The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-12-15
Industrinl Progress. at stake.

sacrifices, which at the beginning may be
involved. will be offset later by more than
equivalent gains. 5ss
Industrial Progress Mt Stake.
The expense is as nothing compared to
the advantage to be achieved The re-
establishment Of our merchant marine in
wolves in large measure our continued
industrial progress and the extension of
the. judgment of the country sfavors the
policy of aid to our merchant marine.
which will broaden our commerce and
a an up pSpbuId our carrying
and manufacture: which, with the increase
OF our navy, mean more work and wages
to our countrymen: as we'll as safe
of the world.
Asks for Trust Legislation
The subject Of trusts is treated exhaust
lively, and several recommendations are
made for their control; including reitera::
this subject he says in part:
1t is universally conceded that com
binations which engross or control the
or OF to
general community, by suppressing nat
ural and ordinary competition: whereby
Consumer: are obnoxious NOT only to the
common law but also to the public well
fare. There must be remedy for the
evils involved In such organizations. If
tainly to control or check these monopolies
or trusts, 1t should be done without de-
lay. Whatever power the congress pos
sesses, over this most important subject
should be promptly ascertained and as
serted.
state Legislation Has Failed.
He points to previous trust. legislation
and its inffectiyeness, and also calls at
tention to the legislation enacted by the
various states in the following words:
The. state legislation to which President
CieIsland Looked for relief from the evils
great extent to the fact that diffe fer It
er way to discriminate between evil and
| injurious combinations and those associa-
tions which are beneficial and necessary to
the business Property Of the country
ent states arising from this cause and the
intimate relations of all parts of the coun-
try to - each S other witheu regafdng state
the enforcement of state laws difficult
1t is apparent that uniformity of legisla-
| ton upon this subject in the several states
is much to be desired. It is to be hoped that
| such uniformity, founded in wise and just
| discrimination between what is Injurious
and what is useful and necessary in bust
| ness operations, may be obtained and that
means may be found for the congress-
within the limitations of its constitutional
Of state legislation as to m rake a complete
system Of laws throughout the United
| States adequate to compel a general OBJ
| have referred.
The whole question is so important and
fsr-reaching. that l am sure no part Of II
Of it viii have the Studied deliberatipn lon Of
the congress, resulting in wise and judi
| ciOuS action.
Our Foreign Relations.
Our foreign relations are treated ex.
haustively, and a general state Of tran
quillity is shown with all countries. In
| this connection he notes that the contract
between the Maritime Canal company and
clared forfeited BY the latter, and then re-
views the work of the United States canal
commission and dwells on the Importance
| renews his recommendations of year ago
| Of which he says the reasons then present
| ed for early. action are even stronger now:
| the Paris exposition of next year is treated
1000 exhibitors from this country.
may daenes Ga "a g R a ae
| Of our food products, but predicts sat
isfactory settlement of the question. OF
| this he says:
The several governments of the empire
| seem reluctant to admit the natural ex
cellence of our food products, and to &C
cept the evidence we constantly tender 81
ed by rigid inspection from the farm
through the SLAUGHTER house and the pack pa;
to the port Of ship
| ported food staples invites examination
| from any quarter and challenges respect
| by it's efficient thoroughness.
Efforts to obtain for American life insur-
business operations in Prussia have, after
several years Of patient res on
| portant American companies has beer
granted concession to continue business
in that kingdom.
|
| man insurance companies have been read
| mitted by the superintendent of insurance
| to do business in the state Of New York.
The Canadian Boundary.
Satisfactory progress is reported in the
work Of the Alaskan boundary commits
| sion and hopes that the negotiations now In
progress will end In satisfactory agree
| ment.
Much progress has been made by the
| commission toward the adjustment OF
| apparent that an irreconcilable difference
| of views was entertained respecting the de-
Limitation of the Alaskan boundary. In
meaning of articles and of the treaty OF
1925 between Russia and Great Britain
which defined the boundary between Alas.
sioners proposed that the subject Of the
boundary be laid aside and that the re.
naming questions Of difference be pro
vanced as to assure the probability; of a
settlement: This being declined by the
British commissioners, an adjournment
%as d ken until Hy The the % R9unaay shond
! full attention which its Importance
demands, with the result that a modus
Vivendi for provisional demarcations
in the region about the head Of Lynn
| canal has been agreed upon; and it is hoped
| that the negotiations now in progress be-
tween the two governments will end in ar
q hn no, 1ichv ND \
| limitation of permanent boundary.
Apart from these questions growing out
of our relationship with our northern
| and ready agreement have marked the dis
| cussion of numerous matters arising in the
vast and intimate intercourse of the United
States with Great Britain.
| The necessity Of Pacific cable to Manila
is alluded to, and he recommends that in
| case congress fails to provide for such com
munlcation the postmaster general be en-
establishment Of the cable
Wants Commission to China.
A commission to China is urged in the
| following words:
IN my message to congress of December
| 5. 1893, I urged that the recommendation
house Of representatives by the secretary
| of the treasury on the 14th of June, 1898, for
! an appropriation for commission to study
the Commercial and industrial conditions in
the Chinese empire and report as to the op-
portunites for, and obstacles to, the en-.
largement of markets in China for the raw
products and manufactures of the United
| States, should receive at your hands the
consideration which it's Importance and
| timeliness merited, but the congress failed
| to take action.
I now renew this recommendation, as the
| Importance Of the subject has steadily
grown since it was first submitted to you
and no time should be lost in studying fol
ourselves the resources of this great field
for American trade and enterprise.
The Samoan Question.
The entire history Of the Samoan question
| is gone over exhaustively, and Of the recent
| conference between Great Britain and Ger
many he says:
The arrangement under which Samoa
was administered had proved imprac-
fino1,lo and mo oh - oil %ho ,,ox,