Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1901 — Self Rale Near for Cubans. [ARTICLE]

Self Rale Near for Cubans.

With the adoption by the Cuban convention of the conditions imposed by Congress, there remains now, In the opinion of officials at Washington, no serious obstacles to the establishment of the new Cuban republic within a comparatively short time as governments go. The United States insisted, it Is said, on certain fundamental propositions being made a part of the Cuban constitution, and now that the convention has adopted these propositions without alteration this government will turn its entire attention toward helping the Cubans to establish the new republic. As to the date on which the flag will first be flying, there is, of course, considerable uncertainty, due almost entirely to the natural disposition of the Spanish-Ameri-cans to take their time about matters. The first thing to be done is for the convention to agree upon an electoral law. This has- already been drafted and the substance of it has been approved by Secretary Root