The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-25
THE CUBANS
GIVE IN
The Amendment
Is Accepted
Fully.

IL. The resolution TO Hgopt was chiIleu
without discussion. Immediately after
the opening of the session Senors Ia
mayo. viiuendas and Quesada, consu-
tuting a majority of the Committee on
Relations. submitted as a substitute for
the committees former report the Piatt
amendment as passed by Congress. rec
ommending that 1t be made an appen-
dix to the constitution
In vote on the resolution the TWEEN
ty-seven delegates present divided as
follows:
In favor of acceptance-Senors Ca
pote, villuendas, Jose NJ. Gomez, Ia
mayo, Monteaguedo, Delgado, Betan-
court. Giberga, Ilorente, Quesada, San
gully, Nunez, Rodriguez. Berriel.
Quilez and Ferrer.
Opposed to acceptance-Senors Zayas.
Aleman, Eudaldo Tamayo, Juan Gual-
berto Gomez, Cisneros, Silvela, Fortun,
Iacret, Portuondo, Castro and Man
duiey.
Seniors Rivera Correoso, Gener and
Robau were absent. The latter two
voted against acceptance in the pre-
vious division. Senior Ferrer voted
with the Conservatives, explaining his
change of attitude by asserting that he
believed acceptance would be the best
solution of the problem.
The convention will now appoint
commission to darw up the electoral
law.
WHAT ROOT SAYS.
BUFFALO, N. Y. June 12.-Secretary
Of War Root was tonight shown the
dispatch from Havana announcing the
adoption OF the Platt amendment by
the Cuban Constitutional Convention.
He said: "If the Cuban convention has
adopted the Platt amendment 1t has
done the wisest and most patriotic
thing possible for Cuba. 1t means the
independence of Cuba. and ell that is
best and freest in Cuba will be backed
by all that is best in the United States"
When Secretary of State Hay read
the dispatch, he said: "As an old
friend of Cuban independence for the
last thirty years, am most gratified to
learn that the Cuban convention has
done what is so clearly to the advant-
age Of the Cuban people"
RESULTS OF PUBLICATION.
NEW YORK, June H.-The Trib-
une's Washington special says: At the !
Cabinet meeting on Tuesday Of this
week the President laid before his Off
cial advisers the most favorable re- |
dicating that Secretary Roots sharp
and unambiguous note Of ten days ago
was having the desired effect on all
classes of Cubans. In this note the |
Secretary said plainly that the Unit
ed States would not be trfied with !
by the Cuban politicians. and that un-
til the Platt amendment, without
notifications or Interpretations" was
incorporated into the organic law Of
the Island, Cuba could not bee ONE an
independent sovereignty. 1t appears
from cable dispatches that all or
part Of Mr.. Roots note has been print
ed In one or more Havana papers. 1t
is not known who gave II out for pub
lication, and the propriety of this ac
tion is seriously questioned by War
Department officials. The Secretary OF
War has purposely withheld this i'm
portant document from publication in
the United States for fear that pub
licity pending settlement OF the issues
would lead to embarrassment. and 1t is
likely that when Mr. Root returns to
Washington he will Immediately in
struct General Wood to make a care
full inquiry into the matter and send
full report to Washington, so that
the War Department may know In flu
ture whom to trust In the convention
at Havana. At the same time 1t is sug-
gested that publication or the Secre-
tary's note actually did good instead of
harm, In that II enabled some of the
timid politicians in the constitutional
convention to show their constituents
that It was useless longer 10 obstruct
the policy OF the United States in Gu
ba.
THE PROBABLE RESULTS.
NEW YORK, June 14.-A special 10
the Tribune from Washington says:
The acceptance OF the Plat amend
ment without qualification by the Gu
ban constitutional convention will form
one OF the principal topics of discus
sion at the Cabinet meeting Saturday.
Now that the Plat amendment has be-
come part of the organic laws of
Cuba, Interest naturally is aroused as
to when the President VIII be- author
lied TO withdraw the United States
troops and turn the island completely
over To the Cubans, The Cabinet prob
ably VIII address itself 10 this phase
Of the question AZ Saturdays meeting
However, as there is no division "a.
opinion among Cabinet members on
This point, the discussion II not likely
10 be prolonged
There Is no doubt at an In the mind
of any body who has given the subject
much thought that the President is
not authorized 10 withdraw the trolps
Immediately, ON the contrary. he can
not do this until an the requirements
uf the Plat law have been compiled
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