Washington, June 28, Another chapter in the course of the State Department's alleged "secret diplomacy" in treaty' negotiation was revealed to-day When the Congressichal Record published correspondence showing that Col, Henry L. Stimson, Secretary, of State, had ruled that the Platt Amendment did not apply to sh portant Cuban executive dedite of Inst April 19.
The Platt Amendment empoivered the United States to veto certain kinds of treaties between Cuba and other countries.
The executive decree in question made effective an exchange of Hotes between the Cuban and the Japanese Ambassadors permitting: free colonization by Japanese in Cubs a editor, Col.
'Washington to manifest its' disapproval of "a trotty reported to be in process of negotine tion whereby Japan will be permit ted to colonize Cuba to the dager and detriment of the United States."
This brought Colonel. Sti letter in reply, which said:—"The Amendment (Platt -Anfendment) has not been held to apply to treaties and agreements, of. the nature of the present one."
Colonel Owing then wrote to Senator Edwin S. Broussard of Louisiana, declaring:
there ever was a case Where this vital reservation applies, it is, treaty." to this proposed Cuban-Japithese
He inquired what the northern' boot sugar states would think of the matter, Senator Broussard tueitly: conveyed this inquiry direct. to" the beet sugar state representatives la Congress by. publishing the core respondence in the Congressional Record.—United Press,
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