The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-03

How TO secure fai- treatment alike fo,
labor and for capital. how TO hold in
check the INSCRIPTIONS man, whether EN-.
| pi9yt: or CmNlpye". without weakening
| individual initiative. without hamperinf
anu cramp.ug tho industrial development
OF ihc country. is problem fraught with
great dlWCuliies ana one which il is oi
the highest Importance to solve on lines
or sanity and farsightCd common sense a.
wei as OF devotion to the right. This Is
an era OF federation and combination
LA&ctiy as business men ind they musi
often work through corporations and as
II Is constant tendency Of these corpora.
TONS 70 grow larger, so it Is often neces.
taIy lor Iao9ring men TO work in fedora.
uons. and these have become important
factors Of modern industrial life. Both
Kinds OF federation, capitalistic and labor,
can 90 mIgn good,, and as a necessary
CoTullary tlrN can both do evil. OppOsi.
tion TO each kind Of organization should
tahe the form Of opposition to whatever is
bad IN the conduct Of any given corpora.
lloh or union, not OF attacks upon cor
poIGtons as such nor upon unions as
such. Tor some Of the most farreachine
benc'icrnt work for our people has been
accon p.lshed through both corporations
ana unions. Each must refrain from ar
DltrafN or tyrannous Interference with
the rights OF others. Organized capital
and organized labor alike should rcmem-
per 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 Individual freedom and Of justice
ana tair dealing toward all Each should
remember that in addition to power il
must strive after the realization of
healthy lofty and generous, ideals Every
employer. every WageWorker must he
guaranteed his liberty and his right TO do
as ne likes with his property or his labor
so long as he does not infringe upon the
rights OF others 1t is of the highest i'm
portance 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 II either grows TO take as habit
ual an attitude OF sour hostility and dis
trust toward the other. h cw people de-
serve better Cf the country than those rep
resentatiycS both Of capital and labor
ana there arc many suCh-who work CON
tlnually TO bring about 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
animCsity In the political world is If pos.
slhle, even more wicked. even more de-
Structiye to national welfare. than sec
uonal race or religious animosity, We
can get good government only upon condi-
uon 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 nave a 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
his neghbor and by his country. We are
neither for the rich man as such nor for
the poor man rs 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
should be exercised in conformity with
tine principles above set forth.
II is earnestly hoped that n secretary OF
commerce may be created, with seat in
the cabinet The rapid multiplication of
questions affecting labor and capital. the
growth and CumpleXity of the Organiza-
tions through which both labor and Capi-
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 i'm this country
have united In requesting its 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 ad-
vance toward dealing with and exercising
supervision over the whole subject Of the
great corporations doing an interstate
business. and with this end I'm view the
congress should endOw the department
with large powers, which could be in
creased as experience might show the
need.
I hope soon TO submit to the senate a
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. on May q
last the United States kept its promise to
the island by formally vacatng Cuban soil
and turning CUBA over to those whom her
own people had chosen as the first officials
of the new republic.
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 Platt amendment we definitely took
the ground that Cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations with us than with
nf In tr1a.
has become part Of our International
political system. This makes 1t necessary
that in return she should be given some of
the benefits Of becoming part of our eco
nomic system. 1t is, from our own stand
point a shOrtsighted and mischievUus poll
icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over, ii is unworthy Of mighty and gen
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history, to 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
ungrudgtng hand do our generous duty |
by the weak. urge the adoption of reci- |
prOcity with Cuba not only because IL 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
American continent feel that whenever |
they will permit IL we desire to show our
selves dsnterestcdly and effectively thoi
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 NcwfOund-
land on substantially the lines Of the con-
ventiOn formerly negotiated by the sccre-
tary Of state, Mr.. Blaine. / believe rccip-
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
cign relations. The last century has
Sppn marked diminutiOn Of wars be-
tween civilized powers. Wars with un-
civilized powers are largely mere matters
" international police duty. essential for
he 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 vet the world has not pro-
gressed sufficiently to render it possible
lr necessarily desirable to invoke arbitra-
ion I'm every case. The formation Of the
tribunal which sits at The
Hague is an event of good Omes from
which great consequences for the welfare
" all mankind may How. IL Is far better |
There possible to invoke such perma-
tent tribunal than to create special arbi- |
rators for a given purpose.
IL is a matter OF sincere cOngra tulation |
q our country that the United States and
Mexico should have been the first to Use
he good Offices of The Hague court. This
vas done last summer with most salts
actOrv results in the case Of claim at
ssue between us and our sister republic. !
{ is earnestly to be hoped that this first
ase will serve as a precedent for others.
n which not only the United States but J
oreign nations may take advantage Of I
he machinery already in existence at :
'he Hague.
! commend TO the favorable considera-
ion Of the congress the Hawaiian fire !.
Ia inns. which were the subject Of careful :
Investigation during the last session. y
The congress has wisely provided that .
We shall build at once an isthmian canal. l
I possible at Panama. The attorney gen
raj reports that we can undoubtedly ac- J
'uire good title from the French Panama '
anal company. Negotiations are row .
,ending with Colombia to secure her as
cnt to our building the canal. This canal :
will be one Of the greatest engineering
eats ~ the twentieth century. a greater
feat than has yet been ac.
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