Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-12

ipro and the different revolutions us
uaIIy have. rs their real aim the Oh
tanning possession of these custom
houses. TIE mere fact that we are
protecting the custom-houscs ana COZ
Letting the revenue with eincchcS
and honesty has completely discouras
I'd ali revolutionary movement Whilc IL
has already produced such an increase
| In the revenues that the Government
is actually getting more from the forty
five Der cent that we turn over to II
than it got formerly when 1t took the
entire revenue. This is enabling the
poor harrassed people of SantO Dom
ingo once more to turn their attcn-
ton to industry and to be free from the
curse of interminable revolutionary dis
turbance. 1t offers to all bona tide
creditors. American and European. the
only really good chance to obtain that
to which they are justly entitled, while
it il return gives to Santo Domingo
the only opportunity of defense against
claims which it ought not to pay-for
now if it meets the views of the Senate
we shall ourselves thoroughly examine
all these claims. whether American Or
foreign. and see that nCnc that are i'm
tive opposition to the treaty VIII prob
ably como from dishonest creditors
ign and American. and from the
professional revolutionists of the is
land itself. We have already good rea
son 70 believe that some of the crcdi
tors who do not dare expose their
claims to honest scrutiny are endeav-
orinG to stir up SeditiOn in the island,
and are also endeavoring to stir up op
position to the treaty both in Santo
Domingo and here. trusting that in
one place or the other it may he pos
sible to secure either the rejection of
the treaty or else its amendment in
such fashion as to be tantamOunt to re-
lection.
Under the course taken, stability and
order and all the benefits of peace are at
last coming to SantO Domingo. all
danger Of foreign Intervention has
ceased. and there is at last II prospect
that all creditors will get justice, no
more and no less. If the arrangement
is terminated. chaos will follow; and if
chaos follows. sooner or later this
Government may be involved in ser
iouS difficulties with foreign govern
mcntS over the island, or else may be
forced itself to intervene in the island
in some unpleasant fashion. Under the
present arrangement the independence
Of the island is Scrupulously respected,
the danger of violation of the Monroe
Doctrine by the Intervention of foreign
powers vaniShes, and the interference
Of our Government is minimized. so
that we only act in conjunction with
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cure the proper administration of the
customs. and therefore to secure the
payment of just debts and Ia secure the
Santo Dominican Government against
demands for unjust debts.
The present method prevents there be-
ing any need of our establishing anv
Kind of prot"ctorate over the island
ana gives the people of S;anto Domingo
tho same chance to move onward and
Upward which we have already given
to the people of Cuba. 1t will be
fouhly to our discrcdt as nation
if We fail to take advantage Of this
chance; FOR it will be of damage to
ourselves. and, above all il will bc
OF incalcuI1blc damage to S1nto Do
lniIgo. Evnry consido ration of wise
policy. and. above all. "ycry considcra-
tion of large generosity, bids us meet
the request Of Santo Domingo as we
are now trying to meet it.
So much for one feature Of our for
oign policy. Now for one feature cf
our domestic policy. one of the main
features OF our national governmental
f'olicy shoIld be the effort to secure
adequate and effective SupcrriS Try and
D ao1rI.. - III
rorations doing an interstate business
Much of the legislation aimed to pre-
vent tho evils connected with TIE
enormous development Of these great
corporations has been incifcctive, part
~ because il aimed at doing too much,
AMI partly because 1t did not coufcr on
the government really efficient method
0f holding any guilty cooperation to
account 1h" effort to preVt mt all rc
StrIint OF ComDctitiOn. Wh.tncr harm
ful or beneficial. has been Ill judged:
what is nc, dod is not So nnuc the ef-
fort to prevent combination as vigi-
ant and effective control nf the con-
hiEations formed, so as to secure just
nd equitihlo dealing on their part
alike toward the public generally. to-
ward their smaller competitors. and
toward the wage workers in their rfl-
Dloy.
Under tic present laws we nave in
II" last fnIT Years accomplished much
i'lat is of substantial value; but the
!ificulticG III tie way have been 50
great as to prove that further l"gis-
iation is advisable. Many corpora
tons show tncmselN hnnOr3bly do
sirous to obey the law; but unfortu-
natcIy. some corporations. and vcry
wealthy ores ut that. exhaust every
, fort which can be suggested by the
highest ability. or secured by the most
lavish expenditure Of money. to dn'e;rt
the purposes of the laws on the statute
books.
Not only the men in control Of these
but the business world
generally. ought to realize that such
conduct is in every way perilous, and
a menace to the nation
and especially to the people
Of great property.
l earnestly believe that this is true
cf only n relatively small portion of
The very rich men engaged in handling