Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

How 20 secure fair treatment alike for
lanor ana Tor capital. how 10 hold In
check the unscrupulous man. whether em-
,%RiSSss Without ssmss,sns
and cranptng the industrial development
o. the eognt,y, isa problem EssSsnt Win
great ss a" mpor saS one 70 soIss ON ,ss
OF sanity and farsighted common sense a.
well as OF devotion TO the right mia II
Exactly a. business msr and they must
often work through corporations. and -
II II n constant tendency OF these corpora
sar ' sar 1aborins men m; 70 work in fsdsra-
items. and these have become Important
factors OF modern Industrial life. both
kinds OF federaflea, capitalistic and labor
can DO much good and as Necessary
c0rollary they can both DO evil Oppose
tlon 20 each KIND Of organization should
take the form ~ opposition 10 whatever la
bad In the con iuct 81 any given corpora
tion Or union. not OF attacks upon coz.
porations a. such nor upon unions AZ
such, for some u the most farrcaching
benencent work for our people has beef,
accomplished through both corporations
and unions Each must refrain from ar.
The rights Of ethsrs Organized capltai
and organized labor alike should refnen-
Der that In the long run the Interest OF
each must be brought into harmony with
the interest o. the general public, and the
conduct Of each must conform % the
fundamental rules o. obedience 10 the
and fair dealing toward an. Zach should
remember that la additNn TO power II
must strive after the realization Of
healthy lofty and generous Ideals. Livery
guaranteed he liberty and his rlrht 10 40
as he likes with his property or hia labor
rights 81 othgra 4, b. 81 the highest Inn
pOrtance that employer and employee
alike should enlenyus % approciat8 each
tho viewpoint ~ the other and tho hurs
disaster that will come upon both IN the
long run N either grows 10 take az habit.
unl an attitude - sour hostility and dis
trust toward tho other Few people de-
serve better " the country than those rep
rescutntiysH both % capital and labor.
ana there are many auch-wh WORK con-
tnualiy 90 hrlng about O. good understand
ing of this Kind. based upon WiadUm and
upon broad aud kindly rymplthy between
employers and employed Above all We
need 90 remember that any Kind ~ class
albic even moro wicked. oven more de-
HtuIctiNo o. untIOnIi welfare. than Sec
uonnl. race or religious nnimosity We
can get good government only upon condi-
ton that We keep true tn the principles
upon which this nation was founded and
judge each man not an u part % a class,
but upon hia individual merita All that
or poor Whatever his creed. hts nrcupA-
tion. hia birthplace Or hi residences. 10
that ha shall Hcf wei ana h0nurahiy b.
his noirhh1r ana hy his country. We are
neither Tor the rich man 49, such nor for
the poor man an such. We are Tor the up
ught man. Ron ~ per 10 iar a. the
constitutional powers "a the national gov
eminent touch these matters N general
and vital moment 90 the nation, they
should be- rF-rcised IN conformity with
tho principles above set forth
n b. earnestly hsrsd that a secretary Il
coum-rco maL hs crsssd. With scat "
the cabinet frils ragid multiplication n
growth and rsngl sttty q 80 orEanlEa-
Hons through shlch beth labor and capl-
tai now nud expression. the steady tend
eucy toward the employment ef capital IN
huge corpnrpu0ns and tho wonderful
strides ~ THIS country toward leadership
IN the International business world justify
an urgent demand Tor tho creation o.
such a position. Substantially an the
leading commercial bodies in THIS country
have united z requesting ~ creation. IL
-, 49, t.. 1870 ,,s....i A., ,..,,,.t.
be- enacted into Law. The creation ~ such
a department would IN Itself De an adj
vance toward dealing with and eNerclsing
supervision over the whole subject ~ the
great corporations doing an intrrHtate
business. ami with this end IN visw the
congress should endow the department.
with large powers. which could - IN
creased a. experience migh, show the
need.
l hope soon 20 submit 70 the senate a
reciprocity treaty with cuba. on May %
last tho United States Kept 10 promise %
the island BY formally vacating Cuban soil
and turning Cuba over % those whom her
own people had chosen ~ the firut officials
Cuba lies ~ our doors, and whatever AZ.
gecta her for good or FOR az Affects ua alno.
50 much have our people felt this that N
the ptatt amendment We definitely took
the ground that cuba must hereafterhaSs
closer political relations with va than With
any other power Thus In n sense cuba
has become part % our International
political system. This makes u necessary
that IN return she should be given soma %
the benefits u becoming part % our eco
nomic system. II H. from our own stand
point. a shortsightcd and mischicvoua poll
lcy 20 fail % recognize this need More
over. 81 10 unworthy % a mighty and gen.
eroua nation. Itself the greatest and most
succeasful republic IN history. 20 refuse %
stretch out helping hand 20 a young and
weak sister republic just sntering upon
ways feariesaly insist upon oar rights IN
the face - the struux and We should with
unErudEinE hand DO our generous duty
BY ne weak ! urEs the adoption q r:ei.
eminsntiy for our own interests 60 control
tho Cuban market and ~ every means o.
foster our supremacy IN the tropical lands
We - the giant republic ~ the north
should make ~ our sister nations ~ tho
American continent fcol that whenever
they Will permit n We desire 90 show our
selves dlsintersatrdly and effectively their
friend
A convention with Great Britain has
sen concluded which viii BE- az once laid
hAfnre the sruste fnr utilization. proyif-
ina fnr reciprocal trade arrangements be
tween the United ffHfra and New fuuud-
land on substantially the lines ~ the COM
ventiuu formerly negotiated hY the nacrr.
tnry 20 state SIR iunIne 3 believe rccip.
rocai trade relations will D. greatly o. the
ADVANTAGE ~ both countries
A. civilization grows warfare becomes
lees and lees the normal condition ~ for
eigb relations The Inst century has
seen "a marked dlminution ~ wars be-
tween civilized powers Wars with un-
civilized powers are largely mere matters
- international police duty, essential for
the welfare N tho world Wherever pos.
sIhle arbitration or some similar method
should Do employed in lieu ~ war 90 settle
difficulties between civilized nations. al
though ~ yot The world has not pro-
EroaHed sufficiently 10 render u possible
or necessarily desirable 90 invoke arhitrR-
ton in every ease The formation ~ tho
international tribunal which sits al The
Hague IN an rveus ~ good omen from
which great consequences for the welfare
~ al mankind may now n ~ far better
where possible 90 Invoke such n pcrma-
nent tribunal than 20 create special nrbi-
traitors Tor q given purpose.
~ H. matter ~ sincere CONCENTRATION
% our country that the United States and
Mexico should have been the FIRST 90 USE
the good Offices ~ The Hague court This
was done last summer with most salts
factory results IN the case ~ claim az
issue between ua and our sister republic.
II n earnestly Co BE- hoped that this nrnt
r1Hn wil serve nH precedent for others,
La which Unf only fha FfuIfaI hHffH hut