Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-04

great difficulties and ono which it is O,
the highest Importance to solve on lines
| well as of devotion to the right. This is
an era OF federation and combination
G 6iiao o as 9Ssiness men nd they must
II is constant tendency OF these corpora
tions TO grow larger SO 1t is often neces-
ons i0r and Resa bayn to 6. work IN federa
factors of modern Industrial life Both
KINDS of federation, capitalstic and labor.
corollary they can both do evil. Opposi-
| ton to each kind OF organization should
take the form Of opposition to whatever is
ton or union, not OF attacks upon cor
p .0rs as such nor upon unions as
benef,cent work FOR our 'n pnon,. sr rec mn
accomplished through both corpora lions
and unions. Each must refrain from ar
the. rights of others. Organized CAPITAL
and orsanized labor alike should remem-
her that in the long. run the interest Of
each must be brought into harmony with
the interest Of the general public and the
SS {n5i C, Of each ., must conform 10 the
I aW o fes OF obedenee to the
remembsr that in addition 10 power it
healthy. lofty and generous ideals. Every
guaranteed his liberty and his right hit to do do
as he likes with his property or his labor
so long as he does not infringe upon the
rights OF others. IT is of the highest i'm
I,;rd that employer and employee
tho viewpoint OF the other and the sure
disaster that Will come upon both in the
ua an attitude. of sour hostility and dis
trust toward the other. low people de-
serve better Of the country than those rep
resentativcs both OF capital and labor
and there are many such-who work con-
tnually to bring about a good understand
ing of this kind. based upon wisdom and
Il Il l. III
employers and employed. Above all. we
need to remember that any kind of class
animosity in the political world is, if pos
siblc, 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-
tlon mat We Keep true to the principles
upon which this nation was founded and
Judge each man not as part of class.
but upon his individual merits. All that
We nave 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 well and honorably by
neither for the rich man as such nor for
the poor man as such. we are for the up
constitutional powers of the national gov
ernment touch these matters of general
and vial moment TO the nation, they
should be exercised in conformity with
the principles above set forth
1t is earnestly hoped that a secretary of
c con may be creatod with seat in
questions affecting labor and capital. the
growth and complexity of the organiza-
tions through which both labor and capt.
tai now find expression, the steady teni-
ency toward the employment of capital in
huge corpora tons and the wonderful
st ihs T., Of this country toward leadership
an urgent demand for the creation Of
such a position. Substantially all the
leading commercial bodies in this country
have united in requesting its creation 1t
rs doslrahle That some such measure as
that which has already passed the senate
be enacted into law. The creation Of such
vance toward ling with and exercising
supervision ovor 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 bo in
creased as experience might show tho
need.
hope soon to submit to the senate a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May 20
last the Gnited States kept its promise to
the island by formally vacatins Cuban soil
and turning Cuba over to those whom her
own people had chosen as the frat ofTicials
cuba lies st our doors. and whatever at
ffects her for good or for i'll AFFECTS us also
80 much have our people felt this that in
the ground that Cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations with usrhan 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 he given some Of
me nns,, henet.ts OF becoming part Of our eco
point n shortsishted and mischievous pol
icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over, IT is unworthy of mighty and gem
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history. to refuse to
stretch out helping hand TO young and
its Of 4 We shSu ddpen
ways fearlcssly insist upon our rights in
the fac of the strong and we should with
by the weak. urge the adoption of reci-
procity with Cuba not only because 1t is
tnlnently Tor our own interests To control
the Cuban market and by every means to
foster our supremacy in the tropical land.
and waters south Of us, but also because
We Of the giant republic Of the north
American continent feel that whenever
they will permit II we desire to show our
selves disinterestedly and effectively their
a convention with Great Britain has
wh or w be at once ad
ing for reciprocal trade arrangements be-
tween the United states and Nswfound-
land on substantially the lines Of the con-
Of dato NJ Bane by bs eve rese
rocal trade relations will be greatly to the
advantage of both countries
As CIVILIZATION grows warfare becomes
e'Gn relations, The last century has
seen marked dimnution of wars be
civilized powers are largely mere matters
OF intcrnational 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- |
tion In every case. The formation of tho |
n ternational tribunal which sits at The |
Hague is an event of good omen from |
which great consequences for the welfare |
or all mankind may flow IL is far better |
whore possible to invoke such perma- |
nent tribunal than to create special arbl- |
traitors for a given purpose.
1t is a matter OF sincere Generalization |
70 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
1t is earnestly to be hoped that this hrst
ga sc will serve as a precedent for others
In which not only the United States but |
foreisn nations may take advantage Of
ne Tachinery already in existence at
| 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 gem
tral reports that we can undoubtedly ac-
luire good title from the French Panama
ransl company. Negotiations are now
pending with Colombia to secure her as
sent to our building the canal This canal
viii be one of the greatest eng in eering
Ieats OF the twentieth century. a greater
feat than has yet been ac-
The work should be carried out as a con
tinuing policy without regard to change