| Show CUBANS COMING V TO WASHINGTON Desire to See What Can be bo Done I V About Platt Flatt Amendment MAY 31 AY mEl MEET NJ NT If IC I They rime Want tant AnT T Moil caftan cation or of for NaRI M Sift In New Now York April A L A SPeCIal to time tile Tribune from Washington says nays It Is believed In hi administration circles within u n day or two tIme the Cuban convention Will appoint a n ape Hpe committee to como come to Washington Wn for tor the tho purpose of at consulting the Pres Pret President ident and cabinet about modifying some of at tho the provisions of ot tho tue Platt amend amendment ment went Though time tho convention at nt Ha Havana vane vana has haR been heen the tho advisability ity It I of oC this timis move moo for tor about a I week It Will was not lIot until yesterday that official In Information InformatIon formation on the tho subject reached Washington It If the visit Is la made by the tho Cubans It fill have to he li done lone within the tho next two weeks The President and amid cabinet will 1111 leave Washington April 29 20 for tho time Pacific coast and ami will wilE be b away n six weeks week B It Is thought that the Cuban Cullan visitors would want at a week or orten orten orton ten ton days dus In which to exchange views with the President and lila Ills advisers so It IC they desire to take up the time subject before the summer IB is well ell advanced they ther will have hae to c rno bore horo by tho time mid middie middle middie die dle of oC the month montha If a the Cubans ask for time the elimination from time the Platt amendment of ot time tho pro Imro provisions visions for Cor naval stations and amid time the right night of at this country to Intervene for tor tho time preservation of ot f peace place and order til th will be disappointed because the the ad au administration ministration has han neither the thu authority nor tho the disposition to modify time the act oct of Congress defining what ought to bo ho the tho relations between bot Cuba and amid tho time United States It Is hi believed however that the visit of at the time Cubans would bo be lI productive of oC much good In nn an on l WilY way Thoy They could obtain from President McKinley and others compe tent to speak for Cor the time government as us assurances of ot this tIlls alms aims toward Cuba and guaran tee that neither In spirit nor Intent does the time Platt amendment contain anything allY thing that should bo bl construed as IlS u a veiled purpose to 10 establish a protectorate over Cuba In the time meaning of ot that thul word ord In the time International code With these assurances al and guaran tees the time Cubans could return home calm caino whatever fear CellI may mil inn exist among their people on this timis score even cen If they the should not be bt able to put a it stop to the till professional politicians who ho have per who vho have per ends to serve At t the same time It Is III thought to be possible to the time same name object through another device delee which may mn make unnecessary tho time visit to tl Wash Wa h ington by b a committee of the convention Considerable litera ture for publication In Cuban newspapers newspapers pers has been sent to the time Island Inland In the last few fes days by lIy high officials at Washington This literature deals rankly frankly with the subject and Interprets seriatim the provisions of ot the time Platt amendment When literature has been disseminated In Spanish among nil alt classes classed of o Cubans It Is III confidently be that It will have such a quiet Julet Ing effect that the tIme convention at Havana can cnn with whIm safety safet to the pout political cal future of Its ratify the time I Platt PlaIt amendment Still no objection la is urged In Wash ington against the time proposed visit of ot the Cuban committee e and If It the conven convention tion decides on this course as ns now seems probable Governor General Wood rry r be Instructed to place an army transport at nt the service of oC the Ihie committee selected and tho time visitors will be treated with marked markel official courtesy when they arrive here SECRET MEETING HELD Havana April l IA A secret session of ot the Cuban constitutional convention nas ivas held behl today lalla and attended by delegates Among the time ab nb absentees absentees were wem Senor Senor QUI las and General strong sup supporters supporters supporters porters of oC the Platt amendment The Time first matter considered was a resolution from the tho Planters association lion tion recommending tho the convention to accept the tho amendment with a proviso that the United States government hould make a reduction of ot GO CO per cent centon centon on all Cuban exports or a II preference In their favor over oser similar products from tram other countries The Tho resolution was wn tabled without discussion The rhe majority report of the commit committee tee on foreign relations signed by Senors Gomez Silva Sliva and was rend read but r a IL showed that a majority of t time the e dole dele delegates gates rates were opposed to It a II resolution to lay It on the time table was carried A similar disposition was made pf t the re ro portH ports from Crom Senors De Dc yno Nunez and Giberga Il IlA A motion mollon by Senor ado to appoint a n commission to go to Wash Wasim Washington ington was roe defeated by n II vote ote of 13 IS to 12 It was finally decide to hold a n public session eAslon of ot the convention tomor tomorrow tomorrow row when an na attempt will probably be made to reconsider re er the tho action on the time motion |
