Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-02

huge COMPUTATIONS ana Cne WONDERFUL
strides. of this country toward leadership
In the international business world justify
an urgent demand for the creation Of
leading commercial bodies in this country
have united in requesting it's creation. It
is desirable that some such measure as
be enacted into law The creation of such
a department would in itself be an ad-
vance toward dealing with and exercising
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. s
The Cuban Question.
I 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 as the first officials
of the new republic.
Cuba lies at our doors, and whatever af-
fects her for good or for i'll 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 Sther power: Thus IN a sense Cuba
political system. This AXE it necessary
that in return she Should be given some Of
nomic system. It is, from our own stand
point, a s~hortsighted and mischievous pol
icy to fail to recognize this need. More
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history, to refuse to
stretch out a helping hand to a young and
its career Of ind%ependence. We should dp al
ways fearlessly insist upon our rights in
the face of the strong. and we should with
by the weak. I urge the adoption Of reci-
procity with Cuba not only because 1t is
eminently for our own interests to control
the Cuban market Inc by every means to
foster our supremacy in the tropical and
and waters south of US, but also because
we Of the giant republic Of the north
American continent feel that whenever
they will permit it we desire to show our
selves disinterestedly and effectively their
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-
lane on substantially the lines Of the con-
fsrt on form fernerMly Ny n Sgsada BY bs,, the s ses;e-
rocal trade relations will be greatly to the
advantage Of both countries
Our Foreign Relations.
As civilization grows warfare becomes
e eign ar rela Ito sne 3 The last sene aentnr Vr I bas
seen a marked diminution of wars be-
tween civilized powers. Wars with I'M
e OF n1ernp p9%eaI aGe Largely gnfy m esren matters fGz
the welfare of the world. Wherever pos
sible arbitration or some similar method
SHOULD be employed in LEY Of war to settle
though as yet the world has not pro
crossed sufficiently to render 1t possible
or necessarily G. desirable to invoke arbitra-
International tribunal which sits at The
Hague Is an event Of good omen from
Of all mankind may how. Il is sn Far " bettes
where possible. to invoke such a perma-
nent tribunal than to create special arbi-
traitors for a given purpose.
to our country that the United States and
Mexico should have been the first to use
the good ofices Of The Hague court. b
factory results In the case of a claim. at
issue between us and our sister republic.
It 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
I commend to the favorable considera-
ton of the the Hawaiian fire
claims, which were the subject Of careful
The Isthmian Canal.
The congress has wisely provided that
VIC SldlI III dl OilCS dIl lSlllllldn CANAL,
II possible at Panama. The attorney gen
eral reports that we can undoubtedly ac-
quire good title from the French Panama
pending with Colombia to secure her as
sent to our building the canal. This canal
will be one of the greatest engineering
engineering feat thar has yet been &C.
complished during the history of mankind.
The work should be carried out as a con-
Of odn admin Rstisy M.'a ana Il te ghould e Be e began
under circumstances which will make 1t
a matter of pride for all administrations
to continue the policy.
The canal wifi be Of great benefit to
world. It will be Of advantage to us in
ai a. nya and also rs Ia, as improying our mil.
the countries of tropical America. It is
earnestly to- be hoped that all Of these
already done with signal success and will
invite to their shores commerce and i'm
prove their material conditions by recog
ming that stability and order are the
No independent nation in America need
have the slightest fear of aggression from
the United States. 1T behooves each one
to maintain order within it's 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 in~terdependence and completely of
International political and economic rela-
lions render It incumbent on all civilized
and orderly powers to insist IN the proper
policing Of the world
The Hawaiian Gable.
During the Tall OF 1901 a communication
was addressed to the secretary of state
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president to a corporation
to lay a from a point on the Cali
fornia coast tosthe 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 Us the congress was shortly to
convene and Pacific cable legislation a
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 0ppor-
tunity to act. The congress adjourned
without taking any action, leaving the
matter In exactly the same condition In
which II stood when the ongress con-
vened.
Meanwhile 1T appears that the CONNER
cial Pacific Cable had promptly
proceeded with preparations for laying Its