Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-12-06

Individual initiative without hamperine
and cramping the industrial development
OF the country. Is problem fraught with
great difficulties and one which II Is OF
the highest Importance to solve on lines
OF sanity ana farsighted common sense as
well as of devotion to the right This IS
an era Of federation and combination.
Exactly as business men ind they nusa
often work through corporations, and NJ
Il is constant tendency OF these corpora-
tons TO grow larger SO It II often neces-
sdry for laboTing men 10 work in fenera-
tons, and these have hscome important
factors Of modern industrial liTe- Both
kinds OF federation. capitalstic ard labor,
can 60 much coed, ana as a necessary
cor0ilary they can both do evil. oprcsi-
tton 10 each kind al orrsntzation should
take the form OF opposition Ia whatever ~
bad In the conduct 81 any given corpora
ton or union. not OF attacks upon cor
por@tions rs such nor upon unions as
such. Tor some OF the NEST 10rreaching
heneficent work Tor our people has haen
accomplished through both corporations
and unions. Each must refrain from ar
oitrary or tyrannoels interference with
the rights OF others. Organized capital
Der that Ia the long run the interest OF
each must be brought into harmony with
the interest Of the general public and the
conduct Of each must conform 20 the
fundamental rules OF obedience to the
law. OF Individual freedom and OF justice
and fair dealing toward an. Each should
remember that ia addition TO power II
must strive after the realization of
healthy, lofty and generous ideals. Every
guaranteed his liberty and his right 10 do
as he likes with his property or his labor
so long as he does not infringe upon the
rights OF others. 1t is OF the highest inn
alike should endeavor to appreciate each
the viewpoint Of the othef and the sure
disaster that Will come UPON both in the
long run If either grows to take as habit
ual an attitude of sour hostility and dis
trust toward the other Few people de-
serve better Of the country than those rep
resentatives both of capital and labor
and there are many such--who work con-
tinually to bring about a good understand
ing of this kind, based upon wisdom and
upon broad and kindly sympathy between
employers and employed Above all. we
need to remember that any kind of class
animosty In the political world is, II pos
sible, 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-
tion that we keep true to the principles
upon which this nation was founded and
judge each man not as part of a class
but upon his Individual merits. All that
we have right to ask of any man. rich
or poor, whatever his creed, his occupa-
ton, his birthplace or his residence. is
that he shah act well and honorably by
his neighbor and by his country. We are
neither for the rich man as such nor for
the poor man as such; we are for the up
right man. rich or poor. So far as the
constitutional powers of the national gov
ernment touch these matters Of general
and vital moment to the nation. they
the principles above set forth.
IT is earnestly hoped that a secretary OF
commerce may be erected, WITH sea- ssat N
questions affecting labor and capital, the
growth and complexity of the organiza-
tons through which both labor and CAPT.
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 a position. Substantially all the
leading commercial bodies in this country
have united In requesting it's creation. 1t
is desirable that some such measure as
that which has already passed the senate
be enacted into law. The creation of such
department would in itself be an adj
vance toward dealing with and exercising
supervision over 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 be in
crea sed as experience might show the
need
hope soon to submit 10 the senate a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. On May %
last the United States kept its promise to
and turning Cuba over to those whom her
own people had chosen as the first officials
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 Plat amendment we definitely took
the ground that Cuba must hereafter 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 IL necessary
that in return she should be given some of
the benefits of becoming part of our ecQs
nomic system. IT is from our own stand
point, a shortsighted and mischievous pol
Icy TO fail to recognize this need. More
over. it is unworthy of a mighty and gen
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history so refuse to
stretch out helping hand to 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 we should with
nngrudging hand do our generous. duty
by the weak | urge the adoption of reef
procity with Cuba not only because Ii 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 south of US, but also because
we of the giant republic of the north
should make all our sister nations of the
they win permit ii we desire to show our
selves disinterestedly and effectively their
friend.
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-
land on substantially the lines OF the con-
vention formerly negotiated by the secre-
tary OF state, Mr. Blaine. | 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 marked diminution of wars be-
tween civilized powers Wars with I'M
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 10 render IL possible /
or necessarily desirable TO invoke arbitra-
tion in every case. The formation ~ the |
irterna 'ioDal 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 a perma |
nent tribunal than to create special arbi- /
traitors for given purpose.
II Is a matter of sincere congratulation I
to our country that the United States and |
Mexico should have been the first 10 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 sieter republic !
IL is earnestly TO be hoped that this first |
case Will serve as a precedent for others |
IN which not only the United States but l
foreign nations may take advantage of i
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