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Show f t CUDAN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. CON-VENTION. ritor rutatloas Will, t'nltml Mat-, tt.laf lira, el Con.lilefnl. The Cuban constitutional convention Is conatderlng two promulgations of the future relation between Cuba ana the United Mates. Oneof these afllrmt In tho first place an acceptance of tht Monroe doctrine and the establishment of friendly relation with all uatlont, together with a resolution to proceed In all case In complete accord with the United States. In the second place t proposes to put at the disposal ot the Uulted States a portion of the shore of any bay of the north coast and ot two baye on the south coast for naval sta-tlona, sta-tlona, together with concessions sublet-ent sublet-ent In extent for the purpose of (dittoes and sanitation. In the third place. It declare that Cuba will placo herself on a war footing to help the United Statei In case her assistance should be needed, while n fourth proviso Is an amplification amplifica-tion of the first, second and third. The other promulgation contemplates: contem-plates: First That the convention I vested with authority only to convene. Second Not having been granted legislative functions, the convention cannot arrange the bastsiot future relations. re-lations. Third Nevertheless, should Washington Wash-ington desire such a discussion, tht convention Is willing to discuss and agrro upon an arrangement of mutual relation. Fourth The nsolratlona ot the convention con-vention are merely to consolidate- the country for reconstruction. It energies ener-gies are directed toward supporting lha avowed policy of the United Stales, to which Cuba I bound by Indestructible ties of gratitude, said policy being baaed upon the unequivocal preservation preserva-tion of liberty and Independence throughout tho American continent. The former promulgation embodies the desire of delegate friendly to the United States. The latter Is a counter check to the extremists. It li contld-cred contld-cred that the former It likely lo carry. |