Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

the enactment of the statute making a
revision and the date of its enforce
ment. as shall be deemed sufficient for
the industry or business affected by
such revision to adjust itself to the
changes and new conditions imposed.
Remedy for Trusts.
1.-The combinations, popularity called
trusts, which aim to secure a monop-
oily of trade in the necessaries of life
as well as in those things that are en-
ployed upon the farm, in the factory
and in many other fields of industry,
have been encouraged and stimulated
by excessive tariff duties. These oper-
ate TO furnish a substantial market in
the necessities of eighty millions of
people, by practically excluding compe-
tition. With so large a market and
highly remunerative prices continuing
long after the line of possible compe-
tition would naturally be reached, the
temptation of all engaged in the same
business to combine so as to prevent
competition at home and a resulting
reduction of prices, has proved ire
sistible in a number of cases. All men
must agree that the net result of en-
acting laws that foster such ineuuit-
able conditions, is most unfortunate
for the people as whole, and it would
seem as If all ought to agree that the
effective remedy would be to appropri-
ately modify the offending law. The
growth of monopoly, of which COM
plant is justly made, cannot be laid at
the doors of the courts of this coun-
try. The decisions of the supreme
court of the United States, the court
of appeals of this state and the courts
of last resort in many other states,
warrant the assertion that the common
law as developed affords a complete
legal remedy against monopolies.
Filipino Freedom.
1T is difficult to understand how any
citizen of the United States, much less
a descendant of revolutionary stock,
can tolerate the thought of permanent
ly denying the right of self-government
to the Filipinos. Can we hope to in
still into the minds of our descendants
reverence and devotion for a govern
ment by the people, while denying ul-
timately that right to the inhabitants
of distant countries. whose territory
we have acquired either by purchase
or by force? Can we hope for the re-
spect of the civilized world, while
proudly guaranteeing to every citizen
of the United States that no law shall
be made or enforced which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities
of citizens of the United States, or
deny to any person the equal protec-
ton. of the laws and at the same time
not only deny similar rights to the in
haEitants of the Philippines, but take
away from them the right of trial by
jury. and place their lives and the dis
position of their property in the keep
ing Of those whom we send to them to
be their governors? We shall certainly
rue IL as a nation if we make any such
attempt. Viewing the question even
from the standpoint of national selfish
ness. there is no prospect that the
twenty millions of dollars expended in
the purchase of the islands and the six
hundred and fifty millions said to have
been since disbursed will ever come
back to us. We are not a military peo-
pie, bent on conquest. or engaged in
our domains in foreign
lands. or DESTROYS of securing natural
however great, by force;
but a people loving peace, not only for
but for all the nations of the
earth. The display of great military
may please the eye and.
for the moment, excite the pride of the
citizen. hut 1t cannot bring to the
country the brains, Drawn and muscle
of a single immigrant. nor induce the
investment here of a dollar of capital.
Begin at Home.
"The government of the United
States was organized solely for the
people of the United States. While it
was contemplated that this country
should become a refuge for the OPP
fit to. discharge the duties of our citi-
zeaship and while we have always
sympathized with the people of every
nation in their struggles for self-gov-
eminent, the government was not
created for a career of political or civ
liking evangelization in foreign coun-
tries or among alien races.
The most efficient work we
can do in uplifting the people
of other countries is by the presenta-
ton of a happy. prosperous, self-gov-
erning nation as an ideal to be emu
lated. model to be followed. The
general occupation of our citizens in
the arts of peace. Ur the absence OF
large military ornaments. tends to i'm
pair neither patriotism nor physical
courage. and for the truth of this I re-
fer the young men of today to the his
tory of the civil war. For fifty years,
with the exception of the war with
Mexico. this country had been at peace,