Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-31
CUBAS LIMIT As NATION
Widespread Belief that it Will Annex
Within Five Years.
oLEo MEN RELY ON SUPREME COURT
Expect Tribunal 20 Declare Tawney
Bill Unconstitutional - Noble
Design for Grant
Monument y
From a stan Correspondent

though the republic Of Cuba will be formally
Installed, according to the present pro-
gram, May 20. with a full republican form
Of government. there is a widespread belief
that Cuba will not exist as a separate ma
ton for a longer period than FIVE years at
the most.
Nearly every American who has returned
from Cuba during the last few months. and
there have been scores Of Americans in
Washington, asserts that the business ele-
ment OF the island is practically unanimous
in the belief that Cuba must be annexed
to the United States in order to exist at all.
Naturally, the island Is 80 closely identi-
fed in its business interests with this coun-
try that the tariff existing between the
two nations must prove burdensome In the
extreme 10 the new republic. All talk Of
concession contemplated the reduction OF
duties to only a slight degree. so that even
should the program Of the president and
the republican leaders Of the house be
adopted II would prove but a temporary
means OF relief.
The amount Of American capital invested
in Cuba Is far greater than Is generally
supposed. The American interests on the
island are bound to predominant CONNER
cially from the outset and naturally those
interests will have an important bearing
upon the political future OF the island. IL
is to be assumed, therefore, according 10
the best posted men, that but a year or two
VIII elapse before the demand for annexa-
tion will be as widespread as was the de-
mand for political independence four years
ago. As a state or territory OF the United
states. prosperity Is bound to come 10
Cuba, but as an Independent nation. with a
tarin wall raised against It In Europe and
Amerita, many believe the island can be
little better off than during the Spanish re-
slme.
Regard OIeO Bill as Iniquitous.
Little activity has been manifested by the
manufacturers Of oleomargarine in opposing
the so-called Tawney bill in the senste. This
apparent lack Of interest has caused some
surprise among those who did not know the
reason for this lethargy. II Is learned,
however, on reliable authority, that every
member OF the cabinet, with the single ex-
ception OF Secretary Wilson, looks upon the
bill as 1t passed the house as an iniouitous
measure. This is based upon the assertion
recently made by Attorney General Knox
that the bill is clearly unconstitutional.
h same authority asserts that the
president would veto the measure bevond
doubt but for his knowledge that there ia a
Widespread demand for legislation DESIGNED
as the Tawney bill is to absolutely break
up the oleomargarine interests. The manu-
1acturers OF this product are abstsining
ron strenuous opposition because they in
tend TO test the constitutionality of the act
In the courts the moment 1t is placed on the
statute books. Believing as they do that
tne supreme court will eventually decide
tue olil 10 De unconstitutional the o1eomar-
RQf1na man hnxa gA
POSITION ana they will make NO very en-
phatic attempt to prevent the Ans, a.
proval by the president.
Increase of Representation.
One OF the elements of uncertainty in all
estimates as to the political control NJ tbs
next house Of representatives arrives from
the iack OF knowledge as to what will he
the outcome Of the addition of thirty mem
oers TO the personnel. 1t is understood. NJ
course mat the apportionment bill enacted
iast year gave the advantage to a ma
Jority OF these new districts to the states
whlch are formally republican. but, on the
otner nand' the states themselves have
sneraiiy redistrieted in such a way as to
oeIog the campaign managers.
One Of the fret things to be done hv ~.
Two campaign committees as soon as tbav
are fully organized will be to secpra a..
from all possible sources so as 10 know
Just what the various new districts ana In
the way OF dividing politically I'm the last
rev congressional campaigns. Until ,bis
Information Is secured, no intelligent fore
cast Is possible and claims made by either
size as to the outcome OF the elections
next november must of necessity be based
upon hopes rather than upon Information.
Designs for Grant Monument,
There will be, in all probability. TN
whrd or thirty designs for the proposed
Grant monument submitted to the COM
MISSION which Is to make the selection.
rms commission Is composed Of General
SranViIle NJ Dodge Of Iowa. Secretary Root
OF the War department. and Senator George
Peabody Wetmore, chairman M The ;n,nt
committee on the library.
sculptora throughout the United ststas
have manifested great interest in the com.
petition, because the Grant monument, q
to be the most imposing Of the group which
has made Washington one of the princinal
cities OF the world in the number OF eoues-
TRAN statues adorning dts streets and parks.
Besides, this monument will be the hrst de-
signed since the approval Of the Durham
plan for the beautifying OF the Capital CITY.
One OF the designs to be exhibited before
the commission will attract more than usual
attention because 1t Is the combined prod
uct Of Architect Casey, who modified the
original plans Of the congressional library
and Henry M. Shrady Of Brooklyn, a young
sculptor who last year obtained the con-
tract for a statue Of Washington, to DO
presented 10 the borough Of Brooklyn by
former Register Howe. In addition to the
local interest, the design lie unique in that
II departs radically from the conventional
IDEAS OF what an equestrian monument
should be. Each man, sculptor and archi-
teet. working in his own peculiar line, has
done something that is worthy OF the high
est attention. All together have designed
what will be a permanent grandstand from
which future military pageants can be re-
viewed.
Equestrian Pose at Center.
The monument is approached by a fight
OF broad stairs and In the middle arises a
magnificent pedestal upon which rests the
equestrian statue OF General Grant. The
central portion Of the space is elevated
above the two wings and the Grant eques-
TRAN Is surrounded by four lions, each on a
separate base, representing courage and
strength. On each side OF the Grant
pedestal Is a has relief, one showing in
fantry on the march and the other in
fantry on the double quick. Al each END
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