Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Labor and CAPITAL.

How to secure fair treatment alike for
labor and capital. how to hold in check
the INSCRIPTIONS man, whether EMPLOYER
or employe. without weakening indiyid-
ual initiative, without hampering and
cramping the industrial DEVELOPMENT of
the country. is problem fraught with
great difficulties and one which it is of
the highest Importance to solve on lines
of sanity and far-sighted common sense
as we'll as of devotion to the right.
This Is an era of federation and combin-
alton. Exactly as business men find they
must often work through corporations
to grow larger so 1t is often necessary
for laboring men to work through fedora
tiOns. and these have become important
factors of modern Industrial life.
Both kinds of federation, capitalistic
and labor can do much good. and as a
necessary corollary they can both do evil
Opposition to each kind of organization
should take the form of opposition to
whatever is bad in the conduct of any
given corporation or uniOn-not of at
tacks upon corporations as such nor upon
unions as such; for some of the most
far-reachng benefcent work of our peo-
pie has been accomplished through both
corporations and unions.
Each must refrain from arbitrary or
tyrannous interference with the rights of
others. Organized capital and organized
labor alike should remember that in 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 to the fundamental
rules of obedience to the law of indi-
vidual freedom and of justice and fair
dealing toward all. Each should remem-
Der that in addition to power it must
strive after the realization of healthy,
lofty and generous ideals
Every employer, every wage Garner,
must be guaranteed his liberty and his
right to do as he likes with his property
or his labor so long as he does not in
fringe upon the rights of others. 1t Is
of the highest Importance that employer
and employee alike should endeavor to
appreciate each the viewpoint of the
other and the sure disaster that will come
upon both in the long run If either grows
to take as habitual an attitude of sour
hostility and distrust toward the other.
Few people deserve better of the coun-
try than those representatives both of
capital and labor-and there are many
such-who work continually to bring
about good understanding of this kind,
based upon wisdom and upon broad and
kindly sympathy between employers and
employed Above all, we need to remem-
Der that any kind of class animOsity in
the political world is, If possible, more
wicked, even more destructive to national
welfare, than sectional, race or religious
animosity.
We can get good government only upon
condition that we keep true to the prin-
ciples upon which the nation was found
ed, 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 occupation, his birthplace or his res
idence, is that he shall act well and hon
orably by his neighbor and by his coun-
try.
We are neither for the rich man as
such nor for the poor man as such; we
are for the upright man, rich or poor.
So far as the constitutional powers of the
national government touch these matters
of general and vital moment to its ma
ton, they should be exercised in confor-
nifty with the principles above set forth.
Cuban Reciprocity.
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.
Cubt 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 part
OF our international political system.
This makes it necessary that in return
she should be given some Of the benefits
OF becoming part of our economic sys-
ton &c FROM, cfapdnnipt
short sighted and mischievous policy to
fail to recognize this need.
Moreover. it is unworthy of a mighty
and generous nation, itself the greatest
and most successful republic in history.
to refuse to stretch out a helping hand
to young and weak sister republic just
entering upon it's career of independence.
We should always fearlessly insist upon
our rights in the face of the strong. and
We should with ungrudging hand do our
generous duty by the weak.
l urge the adoption of reciprocity 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 south OF us. but also because we,
OF the giant republic of the north. should
make all our sister nations Of the Ameri-
can Continent feel that whenever they
Will permit IL we desire 10 snow our
selves disinterestedly and effectively
their friend
Isthmian Canal.
The Congress has wisely provided that
we shall build at once an isthmian canal,
II possible at Panama. The Attorney
General reports that We can undoubtedly
acquire good title from the French Pan
anna Canal Company Negotiations are
now pending with Colombia to secure her
assent to our building the canal
This canal will be one Of the greatest
fury; greater engineering feat than has
yet been accomplished during the history
OF mankind The work should be carried
out as continuing policy without regard
to change of administrations and it
should be begun under circumstances
which will make ii matter of pride
for all administrations to continue the
policy
Philippine Islands.
On July last, the one hundred and
twenty-sixt anniversary of the declara-
ton of our independence. peace and am
nesty were promulgated in the Philippine
Islands. Some trouble has since from
time TO time threatened with the Moham
medan Moros. but with the late insurrec-
tionary Filpinos the war has entirely
ceased. Civil government has now been
introduced. Not only does each Filipino