The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-04

Individual Initiative without hamperinss
and cramping the industrial development
great difficulties and one w hiahsat u W5 q
the highest Importance to solve on lines
OF sanity and farsighted common sense as
well as OF devotion to the right. This is
an era OF federation and combination.
Ex;.at1y as business men find they musl
often work through corporations, and as
ons to agr so f eee
sary for laboring men to work in fedora :
tons, and these have become important
kinds of federation, capitaiistic and labor
cor eorollary they can both do evil. Opposi-
take the form Of opposition to- whatever is
bad In the conduct Of any given corpora
ton or union not Of attacks upon cor
such, for some Of the most farreac i as
beneficent work for our people has been
accomplished through both corpora tons
bitrary or tyrannous ia nrom w ar
the rights. of others. Organized capital
and organized labor alike should remem-
each must be brought into harmony with
the interest CT the general public, and the
*ffo conc OF each must conform to the
law, of individual freedom and Of Justice
remember. that in, addition to power lit It
healthy, lofty and generous ideals Every
employer, every. wageworker, must be
guaranteed his liberty and his right to do
50 long as he does not infringe upon the
rights of others. It is of the highest i'm
portanee that employer and employee
the viewpoint of the other RAJ ana the sure
disaster that will come upon both in the
long run II either groWs to take as habit
trust toward the other. Few people de-
serve better of the country than those rep
resentatives both Of capital and labor
tinually to bring about good under RS: and
ing OF this kind, based upon wisdom and
upon broad and kindly sympathy between
need to remember that any kind of class
luminosity in the political world is, if pos
slble even more wicked, even more de-
tional, race or religious animosity. We
can get good government only upon condt-
tlon 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 a right to ask of any man, rich
or poor, whatever his creed. his occupa-
t1on, his birthplace or his residence is
that he shall act well and honorably by
ms LnelsnDor and by his country: We are
neither for the rich man as such nor for
right man, rich or poor So far as the
constitutional. powers Of the national gov
eminent e11to, touch these matters Of general
should be exercised In conformity with
the principles above set forth. =. -.s'
1t is earnestly hoped that a secretary Of
the cabinet. The rapid multiplication Of
questions affecting labor and capital, the
growth han and complexity of the. organiza-
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
an urgent demand for the. creation Of
such position: Substantially all the
nted reauesng ta eneat ionntfX
Is desirable that some such measure as
that which has already passed the senate
department. would in itself be an adj
vance toward dealing with and exercising
supervision over the whole subject Of the
P1G Wf5 bd gnd an
congress should endow the department
with large powers, which could be in
creased as experience might show the
need.
l hope soon to submit to the senate
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May 20
last the United States kept its promise to
and turning Cuba over to those whom her her
own people had chosen as the first officials
Of It, the new Jew republic: 8;
fects her for good or for i'll affects us also.
So much have our people felt this that ia
the Plat amendment we definitely took
closer political relations with us than with
any other power. Thus in sense Cuba
mas become a part of our international
political I system This makes it necessary
the benefits of becoming part of our eco
nomic system. 1t is, from our own stand
Icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over, it is unworthy of mighty and gen
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
sncGeSsful republic in history to refuse to
its career Of independence. We should al
e Of e stron aRG we
ungrudglng hand do. our generous duty
by the weak. I urge the adoption of reel
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 tps s9nth Of but ss6
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.
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-
land on substantially the lines Of the con-
tary of state, Mr.. Blaine. 1 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 a marked diminution of wars be-
tween civilized powers Wars with un-
civilized powers are largely mere matters
Of international 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-
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 perma-
nent tribunal than to create special arbi-
traitors for 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
was done last summer with most salts
factory results in the case of 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,
I'm which not only the United States but
foreign nations may take advantage Of
the machinery already In existence at
The Hague. 2..sa5-