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Some Doubt Felt That It viii
Prove a Success,
INDUSTRY ALMOST DEAD.
Continued Peace and Closer Trade
Relations with This Country
Needed TO start wheels.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Jan, 12,--Cuba and her
possible success as an independent,
self governing nation are among the in
teresting subjects that engage the at
tentlon Of the administration and con-
gress. Secretary Root, who has had
the direction Of Cuban affairs 50 long,
has certain amount Of confidence In
the ultimate peace and prosperity OF
the island, although his intimate
knowledge Of all the conditions causes
some apprehension that troubles may
follow the change from one govern
ment to another. 1t Is fact that many
public men doubt that Independent
Cuba VIII be q success, while others
say that the long strife with Spain,
followed by peace under the direction
OF the United States, has shown the
Cubans that the latter method is much
better than the former. 1t Is known
that Secretary Root fears some dis
turbances VIII occur II the Cubans fail
TO get the commercial concessions
from the United States which they are
so anxious to obtain. and for this
reason he has been urging the con-
gressmen who discuss the subject with
him TO take early action in this d.
rection, 1t Ia urged that independence
alone viii not start the industries of the
island, which have been stagnated by
the unqulte times. The administration
believes that continued peace, followed
by prosperity win only be assured by
closer trade relations between the old
republic and the new. All these ques-
tons are being talked about, while
each successive step toward free and
Independent Cuba Is watched with
Keen interest
PAN-AMERICAN RUMoRs
Rumors Of various shades reach
Washington from the pan-American
congress assembled In Mexico TO the
effect that while there has been a
vast deal to talk there has been mighty
little success. With four South Amer
lean nations at each others throat It
Is not TO be expected that much amity
could flow from these quarters, and
II met decidedly chilly reception
With reciprocity treaties hung up In
the senate for nearly two years and
little prospect OF their being fayorably
acted upon, the United States, through
her delegates, could not have very
much 10 say. But what has been APP
parent 10 all who have closely watched
the progress OF events among the coun-
tries south OF us came out more point
eddy at the present conference.-the Is,
that the Latin American countries do
not like the United States. They are
Jealous Of our prestige, do not like our
assumption OF the word American"
and resent the semiprotecton which
we assume over them In their rela-
tions to European countries, 1t Is a
fact that we do not have much In COM
mon with the South American people,
and they realize 1t when they see that
our commercial relations are almost
wholly with Europe and Asia.
SOME PHILIPPINE DIFFICULT
TIES
IL is found more difficult TO adjust
the Philippine legislation than was at
first supposed. With Porto Rico con-
gress was venturing upon an unknown
sea. as no one was sure the legislation
would be upheld. Now there have
been supreme court decisions on al
most every phase OF our lnsular gov
ernmeht, and yet the legislators are
somewhat preplexed as TO the best
method 10 proceed with the Philip
pines. The fact that the islands are
still unpaclhed, that the treaty provi-
sion with Spain was different from
that regarding Porto Rico and the
further fact that the PHILIPPINES are a
far different people from the Porto
Ricans makes the task OF legislating
either In the matter Of revenue or gov
eminent much more difficult than that
OF providing for one small island. The
senate committee on insular az
fairs. as well as the officials OF the
war department, have been giving the
whole matter careful consideration.
AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
Sometimes II is one committee and
then another that takes the lead In
importance In the house during a ses-
sion OF congress. When the Spanish
war was imminent, IL was the foreign
affairs, when a tariff measure is to
be passed. ways and means comes 10
the front, In an ordinary session APP
preparations takes the lead, and so II
goes In this Congress theinterstate and
foreign commerce committee promises
to deal with the most important sub
jects considered. Already II has con-
sidered the Nicaragua canal bill and
now IL has four other important sub
jects before IT, These are the Pacific
cable bill, legislation for which is al
most sure 10 pass; the pure food bill,
behind which there is determined