Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-23
SIGNS CUBAN TREATY
Island Government and United States
Conclude Compact
SIGNATURES ARE PLACED TO DOCUMENT
All Provisions of Platt Amendment Are
Incorporated.
OBJECTIONS MADE ARE ALL OVERCOME
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MADE ARE ALL OVERCOME
Standing Of New Republic is Now Fully
Recognised.
WAsHlNGTOWS POSITION IS SUSTAINED
NesOtiations PeRdiRs sinee Adoption
of Plat Amendment Are Closed
Satisfactorily by Acauiescenee
of PRlma's Government.

HAVANA, May 22-The permanent
treaty between the United States and Cuba,
in which is incorporated all the provisions
of the Platt amendment, was signed this
afternoon.
The act Of signing the treaty took place
at $3.50 this afternoon at the ONCE Of the
secretary Of state. The signers wero Sec
retary OF state zaldo and United States
Minister Squiers. who constituted special
plenipotentaries for that purpose Senior
zaldo and Mr.. squiers simply met, accom-
panied by their secretaries, and the sign
ing was accomplished and copies OF the
treaty exchanged within a few minutes
The permanent treaty contains no pro-
vision for its abrogation and no extraneous
conditions of any kind 1t simply incor-
porates the entire Platt amendment into
the form of a treaty. The length of time
consumed by the negotiations was prin-
cipally due to the fact that the Cuban
government desired to include in the treaty
various extraneous conditions. especially
one to the effect that there should be no
Intervention into Cuban affairs by the
United States. except through the inter-
veHton OF the United Slater. ali these
conditions were rejected.
The Associated Press's correspondent saw
! a number of senators with respect to the
/ ratification of the naval stations treaties
during this session of congress, but they
were not inclined to be communicative. II
remains evident that there Is a tendency
TO allow the treaties TO so over this ses-
sion.
An urgent message from President Palma,
which win accompany the sending Of TO-
days treaty to the senate. will have a
strong effect
| Senior Sanguilly. the most active opponent
| of the treaties with the United States, satd
he would oppose the permanent treaty. be-
cause under II the United States being the
stronger power, could itself decide when
Intervention was desirable. regardless OF
the wishes OF Cuba. Other senators say
| that the paragraph relating to the Isle Of
Pines should have been eliminated.
/ 1t is now expected that an agreement
covering the details OF tine United States
naval stations viii be reached bg President
Palma and United States Minister squIers
within three weeks.
what the Treaty Contains.
WASHINGTON, May administer souiers
has been at work for several months in the
negotiations with the Cuban government
which were concluded today by the signing
of the permanent treaty which includes
word for word the provisions OF the Piatt
amendment. This amendment was made a
part Of the army appropriation act of the
second session OF the flfty-sixth congress.
Later It was adopted by the Cubans as an
appendix to the constitution adopted by
them. Its incorporation into the form OF
a treaty is in accordance with provision
eight OF the amendment, which specified
shat by way OF further assurance the
government Of Cuba will embody the fore
going provisions into a permanent treaty
with the United States"
| Those nrovtafO,a attcoinctlx afatad
"Cuba is never to enter into any treaty
or other compact with any foreign power
which will impair or tend to impair its
independence. The government Is not 10
assume nor contract any public debt to pay
the interest upon which and to make
reasonable sinking fund provision for the
ultimate payment OF which the revenues
of the island, after paying the government
expenses, shall be inadequate.
Cuba consents that the United States
may intervene for the preservation OF the
Cuban Independence. Cuba ratifes all acts
of the United States in Cuba during the
military occupation. Cuba will make pro-
vision for the sanitation OF the cities OF the
island to the end that recurrence OF
epidemic and infectious diseases may be
prevented
While the permanent treaty mentioned
by Minister squlers contains the provision
of the Platt amendment regarding the Isle
of Pines. the acquisition Of coaiing sta
tions by the United States. the hnal set
tlement of these questions which will In
volve the ownership OF the Isle OF Pines
and the specific location Of the coaling sta
tion will be made the subject OF a special
treaty or treaties between the United States
: and Cuba.
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