Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-11

lie; and the conduct of each must conform
TO the fundamental rules OF obedience to
the law, OF individual freedom. and OF
justice and fair dealing toward all. Each
should remember that in addition to power
1t must strive after the realization OF
healthy, lofty, and generous ideals.
Every employer, every wage-worker.
must be guaranteed his liberty and his
right to do as he likes with his property
or his labor so long as he does not in
fringe upon the rights of others. 1t is of
the highest Importance that employer and
employee alike should endeavor to appre-
ciate 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
habitual an attitude of sour hostility and
distrust toward the other. Few people
deserve better of the country than those
representatives both OF capital and labor
and there are many such-who work
continually to bring about q good under
standing OF this kind, based upon wisdom
and upon broad and kindly sympathy be-
tween employers and employed. Above
all. we need to remember that any kind of
class luminosity in the political world is
IL possible, even more wicked even more
destructive to national welfare than sec
uonal, race, or religious animosity. We
can get good government only upon con-
dition that we keep true to the principle
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
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 of 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
New Cabinet Officer.
1t is earnestly hoped that a secretary OF
the cabinet. The rapid multiplication of
questions affecting labor and capital, the
growth and complexity of the organiza-
lions through which both labor and capt.
tai now find expression, the steady ten
dency toward the employment of capital
in huge corporations, and the wonderful
strides of this country toward leadership
in the international business world jusu-
fly an urgent demand for the creation of
such a position. Substantially all the
leading commercial bodies in this country
have united i'll 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
a department would in itself be an ad-
vance toward dealing with an exercising
supervision over the whole subject Of the
great corporations doing an interstate
business; and with this end in view, the
with large powers, which could be in
creased as experience might show the
need.
Reciprocity With Cuba.
I hope soon to submit to the senate
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May e
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
nj md hat
affects 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 the Cuba must hereafter
have closer political relations with us
than with any other power. Thus in
sense Cuba has become part of our in
ternational political system. This makes
1T necessary that in return she should be
given some of the benefits of becoming
part of our economic system. It is, from
our own standpoint, a short-sighted and
mischievous policy to fail to recognize this
need. Moreover, it is unworthy of
mighty and generous nation, itself the
greatest and most successful republic in
history, to refuse to stretch out a help
ing hand to a young and weak sister re-
public just entering upon its career Of in
dependence. We should always fearlessly
insist upon our rights in the face of the
strong, and we should with ungrudging
hand do our generous duty by the weak.
1 urge the adoption of reciprocity with
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 Amer
lean continent feel that whenever they
will permit it we desire to show ourselves
disdnterestedly 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-
tary of state, Mr.. Blaine. 1 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
eign relations. The last century has seen
a marked diminution of wars between CIV
ihZed powers; wars with uncfvilized pow
ers are largely mere matters of interna-
| tiona1 police duty, essential for the well
| fare of the world. Wherever possible ar
bitration or some similar method should
| be employed in lieu of war to settle diff
| culties between civilized nations, al
! though as yet the world has not pro-
| crossed sufficiently to render it possible,
or necessarily desirable, to invoke arbi-
] tration 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 per-
manent tribunal than to ceate special
| arbitrators for a given purpose.
1t is a matter of sincere congratulat ton
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