unions and the Federation would
be in position Ia take up politics and
along political lines to seek their sal
vation.
Indications are that as n result of the
conventions of the Miners Federation
and the Western Labor Union, now
going on at the same time in this city.
two big organizations will he brought
closer together. The question of in
tcrchangeable working cards. now in
the hands of n committee, will, it is
believed. be favorably reported. This
plan is that either organization shall
recognize the union cards of the other.