Cuba May Modify The Amnesty Law.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 9, 1913:
Pending Study, the Measure Is Not in Force, President Gomez Cables to The Times.
TO BE CAREFULLY DEFINED
Long Conferences Held by Cuban Officials — Washington Hears Gomez Will Temporize.
Gomez Holds Up Amnesty Law.
By Cable to the Editor The New York Times.
    HABANA, March 8.— Ley amnistia aun no sancionada, esperando estudio cuidadoso. Rumores sobre prospositos ley calumniosamente falsos.
    RAMIRO CABRERA,
    Secretario de la Presidencia.
    [Translation.]
    HAVANA, March 8.— Pending careful study the amnesty law has not yet been put in force. Humors concerning the purposes of the law are slanderously false.
    RAMIRO CABRERA,
    Secretary to the President.

    Special Cable to The HAVANA, March 8.—A second note about the amnesty law, sent by the American Government to Cuba, caused many long conferences this afternoon and evening: at the office of the Department of State. There were gathered members of the Committees on Foreign Relations of the Cuban Senate and House with Secretary of State Sanguily and Secretary of Justice Remirez, and some of the leading lawyers of the republic.
    Repeated trips were made by members of the conference to the palace to confer with President Gomez. At the close of the conferences all the participants went to the palace to confer with the Chief Executive about the measure. Up to a late hour President Gomez, although he signed the Amnesty bill, had not sent it to the Official Gazette for publication. Until this is done it will not actually become law. It now seems probably that owing to the pressure from Washington President Gomez will not send the bill to the Official Gazette. All the conferees to-night refused to give any information regarding the subject of their conference. Apparently they are trying to find the most graceful way out of an embarrassing situation.
    It was reported late to-night that President Gomez had decided to recall the bill and veto it.

    HAVANA. March 8.—Application of the general amnesty law for Cuba, which was signed yesterday by President Gomez, has been suspended pending the preparation for publication of a statement by the Secretary of the Interior defining the scope of the law, which will be effective for all classes of prisoners. This statement will probably be issued on Monday.
    The document, it is exported, will be practically a modification of the law to meet the objections made by the United States Minister, Arthur M. Beaupré.