The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-05-22

previous TO the declaration of war Wit
| Spain, has dominated all the acts OF IN
/ United States toward Cuba since III
first fleet of United States warships wa
sent from Key West to Havana 10 main
I tain a blockade of the port. Those reso
lutions pledging the United States to es
tablish a Cuban republic dominated by :
/ Cuban government and disclaimins an.
purpose TO seize the island for the pur
pose of aunexing it 10 the United States
| have been fulfilled TO the letter.
Upon the transfer of government anc
control 10 the President and Congress ol
Cuba Brig. Gen. Wood. the retiring gov
ernor general, advised them that sucl
transfer was upon the express under
standing and condition that the new gov
ernment does thereupon and by the ac
ceptance thereof, pursuant 10 the pro
visions of the appendix TO the constitu
ton of Cuba adopted by the constitu
tional convention on the 18th Of June
1901. assume and undertake all the OBJ
legations assumed by the United States
with respect to Cuba by the treaty he
tween the United States of America and
her majesty the Queen Regent of Spain
signed NJ Paris ON the 10th day of De
cember 1898.
Gen. Moods order further read: 1t is
the understanding of the government OF
the United States that the government
of the island will pass 10 the new Presi-
dent and Congress of Cuba as going
concern. all the laws promulgated by the
government of occupation continuing Ill
force and effect and all the judicial and
subordinate executive and administrative
offices continuing in the lawful discharge
of their present functions until changed
by the constitutional officers of the new
government. At the same moment the
responsibility OF the United States for
the collection and expenditure of revenues
and for the proper performance of duty
by the officers and employees of the in
suiar government will end, and the re-
sponsibility of the new government of
Cuba therefor will commance.
Constitutions Provisions.
The Cuban constitution makes it i'm
possible for the island government to en-
ter into any treaty with foreign powers
which will tend TO impair its indepen-
dence. TO 90 in debt beyond its ordinary
revenue receipts and 10 invalidate any
acts of the United States during its
military occupancy. Cuba has given her
pledge 10 keep up the sanitary condition
of the island. The Cuban government
has also agreed that the United States
may exercise the right 10 intervene for
the preservation of Cuban independence
for the maintenance of a government
adequate for the protection of life. prop
erty and individual liberty and for dis
charging the obligations with respect to
Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris
upon the United States. now TO be as
sumed and undertaken by Cuba.
The Cubans have further greed To sell
or lease certain lands for coaling stations
and TO omit from the constitutional boun-
daries of Cuba the Isle of Pines. the
title OF which is to be left to future ad-
justmcnt by treaty
With the exception of these few pro-
visions the republic of Cuba enters upon
its career of independent government alb
solutely free and untrammeled. During
his occupancy Uncle Sam has spent mill
ions Of dollars on the island that he
will never get back and has done a Won
derful amount of work in bettering its
New roads have been con-
structed and old ones repaired. streets
have been cleaned and improved. sewers
have been built and parks laid out, the