The news & observer., 1901-04-12
OFFERED ON A BAYONET
Troops Won't be Withdrawn Till It's
Swallowed.
CuBANs MAY COME TO WASHINGTON
This viii Not Avail Them. The Delegation
win be Informed that the Admins.
tration is Inexorable; the Pill
Must b, Taken.
(By the Associa.e Press. J

Washington, April 10.-InforInatioa was
received at the War Department today
to the effect that the Cuban Constitu-
tional Convention is contemplating Sc nd-
ing a commission here to consult witl
the President and Secretary Of War re-
garding the Platt Amendment and The
relations Of the United States with Cuba
While it is known that the Adn!nstra-
tion would much prefer to have fhe Con
stitutional Convention accept The Plat
Amendment instead o. sending such a
commission, it would rather the conrl's-
sion should visit this country and discuss
the subject than that the Platt legisla-
tion should be rejected. Flat rejection
would leave matters in strained condi-
tion.
The commission will visit this country
upon its own responsibility as an invita-
tion to come might imply disposition
upon the part of this Government to
make concessions. 1t has been suggest
ed that some of the most radical oppo-
nents of United States control be mem
bers of the commission in order that they
may ascertain definitely what the situa-
tion is in the United States.
There has been some discussion as to
what such commission can accomplish
by coming to Washington. 1t is said for
one thing that it can obtain definitely
from the President and Secretary of War
a construction of the Platt Amendment.
The third section relating to Intervention
is the one which meets with the great
est objection from the Cubans, and 1t is
believed that the Administration can
convince the delegation that there is moth
ing but the best of intentions on the part
of this Government toward Cuba. The
requirement that the Cubans shall adopt
substantially the terms of the Platt
Amendment also can be construed.
The delegation, it is said, will learn
that the Cubans can hope for no modifi-
cation of the law by Congress and that
nothing can be accomplished by waiting
until another session. 1t also will be
made plain that the Administration does
not wish any modification and that the
spirit of the PIatt Amendment must be
accepted. The delegation will be inform
ed they can tell the members of the con-
yention upon their return that until the
conditions Gf the Platt Amendment are
complied with the United States will con-
tinue to exercise authority in the islands
under it's military power.
There is desire upon the part of the
Cuhans to have some information as to
what may be meant by eoaling stations
1t is understood that the delegates have
been given an intimation that the selec-
tions are not likely to be made within
any of the cities of Cuba, but at points
which the United States regards as con-
venient for warships. Probably the dele
cation may desire additional assurances
from the President upon this point, when
it comes to the United States.
TWO IMPRISONED SPEECHES.
Havana, April 1O.--The Cuban Con
stitutional Convention at today's session
took no action regarding the proposal
to appoint commission to 20 to Wash
ington in reference to the future ela-i
tions between Cuba and the :Tnited
States. The whole time was taken up
fY Senior Juan Gualberto Gomez and
General Sanguily, who made long and
impassioned speeches, the foriGe!
against the Platt amendment and the
latter in it's favor