The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-11

we would first require some
method of forcing recalcitrant nations
TO 40 their duty, as well as of seeing
mat they are protected in their rights.
In the interest of Justice, it is as
necessary to exercise the police power
as to show charity and helpful gener-
os1ty. But something can even now be
something, for instance, this nation has
alread y done as regards Cuba, and is
now trying to do as regards Santo Do
mingo. There are few things in our
history in which we should take more
genuine pride than the way in which wo
liberated Cuba, and then, instead Of in
sstantly abandoning it to chaos, STAYED
In direction Of the affairs of the island
until we had put it on the right path.
and AZ finally gave it freedom and helped
it as it started on the life of an indie.
pendent republic.
'Santo Domingo has now made an
appeal to us to help it in turn, and not
only every principle of wisdom, but
every generous instinct within us bids
us respond to the appeal.
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 prospect
oi"o e'Ai 0A001IolS VIII SeC JUSTICE, no
more and no less. If the Arrangement is
terminated, chaos will follow; and if
chaos follows, sooner or later this gov
eminent may be involved in serious diff
fculties with foreign governments over
the island, or. else may be forced itself
to intervene in the island in some I'M
pleasant fashion. Under the present ar
rangement the independence of the
island is scrupulously respected, the
danger of violation Of the Monroe doc
trine by the intervention Of foreign
powers vanishes; and the interference
OF our government is minimized, so that
Santo Domingo authorities to secure
the proper administration of the GUS
toms, and therefore to secure the pay
ment Of just debts and to secure the
Santo Dominican government against
demands for unjust debts. -
"The present method prevents there
being any need of our establishing any
gives the people Of Santo Domingo the
same chance to move onward and up.
ward which we have already given to
the people of Cuba. ~
CHOW for one feature Of our domes-
tic policy. One of the main features
of our national governmental policy
should be the effort to secure adequate
and effective supervisory and regufa.
tory control over all great corporations
doing an interstate business. Much OF
the legislation aimed to prevent the
evils connected with the enormous de-
velopment Of these great corporations
has been ineffective, partly because il
aimed at doing too much, and partly be
cause it did not confer on the govern
ment a really efficient method Of hold
ing any guilty corporation to account
The effort to prevent all restraint Of
competition, whether harmful or benef
| cial, has been in-judged; what is need
ed is not So much the effort to prevent
| combination is vigilant and effective
control of the combinations formed, 81
as to secure just and equitable dealing
on their part alike toward the public
generally, toward their smaller compel
itors, and toward the wage-workers il
their employ.
"Un'der the present laws we have il
the last four years accomplished mucl
that is of substantial value; but tn,
difficulties in the way have been 81
great as to prove that further legisla
tion is advisable. Many corporation
/ show themselves honorably DESTROYS t.
obey the law; but, unfortunately, som
corporations, and very wealthy ones a
that, exhaust every effort which can b.
suggested by the highest ability, or Sc
cured by the most lavish expenditure O.
| money, to defeat the purposes Of tn
laws on the statute books.
''Not only the men in control Of thes
corporations, but the business worl,
generally, ought to realize that suc]
conduct is in. every way perilous, an,