The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04
lContinued from First Page

N.tNeN NtAH NNi-aA NNtAaNAN man, WnCAtl't Ntl-
Individual Initiative Without hamSerins
OF the country. Is a pronisra fr,lt,rht v,tth
great difficulties ana one which n IS OF
Of SAINT, and i5rsighted common sense as
well as OF devotion to a.. right This il
IN etS or itNet aeon anu coinhlnaton /
EXACTLY as business men find they mus,
often work throUgh corpora lions and as
4 Is a constant tendency % these CORPORA
IONS 70 Sr9" iafEcr. 50 it Is often neces-
ssfy for laoering men 90 work in fedora
lions, aud these have become important
kinds OF federation. caplsaiisiic and labor
can 90 mgch gooc. and as a necessary
ton 70 each kind OF orsanixauon should
] ttNe the FORM OF opposition 10 whatever IS
ton or union. not OF attacks upon cor
/ porSuons as such nor upon unions as
benehcent work Tor our peopl, mas bcrn
accomplished through both corporations
and unions. Bach must refrain frofn ar-
hlttarN or tyrannous Interference with
{ the rights Of others Orcauized capitsi
Rn1 ofganizcd labor alike Sbot,ld ~'sl,,.,,.,
Der that IN the long run the Interest "
each must be brought into harfronv win
the interest Of the rcncrai public ana me
CohIuct or each must coofurm To tkc
Fundamental rules OF obcdicnce TO the
~. os i9-iNiluui trceton and OF Justice
anu iatr dealing toward an. bach should
remember that in addition to power II
must strive after the realization OF
ncAit -. lofty and generous ideals livery
employer. every Wagevorker. must h.,
guaranteed his liher.y and his right TO do
- long as he does NOT iniriugc union me
rights OF others lt is OF the highest inn
alike should cndcaVOr TO anprcciatc each
Z tne viewpoint ~ the other and the sure
Ions run IL either grows To- tsiSc as haSit
Sal an attitude 90 sour hostility and dis
serve better of the country than IA '.e rrf,-
resentayiNcs both OF capital and labor
tinually 70 bring about a good tif,,ief'star,.i
ing OF this kind. based upon wisdom arl
S-,,-i ~ - .-.,' NLil,iis - nileinf between
need 20 remember that any kind az ,.lass
,.i 'ssits IN the peiitt-ai world Is NJ pos
$3.50. r.. IN more Wicked. even more lie
Structivc TO national welfare. than see,-
uonai race or religious animosity. We
80 - $50 government only upon conii-
upn that We keep true - tlc principles
upon winch THIS nation wos founded and
but upon his individual merits An that
VIC have a right 20 ask of any man rich
or poor, whatever his creed. his occupa-
ton. his birthplace or his residence. is
, that he shall act we'll and honorahls h,
his neishbor and hy his country We are
neither for the rich man as such nor Tor
d the poor man rs such. We are for the up
risht man. rich or poor. 50 FAR as The
D constitutional powers 90 the national gov
I eminent touch these matters OF general
ana Si'al moment 60 the nation. thcy
/ the principles above SGT forth
II Is earnestly hoped that "a secretary OF
commerce may be created. with a seat in
T the cabinet. The rapid MULTIPLE. don ~
+ questions affecting labor and capital the
81 =
I lions through which both labor and capi-
/ tai now md expression. the steady tend
Z huge corpora tious and tho yvoracrf,ti
I strides 81 this country toward leadership
u IN the international business world Justify
+ 81 ~ls ent Neintnd Tor the creation Of
Such position Substantially an the
Leading commercial bodies IN this country
NV Inttca IN requesting Its creation II
F IS desirable that some such measure as
I tn1t Nnicn mas already passed the senate
&c enacted INTO law. The creation OF such
/ department would IN itself be an adj
vance toward dealing with and exercising
T supcrNlslon over the whole subject OF tho
/ great corporations doing an Interstate
business. and with this end In View the
/ congress should cndow the dcpr rtmcut
L with large powers which couls he fn-
/ creased as experience might show the
hope soon to Submit to the senate a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba on MAY 81
+ last the United States kept its promise TO
the island 10y formally vacatinG Cuban soil
/ and turning Cuba over TO those whom her
I own people had chosen as the first officials
Cuba lies az our doors. and whatever az
iects her Tor good OF for ill Affects US also
I the Platt amendment we definitely took
D the ground that Cuba must hereafter IA W.
closer political relations with us than with
Sny 9tuer power ihus In a sense Cuba
D mas become a part OF our International
pontlcal system. This makes 81 necessary
mat IN return she should be given some OF
/ the dement's OF becoming part OF our eco
homie system. Il Is; frora our own stand
icy 10 fail 10 recognize this need More
over, II Is unworthy OF a mighty and gen
I eroua nation, itself the greatest and most
/ successful republic I'm history TO refuse To
/ stretch out helping hand TO "A young and
its career OF independents we should al
I ways fearlcssly insist upon our rights IN
/ the face Of the strong and we should with
| ungrudging hand do our generous eiutv
by the weak urge the adoption OF reel
I eminenty Tor our own interests 20 control
/ the Cuban market and by every means TO
/ foster our supremacy in the tropical lands
q ~ hut
we OF the giant republic OF the north
] should make ali our sister nations Of the
they will permit IL we desire 10 show our
selves disinterestedly and effectively their
! 4 convention with Great Britain has
/ been concluded. which will be at once laid
before the senate for ratification. provid-
] ing FOR reciprocal trade arrangernentS be-
tween the United States and Newfound-
| land on substantially the lines OF the con-
| venuon formerly negotiated by the secre-
] tary OF state. Mr.. Blaine. believe recip-
rocal trade rela lions viii be greatly to the
advantage OF both countries
As civiliza ton grows warfare becomes
/ less and less the normal condition of for
seen marked diminution OF wars be-
! tween civilized powers Wars with IN
! 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-
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 perma-
nent tribunal than to create special arbi-
traitors for n given purpose.
It Is matter OF sincere conf-ratulation
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.
II Is earnestly to be hoped that this first
case VIII 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
l 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
II possible at Panama. The attorney gen
eral reports that we can undoubtedly ac-