The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-30
CUBAN TREATY SIGNED.
Presiaent Palna WILL Urge the Sea-
ate TO Rstify Action Taken
at Havana.

Il
| treaty between the United States and
Cuba in which Is incorporated all the
provisions of the Platt amendment
was signed Friday afternoon.
The act of signing the treaty oc-
CURED at 4:30 Friday afternoon at the
Office Of the secretary Of state. The
signers were Secretary of State Zaldo
and United States Minister Squiers,
who were constituted special plenipo-
tentiaries for that purpose. Senior
Zaldo and Mr.. Squiers simply met, ac-
companied by their secretaries, and the
signing was accomplished and copies
of the treaty exchanged within few
minutes. The permanent treaty con-
tains no provision FOR its abrogation
and no extraneous conditions of any
kind. 1t simply Incorporates the en-
tire Platt amendment into the form Of
a treaty. The length of time consumed
by the negotiations was principally 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 IN Cuban affairs by the.
United States except through the in
itiative of the president of Cuba. All
these conditions were rejected.
The correspondent saw q number OF
senators with reference to the pros
poets of the ratification of both the
permanent and naval stations treaties
during this session of congress, but
they were not inclined to be commune
cative. 1t remains evident that there is
an inclination to allow the treaties to
go over this session. 1t is believed that
an urgent message from President Pal
ma. which will accompany the sending
of the permanent treaty to the senate,
will have strong influence in the di-
rection of ratification, Senior Sanguil-
", the most active opponent of the
treaties with the United States, said he
would oppose the permanent treaty
because under il the United States, be-
ing the stronger power, could itself
decide when intervention was desir.
able regardless of the wishes of Cuba.
Other senator's say that the para
graph relating to- the Isle of Pines
should have been eliminated.
Washington, May 23-Minister
Squiers has been at work for several
months in the negotiations with the
Cuban government which were con-
cluded Friday by the signing of the
permanent treaty which includes, WORT
for word, the provisions of the Platt
amendment. This amendment was
made part Of the army appropriation
act of the second session of the Fifty
sixth congress. 1t, therefore. became
law of the United States. Later it
was added by the Cubans as an appen-
dix to the constitution adopted by
them. It's incorporation into the form
of n treaty is in accordance with pro-
vision of the amendment. which
specified by way of further assurance
"the government of Cuba will embody
the foregoing provisions into a per-
manent treaty with the United States"
These provisions, succinctly stated,
are as follows:
Cuba is never to enter into any treaty
or other compact with any foreign
power which will impair or tend to i'm
pair its independence. The govern
ment is not to assume nor contract
any public debt to pay the interest up
on which and to make reasonable sink
ing fund provision for the ultimate
payment or delivery of revenues of the
island after paying the government ex-
penses shall be inadequate. Cuba con-
sents that the United States may inter-
vene for the preservation of Cuban in
dependence. Cuba ratifies all acts Of
the United States in Cuba done during
the military occupation. Cuba will
make provision 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 men,
toned by Minister Squiers contains the
provisions of the Plat amendment re-
garding the Isle of Pines, the acquisi-
tion of coaling stations by the United
States, the final settlement of these
questions, which will involve the own
ership 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.