The Globe-republican., 1902-12-11

fISelI De an advance toward dealing with |
and exercising supervision over the whole |
subject of the great corporations doing /
END IN view the Congress should endow |
the department. with large powers. which |
could be increased experience might |
show the need.
Cuba Must Have Consideration.
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 the first
officials of the new republic
Cuba lies at doors. and wha tever
AFFECTS her for good or for ill affects US
also So much have our people felt this
that in the P1att amendment we definite
ly took the ground that Cuba must here
after have closer political relations with
US than with any other power Thus in
sense Cuba has become a part of our
international political system. This
makes it necessary that in return she
should be given of the benefits of
becoming part of our economic system
: 1t is, from standpoint q short
sighted and nischievous policy to fail to
worthy of a mighty and generous nation
itself the greatest and most successful
out helping hand to a 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 should
with ungrudging hand do generous
duty by the weak I urge the adoption
of reciprocity with Cuba not only because
it is enninently for interests
control the Cuban market and by every
means to foster our supremacy in the
tropical lands and waters south u.s.
but also because we. of the giant repub-
lie of the North. should make our
ter nations of the American continent
feel that whenever they will permit it
desire to show ourselves disinterestedly
and effectively their friend.
International Arbitration.
less and less the normal condition of for
eign citations The last century has
a marked dimfnution of wars between
civilized powers: with unciyiIized
powers are largely mere matters of inter
welfare of the World. wherever poasfbie. eiee
arbitration or some similar method should
hculties between civilized nations al
though as yet the world has not pro
gressed sufficiently to render it possible
| or necessarily desirable, to invoke arbi-
tration in every case The formation of
the 1nterna tionaI tribunal which sits a
The Hague is an event of good omen
from o1Fa WHICH de =. great eonseauences for the
far better. where possible. invoke such
a permanent tribunal than to create s,,e-
cia1 arbitrators for given purpose.
1t is a matter of sincere congra tuIa ton
and Mexico should haVe BEEN elled the tarst first
eourt to Th; The good aons oees Of The Hagqs
most satisfacfory results in nel the Case @'ef Of
is Us to aba bs hop
hs Tee 5aKs eq the
refay in so fs Re
tien ane OF wic sh gFs M the dawasn liz FIRE
| full Investigation during the last session.
Panama Canal Favored.
| The Congress has wisely provided that
we shall build at once an isthmian ca
| general reports that undoubted-
y acquire good title from the French
are now pending with colombia 'lt to .'eae- se-
sure her assent to building the canal
continuing policy without regard to
change of administration: and it should
ho oir- ,iog,
will make it matter OF pride for all
administrations to continue the policy.
The canal will be of great benefit to
America. and of Importance to all the
world It will be of advantage to us
military position 1t win be of advan-
tage to the countries of tropical Amer
| all of these countries will do some
e,,ccs ma iIi ir3,tt aohe me ai ha
commerce and improve their material
end 9 order are the prereouisiaes site oa 'nnts sue
| cessful development No independent ma
fear of aggression from the United
States It behooves each one to main
tain order within its own borders anc
to discharge its just obligations to for
eigners- When this is done. they car
weak, they have nothing to dread from
outside interference More and more tbs
increasing interdependence and complex
ity of International political and eco
nomic relations render it incumbent Oh
l sist the proper policing Of the world
Pacific Cable Assured
During the fall of 1901 a communication
| was addressed the Secretary o State
| asking whether permission would b.
, | granted by the President to corpora
> | ton to lay a cable from a point on tn
| California coast to the Philippine island
: | by way of Hawaii A statement of con
: ditions terms upon which such cor
| poration would undertake to lay an
| operate a cable was volunteered
e Inasmuch as the Congress was shortl
T convene, and Pacific cable Legislation
bod rEa Toof of -0aG dor ffrv, ,,
: the Congress for several years, it seem
!, ed to wise defer action upon tn
= application until the Congress had frs
an opportunity to act The Congress ad
a | jourued without taking any action, leay
n ing the matter in exactly the con
:, | dition in which it stood when the Cor
/. | gres5 convened
. Meanwhile 1t appears that the Com
y | rnerciaI Pacific Cable Company ha
q | promptly proceeded with preparations &c
: | laying cable 1t also made appIicz
a | ton to the President for access to an
i | use of soundings taken by the u s.
X | Nero for the purpose of discovering
IS | practica BILE route for trans-Pacific cz
,r | bIe the company urging that with az