Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-30 | Page 7 | Must Conclude Treaty

MUST CONCLUDE TREATY. " i When Convention Provided for In I Tlatt Amendment Is Completed I Uncle Sam Will Leave Cuba Washington. Sept. .; Though reeog lilting In the lequeVt of the 1 ubiin I Hovernmenl fot Ihe vtlthrttavvnl of th. remaining Ameilciui trooja in Cuba a ers natural el.wire to remove all Irseen I of foreign miulwljon the Indications ire tint the authorities here will or del the wlthdrnwal onls upon the com plitlon of the permanent tteats ion-templnted ion-templnted in the 1'latt mneiidmnit Hoth tho amendment and the Cuban JonMltutlon provide that a permiuent trentv shall be signed between th. 1 nited Stales and Cuba wherehs null llovernment shall assume certain ills, tine t obllsatlons Cuba for Its part is not to make nns treaties Impairing Its Independence Is not to assume exoeve Indebtedness, Indebted-ness, Is to recognise tht right of Intervention In-tervention lis thi I'nlted States to ro-tect ro-tect lives nnd rope-its and Independence Independ-ence Js to validate all acts of mllltars occupation' Is to continue the sntiltats measutes Inaugurated Is tn iwll or lease to tho United Mutes Ian Is for coaling or tuvnl wtatlnns and Is to adjust title lo the Islond of l'lnes In 11 subsequent treats Tor Its part the United Stales Is lo maintain the Independenre of Cuba and protect Indlvldujl llf propi rls and ilb-erts ilb-erts Now there Is no assuriime at tho present moment Ihnl the Cithnn Oov -ernment Ins n sutllelent distinctively Cuban arms at hand tn undertake tn care for these things Itsilf Moreover. It Is regnrded ns tsmntlil that such provisions In the projee ted treuts ns those touching coiling stations ant the ownership of the Isle of l'lnes shall b expressls arranged for In a treaty that shtll be absolutels bin ling upon both pirlles. and onls when these things are done will the small remaining remain-ing force of tho United States troops bo withdrawn.