The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-12-12

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~ tns form of opposition 10 whatever Is
lad in The conduct Of amy given corpora
nun ur union. not % attacks upon cor
tuch. Tor some ~ the most farreachlng
hencncent work for our people has BEEN
accomplished through both corporations
litrary or tyrannous Interference with
the rights OF others Organized capital
and organized labor alike should rcmem-
each must be brought into harmony with
the Interest Of the general public, and the
conduct Of each must conform 10 the
law. OF individual freedom and Of Justice
and fair dealing toward all. Each should
must strive after the realization OF
healthy, lofty and generous ideals. Every
employer, every wageworker. must be
guaranteed his liberty and his right TO do
as he likes with his property OF his labor
80 long as he does not Infringe upon the
rights OF others. II is Of the highest i'm
pOrtance that employer and employ zee
alike should endeayor 70 appreciate each
the viewpoint Of the other and the sure
disaster that Will come upon both In the
long run II either grows to take as habit
ual an attitude Of sour hostility and dis
trust toward the other Few people de
serve better Of the country than those rep
resents lives both of capital and labor
and there are many such-whO work con-
tlnually to bring about good understand
ing Of this kind. based upon wisdom and
upon broad aid kindly sympathy between
employers and employed. Above ALL we
need TO remember that any kind Of class
animosty In the political world Is. N pos
sible. even more wicked, even more de
structiye to national welfare than sec
tional, race or religious animosity. We
can get good government only upon condi-
ton that We keep true to the principles
upon which this nation was founded and
Judge each man not as a part of a class.
but upon his individual merits. All that
we have right to ask of any man, rich
or poor, whatever his creed, his occupa-
ton, his birthplace or his residence, is
that he shall act well and hOnOrably by
ms nciEhbor and by his country. We are
neither for the rich man as such nor for
tho poor man rs such. We are for the up
right man. rich or poor. So far as the
constitutional powers Il the national gov
eminent touch these matters Of general
ana vital moment to the nation, they
should be exercised in conformity with
the principles above set forth.
IL Is earnestly hoped that "a secretary of
commerce may be created. with seat I'm
the cabinet. The rapid multiplication Of
questions affecting labor and capital. the
growth and complcXity Of the orEaniza-
tons through which both labor and CAPT
tai now ma express ION. the steady tend
cu"y toward the employment Of capital I'm
huge corporations and the wonderful
strides of this country toward leadership
I'm the international business world Justify
an urgent demand for the creation Of
such "A position. Substantially all the
leading commercial bodies I'm This country
nave united IN requesting its creation 1t
Is desirable that some such measure as
that which has already passed the senate
be enacted into law. The creation of such
n department would IN itself be an adj
vance toward dealing with and exercising
supervision over the whole subject Of the
great corporations doing an interstate
business, and with this end in view the
congress should endow the department
with large powers, which could be in
creased as experience might show the
need
hope soon to submit TO the senate n
reciprocity treaty with cuba. On May -
last the United States kept its promise TO
the island By formally vacatinS Cuban soil
ana turning Cuba over TO those whom her
own people had chosen as the first officials
of the new republic.
CUBA lies at our doors and whatever af-
feCts her for good or for III affects us also.
80 much have our people felt this that in
the ilatt amendment we definitely took
closer political relations with us than with
any other power Thus in a sense Cuba
has become part Of our international
political system. This makes II necessary
that In return she should be pivcn some IL
the benefits Of becoming part of our eco
monte sygtem. 1t Is, from our own stand
point "A shortsightod and misChicvOus pol
icy TO ran I" recognize this need. More
over, il is unworthy of a mighty and gem
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history, to refuse to
stretch out "a helping hand to a young and
weak sister republic just entering upon
It's career Of Independence. We should al
ways fcarlJssly Insist upon our rights in
tho face Of the strong. and we should with
ungrudgng hand do our generous duty
by the weak urge the adoption of reel
proCity with cuba not only because IL is
cmincutly for our own interests to control
the Cuban market and by every means to
foster our supremacy In the tropical lands
and waters south of us, but also because
we of the giant republic OF the north
should make all our sister nations Of the
American continent feel that whenever
they Will permit II we desire to show our
selves disintcrestedly and effectively their
friend.
A convention with Great Britain has
been concluded, which will he at once laid
before the senate for ratification, proyid-
Ing for reciprocal trade arrangements be-
tween tn" United States and NcwfOund-
land on substantially the lines of the con-
vcnton formerly negotiated by the seCre-
tary OF state, Mr.. Blaine. ! believe reCip-
rocal trade relations Will be greatly to the
advantage Of both countries.
As civilization grows warfare becomes
less and less the normal condition OF for
tlEn relations. The last century has
seen marked diminuton OF wars be-
tween civilized powers, Wars with un-
civilized powers are largely mere matters
of international police duty, essential for
tho welfare ~ the world Wherever pos
siblo arbitration or some similar method
should be employed In lieu of war 10 settle
difficulties between civilized nations, al
| though as vet the world has not pro-
crossed sufficiently to render II possible
| or necessarily desirable To invoke urhtra-
| ton in every case. The formation Of the
| international tribunal which sits at Tho
| Hague Is an event of good omen from
| which great consciousness Tor the welfare
| OF all mankind may flow. II is far better
| whore possible to invoke such perma
| nent tribunal than To create special arbi,
| traitors Tor b'tu purpose.
II is matter ~ sincere concentration
| 10 our country that the United States and
| Mexico should have been the first TO use
| the good offices ~ The Hague court This
| was done last summer with most salts
| factory results I'm the case OF "a claim al
| issue hrtWg. % MS and our sister republic
| II is earnestly To be hoped that this first
| case VIII servo us a precedent Cor others
| IN which mot only the United States but
| foreign nations may take advantage o
| the machinery already In existence al
| The Hague.
| commend 90 the favorable cousilora,
| ton of tho congress the Hawaiian Dir,
| claims, which were the subject NJ careful