The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-06

ln:uriously AFFECT legitimate business, it is
necessary that there should be an element
B. san eIast are tb n. ns eIr im sarnaI;. y sys item =
merce. and upon them should be placed,
as far as practicable. the burden Of FUR
nisning and maintaining e circulation ade-
lied industries and of our. domestic and
foreign commerce.; and the issue OF this
snon1a 1 pc SO regulated that q sutiicient
business interests Of the country.
it would be unwise and unnecessary ut
nus time to attempt to reconstruct our
legislation IT,. I think. desirable. The
mere Outline OF any plan sufficiently COM
Of this communication. It is suggested'
1Ss shjso tbs al future legislation on
encouraging the use Of such instrument
talities as Win automatically supply every
s aad demand Of productive Industries
OF money Interchangeable, and, at the
VIII OF the holder. convertible into tho
established gold standard.
~ ! lean cali your attention to the need
OF passing q proper immigration law, COW
e1ing Ing points outlined in my message
to you at the first session Of the present
r readv ss substantially such a bill has al
harmony hetvveen Capital and La
Dor. \ =
ra how ito, to secure ecu !. fair treatment alike for
cneck the unscrupulous man. whether
employer or employe. without weakeninT
.naiv cramp, ,m9ti tha ind, Withopt han,cslinE
Of the country, is a problem fraignt with
Ereat difficulties and one which it is Of
~, - ,a n n9tM I'll importance to solve on lines
as well as Of devotion to the right. This
Y an era of federation and combination.
E e1tas as business men find they must
It is a constant tendency Of those corpor-
atoms to grow larger, so 1t Is Otter nee
e1sfEy Tor ana 1ado9 9 + men men to work in fed
tant factors Of modern industrial life,
Both kinds Of federation, capitalistic and
: apo !, can aa.o d much good. and as q nee
Opposition to each kline of organization
should take the form of opposition to
siRen eerpo 1s 6ad On in n the conduct Ct Of Of any ny
upon corporations as such. nor upon
dnions as such; for some Of the most far
oas been a aeeeIssns Wo .tbr9 for our pot people opIe
porations and unions. Each must refrain
from arbitrary or %tyrannous interference
tai a anf o o,gn5s o1 o faSor ai DEsa shoH1a ca p.
member that in the long run the interest
of each must be brought into harmony
% WIT tn the cd interest t, Of ! I'll the general s public;
the fundamental rules of obedience to the
Jaw, Of Individual freedom and OF Justice
e saG an1s eef ehat .t tow addtt alli E. Each poW sheu ~
must strive after the realization Of
2ealtthy. lofty and generous ideals. Every
guaranteed his liberty and his r,nSt to dc dc
as he likes with his property or his labor
30 long as he does not infringe upfn the
alike should endeavor to appreciate. each
the viewpoint Of the other and the sure
disaster that will come upon both in the
-0nR rim IF either QrnuS IN faEo oo hohik-I
ia; an attitude OF. sour hostility and dis
trust toward the other.
Few people deserve better of the coun-
Try than those representatives both OF
capital and labor-and there are man
such-who work continually to bring about
I good understanding Of this kind. based
sympathy. between employers and EN-
that n kind Of class animosity in the
wicked, even more destructive to national
luminosity. We can get good government
me principles upon which this nation was
founded, and judge each. man not as a part
-of a class. but upon his Individual mer.
creed, his occupation, his birthplace. or
bis residensss; i, That ,d he shall ia act t., wei sia
country. We are neither for the rich
man as. such nor for the poor man as
such; we are for the upright man. rich
powers Of the national government touch
these matters of general and vital mo-
ment to the nation. they should be ex-
sEelssd in eorf:rmity with the principles
New Seat In the Cabinet Recom-
mended.
It Is earnestly hoped that a secretary OF
commerce may be created, with q peat
n the cabinet. The rapid multipliea a
ital. the growth and complexity OF the
and capital 10Y find expression, the
steady tendency toward the, employment
Of capital in huge corporations. ana ene
leadership Ia the international business
world justify an urgent demand Tor the
creation Of such a position. substantial
this country rave united. in requesting
its creation. 1t is desirable that, some
such measure as that which has aiready
The creation Of such a department. would
in itself be an advance toward dealing
with and exercising supervision over the
doing an interstate business; n with
this end in view the congress should en-
dow this department with large powers.
which could be increased as experience
might show the need. ~
Reciprocnl Trade Relations Favored.
I hope soon to submit to the senate 9
i 5sstp ass GXni assat States wesn kept eppi It's p prom mas e,
the island by formally vacasing. Cuban soil
and turning Cuba over 70 those whom
her W people had chosen al the first
officials Of the new republic.
Cuba lies at our doors. and whatever
Affects her for good or Cor II affects ss,; ,t Us
thai in The Plat amendment we definitely
took the ground that Cub must here
after have closer political relations with
us than with any other power. Thus IN .
sense Cuba has become q Fart Of our In
ternational political sy9ttm. Thu make
given S6me Of the bsnetits Of !hecominG.
part OF bur economic system. IT 70, from
our W standpoint, a short sighted n
m~ischievous policy TO fan to recognize
this need. Moreover. II 70 uMwqrthy OK
greatest and most successful republic. In
| history, to refuse to stretch out a helping
hand to q young AM weak sister Republic
Just entering upOn its career OF independ-
ence. We should always fearlessly insist
and We should. with. u~ngrudginf hand do
our generous duty BY the weak. I urge
the adoption Of reciprocity with Cube not
only because 1t 10 evinently for our own
interests to control the Cuban market
and by every means to foster our SUI
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 1t we desire. to show ourselves dis
interestedly and effectively their friend.
been conHcladed. which viii Be al once
Mid before the senate for ratification.
| proyidiu9 for reciprocal rad arrange
ments between the United States and
NeWlbnndIand on substantially the lines
Of the convention formerly negotiated by