Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-12-04

guaranteed his liberty and his right to do
so long as he does not infringe upon the
rights of others vt Is of the highest i'm
portance that employer and employee
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
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
and there are many such-who 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 that any kind of class
animosity in the political world is. If pos
Sible even more wicked, even more de-
structive to national welfare, than sec
tional, race or religious animosity. We
can get good government only upon condi-
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 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 we'll 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 po"r. So far as the
constitutional powers OF the national gov
eminent touch these matters of general
and vital moment to the nation. they
the principles above set forth.
1t is earnestly hoped that 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-
lions 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
strides of this country toward leadership
in the international business world justify
~ lem nd for the af{nn of
such a position. Substantially all 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
supervision over the whole subject of the
great corporations doing an interstate
business. and 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.
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 at
fects her for good or for ill affects us also.
So much have our people felt this that in
the Platt 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 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, shortsighted and mischievous poll
icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over. 1t is unworthy of a mighty and gen.
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 4T upon %
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 l urge the adoption of reci-
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.
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. 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 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
should be employed in lieu of war to settle
difficulties between civilized nations. al
though as yet the world has not pro-
gressed sufficiently to render 1t 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 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
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.
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
If possible at Panama. The attorney gen.
eral reports that we can undoubtedly ac-
quire good title from the French Panama
canal company. Negotiations are now
pending with Colombia to secure her as
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-
| complished during the history OF mankind
The work should be carried out as a con-
tinuing policy without regard to change
of administration. and it should be begun
under circumstances which will make II
q matter of pride for all administrations
| to continue the policy.
The. canal will be of great benefit tc
America and of Importance to all the
dustrially and also as improving our mil.
| itary position. 1t will be of advantage tc
| the countries of tropical America 1t Is
earnestly to be hoped that all of these
countries will do as some of them have
| already done with signal success and will
| invite to their shores commerce and i'm
| prove their material conditions by recog-
| niZing that stability and order are the
prerequisites of successful development
| No independent nation in America need
| lave the slightest fear of aggression from
the United States. 1t behooves each one
10 maintain order within its own borders
and to discharge its just obligations to
| foreigners. When this is DONE they can
| rest assured that. be they strong or weak.
| they have nothing to dread from outside
| interference. More and more the increas-
! ing interdependence and complexity of
| international political and economic rela-
tons render 1t incumbent on all civilized
and orderly powers to insist on the proper
| policing of the world.
During the fall of 1901 a communication
/ was addressed to the secretary of state
asking whether permission would be
| granted by the president to corporation
| to lay a cable from point on the Cali
| fornia coast to the Philippine Islands by
| way of Hawaii. A statement of condi-
| tons or terms upon which such corpora
| ton would undertake to lay and operate
a cable was volunteered.
1nasmuch as the congress was shortly to
convene and Pacific cable legislation had
| been the subject of consideration by the
| congress for several years, 1t seemed to
me wise to defer action upon the applica-
| ton until the congress had first an oppor-
| tunity to act The congress adjourned
without taking any action, leaving the
matter in exactly the same condition In
which it stood when the congress con-
vened-
| Meanwhile 1t appears that the CONNER
| cial Pacific Cable company had promptly
/ proceeded with preparations for laying its
| cable. 1t also made application to the
president for access to and use of sound
ings taken by the United States steamship
| Nero for the purpose of discovering a
| practicable route for transpacific cable,
| the company urging that with access to
these SoundingS it could complete its cable
much sooner than If 1t were required to
| take soundings upon it's own account.
| Pending consideration of this subject 1t
appeared Important and desirable to at
| to examine and use the soundingS IL 1t
should be granted.