The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-04

ployer or employees without weakening
and cramping the Industrial development earft
great dcuiies and one nh llIHns Il wlt q
q e as and &C aooe on Zines
an era OF federation and Combination !.
ofsan work * d they ann
It Is q constant tendency Of these corpora
tons to grow larger. 80 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 cam, 90 much ,Sar good and "a as GA necessary
ton TO each kind OF organization should
taxa the form Of opposition to whatever n
bad IN the conduct Of any given corpora
porations as such nor upon unions as
such, for some Of the most .farreaching
beneilcent work for our people has been
and unions. Each must refrain from ar
the rights Of others organiSsd capital i
Der that In the long run the interest OF
each must be brought into harmony with
the interest OF the general public and the
fundamental rules Of obedience to tho
law. OF individual freedom and Of iustice
and fair dealing toward all Each should
must strive after the realization o' Of II
healthy, lofty and generous. ideals. Every
employer: yer, every ~, wagew99rkkser. must be
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
port that employer and employee
the viewpoint Of the other and the sure
disaster that will come upon both in the
long run Il 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
resentatives both Of capital and labor
tinually to bi@g about good understand
Ing Of this! kind. based upon wisdom and
upon broad and kindly sympathy between
need to remember that any Kind Of class
luminosity la the political world Is, il pos
sible. even more wicked. even more de-
t struc1ive 10 national welfare than sec
can get good government only upon condi-
ton that we keep true to the principles
upon which this nation was founded and
but upon his individual merits All that
we have right to ask of any man. rich
or poor, whatever his creed. his occupa-
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
constitutional powers ct 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 secretary Of
commerce may be created. with a 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. tho steady tend
ency toward the employment Of capital in
huge corporations and the wonderful
strides Of this country toward leadership
In the intsSna tional business world justify
such a position: Substantially ali the
leading commercial bodies In this country
have united In requesting it's creation It
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 adj
vance toward dealing with and exercising
great corporations doing an interstate
business, and with this end in view the
congress should endow the department
creased as experience might show the
need.
hope soon to submit to the senate a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May 20
the island by formally vacating Cuban soil
and turning Cuba over to those whom her
own people had chosen as the first officials
or the new republic.
Cuba lies at our doors. and whatever af-
fects her for good or for III affects us also
so much have our people felt this that In
the ground that Cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations with US than with
any other power. Thus In a sense Cuba
n mas become me part OF our international
that In return she should be given some OF
the benefits OF becoming part of our eco
nomic system. It is, from our own stand
point. shortsighted and mischievous pol
Icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over, 1t Is unworthy OF mighty and gem
erous nation. itself the greatest and most
successful republic In history. to refuse to
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
ungrudgtng hand do our generous duty
by the weak | urge the adoption Of reel
procity with Cuba not only because 1t 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
should make all our sister nations of the
American continent feel that whenever
they will permit 1t 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 negotiate by the secre-
tary Of state; Mr.. Blaine. l 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 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 it possible
or necessarily desirable to invoke arbitra-
ton in every case. The formation Of the
International tribunal which sits at The
which great consequences for the welfare
OF all mankind may flow. 1t is far better
where possible to invoke such perma-
nent tribunal than to create special arbi-
traitors for a given purpose
1t is 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.
case will serve as a 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
l commend to the favorable considera-
ton Of the congress the Hawaiian fire
claims, which were the subject Of careful