The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-05

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! tons TO grow larger so it is often neces-
| sary for laboring men TO work in fedora
| tons and these have become important
| factors OF modern industrial life. Both
| kinds of federation. capitalistic and labor.
! can do much good. and as a necessary
| corollary they can both do evil. OppoSi-
| ton to each kind of organization should
| take the form of opposition to whatever is
| bad in the conduct Of any given corpora
| ton or union, not of attacks upon cor
| porations as such nor upon unions as
| such. for some of the most farreaching
| beneficent work for our people has been
| accomplished through both corporations
! and unions. Each must refrain from ar
| bitrary or tyrannous interference with
| the rights of others. Organized capital
| and organized labor alike should remem-
| Der that in the long run the interest of
each must be brought into harmony witA
/ the interest of the general public. and the
! conduct of each must conform to the
| fundamental rules of obedience to the
| law. o. individual freedom and Of justice
and fair dealing toward all. Each should
| remember that i'm addition TO power il
| must strive after the realization of
healthy lofty and generous ideals Every
employer. every WaSeworker, must be
guaranteed his liberty and his right to do
as he likes with his property or his labor
SO Ions rs he does not infringe upon the
rights of others. 1t is of the highest inn
portanye that employer and employee
alike should endeaNol to appreciate each
the viewpoint of the other and the sure
disaster that will come upon both in the
long run If either grows to take as habit
Qsll an Gtl4NbUt bl sour HiSlllltN ana as
trust toward the other Few people de-
serve better Of the country than those rep
roScntauNeS b3tl of capital and labor
and there are many SUch--N no work con-
tinually 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
need TO remember mat any KIND of class
amnesty in the political world is if pos
sible. even more wicked. even more de-
structive to national welfare, than Sec
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can get good government only upon cond-
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 a right to ask OF any man. rich
or poor, what ever his c~eed his occupa-
ton his birthplace or his residence, is
that ha shall act well and honorably by
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
right man, rich or poor. So far as the
constitutional powers II the national gov
eminent touch these matters of general
and vital moment to the nation. they
should be exercised in conformity with
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 compleXity of the organiza-
tions through which both labor and CAPT
tai now find expression the steady tend
huge corporations and the wonderful
strides of this country toward leadership
In the International business world Justify
an urgent demand for the creation of
such a position. Substantially all the
leading comm ercial bodies in this country
have 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
department would in itself be an ad-
vance toward dealing with and exercising
supervision over the whole subject of the
great corporations doing an interstate
business anu 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.
l hope soon to submit to the senate a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May 20
last the United States kept its 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 i'll 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
monte system. 1t is, from our own stand
point, shortsighted and mischievous pol
icy to fail to recognize this need More
over, it is unworthy of a mighty and gen
erOus nation itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history, to refuse 20
stretch out a helping hand to young and
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 weak. | urge the adoption of reel
procity with Cuba not only because it is
eminently 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 subs lntially the lines Of the con
vention formerly negotiated by the secre-
tary of state, Mr.. Blaine. | believe recip-
rocal trade relations will be greatly to the
advantage of both countries.
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eign relations. The last century has
seen a marked diminuton of wars be
tween civilized powers. Wars with un-
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
difficulties between civilized nations. al
though as yet the world has not pro-
crossed sufficiently to render ii possible
or necessarily desirable to invoke arbitra-
ton in every case. The formation of the
international tribunal which sits at The
Hague is an event of good omen from
which great consequences for the welfare
of all mankind may flow 1t is far better
where possible to invoke such "A
nent tribunal than to create special arbi-
traitors for 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 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.
! commend to the favorable consdera-
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 gem
eral reports that we can undoubtedly ac-
quire good title from the French Panama
canal company Negotiations are now
sent to our building the canal This canal
will be one of the greatest engineering
feats of the twentieth century. a greater
engineering feat than has yet been ac-
compished during the history of mankind
The work should be carried out as a con-
tnuing policy without regard to change
Of administration. and ii should be begun
under circumstances which will make it
a matter of pride for all administrations
to continue the policy
The canal will be of great benefit to