Show UNITED STATES CAN INTERVENE E Ei i Power Obtained Under the Platt Amendment PERMANENT TREAT SIGNED I CUBAN SENATORS HAVE AVE SOME MISGIVINGS 4 9 Washington May 23 23 Minister has been at work for several months with the negotiations with the Cuban government which were included ed Of with the signing of the permanent treaty which includes word ward for word the provisions of the Platt amendment This amendment was made a part of the army appropriation act of the sec see ond session of o the congress It therefore became a law of the United States Later it was adopted by the Cubans as an appendix to the tion adopted by them Its incorporation into the form of a treaty Is in accord accordance accordance accordance ance with provision eight of the amend amendment amendment amendment ment which specified that by way of further assurance government of Cuba Cula will win embody the foregoing provi provisions proviSIon I SIon into a permanent treaty with the United States These provisions su j stated st ed N are as follows Cuba is never to enter into any an y treaty or any compact with any foreign power which will Impair or tend to impair Its independence e The government is not i to assume or contract any public debt I to pay the interest upon which and to tomake tomake make reasonable sinking fund provision I I for the ultimate payment of which the I revenues of the island after paying the government expenses shall be made inadequate quate Cuba consents that the United States may m a intervene e for f O r the P rese tion of Cuban independence Cuba rat tiles Hies alt all acts of the United States In I Cuba done during the military occupation pation I Cuba will make provision for the san i of the cities ef af the island to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented I While the toe permanent treaty men mentioned mentiOned I by Minister contains the provisions of the Platt amendment I re regarding regarding regarding garding the Isle of Pines the acquisition acquisition tion of coaling stations by the United States the final settlement of these I questions which will Involve the own ownership ownership of the Isle of Pines and the specific Specific chic location of the coaling station will willbe willbe be made the subject of a special treaty or treaties between the United States I and Cuba |