Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
CUBAN TREATY SIGNED
Accomplished Finally Yes
terday Afternoon.
PLATT AMENDMENT
PROVISIONS ALMOST WORD FOR
WORD INCORPORATED.
Full Text of Document Not Made
Public-Our Right to
Intervene.
PLATT AMENDMENT

An Associated Press dispatch from Ha-
vana last night tells of the signing OF the
permanent treaty between the Unlteo
States and Cuba yesterday afternoon.
The signers were Secretary OF State Aal-
do and United States Minister Squiers, VINO
were constituted special plenipotentlarles
for that purpose Senior Zaldo and Mr..
Suuiers simply met, accompanied by their
secretaries, and the signing was accom-
plished and copies of the treaty exchanged
within a few minutes.
The permanent treaty contains no pro-
vision for it's abrogation and no extraneous
conditions of any kind 1t simply lncorpo-
rates the entire Platt amendment INTO lhc
form of treaty. The length Oh time con
sumed by the negotiations was prlncipais
due tn the fact that the Cuban government
desired to include in the treaty various
extraneous conditions, especially one ~
the effect that there should be no Hi.ei
,,ap+ion in Cuban affairs by the United
States except through initiative OF tne
president of Cuba. All these conditions
were rejected
May Go Over This Session.
The Associated Press correspondent saw
=. number of senators with reference 10
the prospects of the ratification OF poth
the permanent and naval stations treates
during this session of Congress, but they
u,are not inclined to be communicative.
IT remains evident that there Is an IN
clination to allow the treaties TO go over
this session. -. ,,os, e,a
from President Palma, which will accom-
many the sending of todays treaty 10 the
Senate. will have a strong influence IN tne
direction of ratification. senior SANS uiis /,
the most active opponent OF the IeatieS
Wit rat
nose the permanent treaty because uiuel
it the United States, being the stloi tsn
mower could itself decide when lnterVehlioi :
was desirable, regardless OF ear s mls re-
cuba Others say that the par apE
Iatine to the Isle of Pines shouid nave
II is now expected that an agreement
covering the details OF the oiiit t. Prasi
naval stations will be reached ny
dent Palma and United States Miiii@'ei
Souiers within three weeks.
Minister Souiers has been at work LOT sIv "
arai rnonths in the negotiations with the
Cuban government which were cohciuueu
Yesterday by the signing OF the perrin .,ao
treaty which includes word TOT worn ~ .u y
provisions of the Platt amendment ms
aamendment was made a part of the army
appropriation act of the second session VI
the Fifty-sixth Congress. 1t, therefore, pe-
came a law of the United States.
Later it was added by the Cuoans as an an
them Its incorporation into the form Oh a
treaty is in accordance with provision Oh
the amendment which specihed that by way
of further assurance the government VI
Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions
into a permanent treaty with the United
States"
These provisions succinctly stated are as
follows
Provisions of Treaty.
Cuba Is never to enter into any treaty OF
other compact with any foreign power
which will impair or tend to impair its in
dependence.
The government Is not to assume nor con-
tract any public debt to pay the interest
upon which and to make reasonable sinking
fund provision for the ultimate payment Of
which the ordinary revenues OF the Island,
after paying the government expenses
shall be inadequate.
cuba consents that the United States may
intervene for the preservation OF Cuban IN
dependence.
Cuba ratifies all acts of the United States
in Cuba done during the military occupa-
ton.
Cuba will make provision for the SANTA
ton Of the cities of the island to the end
that a recurrence of epidemic and infec-
tious diseases may be prevented.
The Isle Of Pines.
by Minister Squiers contains the provisions
of the Plat amendment regarding the Isle
of Pines and the acquisition of coaling sta
tions by the United States, the final settle
ment of these questions which will involve
the ownership of the Isle of Pines and the
specific location of the coaling stations will
be made the subject of a special treaty or
treaties between the United States and
Cuba.