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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
3
President Roosevelt outlines views on trusts and tariffs, urging national action to regulate large corporations and curb monopolistic practices. He favors federal supervision over corporations while avoiding destruction of beneficial enterprises, and calls for a strong commerce power to curb abuses.
The text argues for tariff reduction only through careful regulation and reciprocity rather than radical change. It emphasizes stability of policy, protecting American workers, and avoiding harm to domestic competition. It proposes treaties to widen markets, consider direct legislation if treaties fail, and suggests a commission of experts to assess duties and their effects on monopolies and prices.
A historical view advocates elasticity in the monetary system to balance rates across seasons and distant communities. Banks should carry the burden of supplying a sufficient circulation for diverse industries and trade, with future policy aiming for automatic, interchangeable money convertible into gold, to meet productive demand.
The piece argues for fair treatment of labor and capital, balancing individual initiative with safeguards against unscrupulous figures. It notes the era of federation and federation increasingly shapes both capital and labor, stressing that unions and corporations must operate within reason to advance industry and social progress.
A fragmented editorial discusses U S policy toward Cuba under the Platt Amendment and the broader aim of maintaining influence while embracing peaceful dispute resolution. It cites arbitration, the Hague tribunal, and the goal of reducing wars between civilizations as guiding principles for America’s international role.
The text argues for harmony between organized labor and capital, urging opposition to tyranny and interference while upholding law, freedom, and justice. It stresses mutual understanding, warns against hostility, and supports a strong federal role, including creating a Secretary of Commerce to manage labor capital tensions.
The United States and Mexico have been the first to employ The Hague court framework, yielding favorable results with no claims arising between the nations. The occasion is seen as a precedent for broader use by other nations and the U S Congress is urged to consider Hawaiian reforms studied last session.
The document discusses international order and the need for civilized powers to police the world. It details fall 1961 communications on a Pacific cable project from California to the Philippines via Hawaii, the U S government’s conditional access to soundings, and the Commercial Pacific Company’s preparations to lay a cable to China and the Philippine Islands, with precedent from Grant and later discussions with Congress.
On Independence Day in the Philippines the policy of American rule is hailed for delivering civil government and broad self-government to Filipinos. The text credits the army and civil authorities for restoring order, preventing cruelties, and preparing the islands for peaceful self-rule, noting progress despite ongoing challenges.
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