The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-12-04

Individual initiative, without hampering
OF the country, is problem fraught with
| great difficulties and one which 1t Is Of
| the highest Importance to solve on lines
well as of devotion to the right. This is
an era of federation and combination
! Exactly as business men find they mus,
often work through corporations, and as
it is constant tendency Of these corpora
tons to grow larger, so it is often neces-
sary for laboring men to work in fedora
factors Of modern industrial life. Both
kinds of federation, capitalistic and labor
can do D., much UGH good. and as a necessary
ton to each kind of organization should
take the form of opposition to whatever is
naa nr tne nen uct OF 81 any given
porations as such nor upon unions as
such for some Of the most ,farreaching
accomplished through both corporation
and unions. Each must refrain from ar
tha risnt or tyrannous With
and organized labor alike should remem-
Der that In the long run the interest Of
each must be brought into harmony with
conduct of each must conform to the
law. of individual freedom and Of justice
remember that in addition to power it
healthy, lofty and generous Ideals. Every
guaranteed his liberty and his right to do
as he likes with his property or his labor
So long as he does not Infringe upon the
rights OF others. 1t Is Of the highest i'm
portance that employer and employee
alike should endeayor to appreciate each
dhs Gf the other and the sure
long run II either grows to take as habit
ual an attitude Of sour hostility and dis
trust trust toward the other: Few people de-
resentatives both Of capital and labor
and there are many such-who work con-
tinuaily to bring about good understand
Ing OF this kind. based upon wisdom and
upon broad and kindly sympathy between
employers and employed. Above all, we
aefd to that any Kind Of class
stble, even more wicked, even more de-
structive to national welfare, than Sec
tional, race or religious animosity. We
ton that we keep true to the principles
upon which this nation was founded and
}udse each man IN not as a part Of class,
We have right to ask of any man, rich
or poor, whatever his creed. his occupa-
ton ton. his Dir birthplace or his residence. is
his neighbor and by his country. We are
neither for the rich man as such nor for
the poor man as such; we are for the up
constitutional powers of the national gov
end vital moment to The nation, they
the principles above set forth.
1t Is earnestly hoped that a secretary Of
commerce may be created. with seat in
the cabinet. The rapid multiplication Of
questions affecting labor and capital, the
growth and completely of the organiza-
tons through which both labor and CAPT
tai now find expression, the steady tend
ency toward the employment Of capital in
huge corporations and the wonderful
st de- Of this country toward leadership
an urgent demand for the creation of
such a position. Substantially all the
leading commercial bodies in this country
is desirable that some such measure as
that which has already passed the senate
be enacted into law: The creation of such
vance toward dealing with and exercising
supervision over the whole subject Of the
~"eat rorn"re+iors doing ar intNrsta+~
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
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May 20
last the United States kept it's promise to
the island by formally vacating Cuban soil
and 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 in affects us also.
So much have our people felt this that in
the Plat amendment we definitely took
the ground that Cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations with US than with
any other power Thus in a sense Cuba
has become a part of our International
political system: This makes it necessary
that in return she should be given some of
the benefits of becoming part of our eco
nomic system. 1t is, from our own stand
point, a shortsighted and mischievous pol
icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over, it is unworthy of a mighty and gen
er0us nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history, to refuse to
weak sister. republic just entering upon
its career of independence. We should al
ways fearlessly insist upon our rights in
the face of the strong. and we should with
ungrudging hand do our generous duty
by the wea k. | urge the adoption of reel
procity with Cuba not only because it is
enlinently 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 it we desire to show our
selves disinterestedly and effectively their
friend.
A convention with Great Britain has
been concluded. which will be at once laid
before the senate for ratification. provid-
ing for reciprocal trade arrangements be-
tween the United States and Newfound-
land on substantially the lines of the con-
vention formerly negotiated by the secre-
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
eign relations. The last century has
seen a marked diminution of wars be-
tween civilized powers Wars with I'M
civilized powers are largely mere matters
of international police duty, essential for
the welfare Of the world. Wherever pos
sible arbitration or some similar method
should be employed in lieu of war to settle
though as yet. the world has not pro-
crossed sufficiently to render it possible
or necessarily desirable to invoke arbitra-
ton in every case. The formation Of the
tribunal which sits at The
Hague is an event of good omen from
Of all mankind may flow. 1t is far better
where possible to invoke such a perma-
nent tribunal than to create special arbi-
traitors for a given purpose.
1t is a matter of sincere congratulation
to our country that the United States and
Mexico should have been the first to use
the good Offices of The Hague court. This
was done last summer with most salts
factory results in the case of a claim at
issue between us and our sister republic.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that this first
case will serve as precedent for others,
in which not only the United States but
foreign nations may take advantage of
the machinery already in existence at
The Hague. ...-
I commend to the favorable considera-
ton of the congress the Hawaiian fire
claims, which were the subject of careful
Investigation during the last session.
The congress has wisely provided that
we shall build at once an isthmian canal,
If possible at Panama. The attorney gen.
eral reports that we can undoubtedly &C
quire good title from the. French Panama
canal company. Negotiations are now
pending with Colombia to secure her c.