Cable, to Hawaii, Philippines, and Asia, necessity for, 319, 360-362; connection with China, 361 California, importance to, of ir- rigation, 196 California Club, 195 California, University of, speech at, May 14, 1903, 199 Canton, Ohio, speech at banquet in honor of birthday of Wil- liam McKinley, January 27, 1903, 100
Capital and labor, employer and employe should show regard for rights of each other and of the public, 84, 166; combina- tions of, necessary, 150, 355; better understanding should be secured between employer and employee, 151; arbitration between, 152; problems of, 165, 355-357; interests of, should be harmonized with those of general public, 356; should avoid hostility and distrust toward each other, 356; fair treatment for, to be secured by Department of Commerce and Labor, 383; importance of combinations, 383; policy of National Gov- ernment regarding combina- tions, 384. See Combinations of labor and capital. Capitalist, and wage worker
should look at differences from each other's standpoint, 166; should welcome every effort to secure fair dealing by capital toward others, 239 Capron, Capt. Allyn, 59 Captains of industry a necessary factor in our civilization, 15, 63 Car couplings, laws in reference to, 153
Carson City, Nev., speech at,
May 19, 1903, 206 Cartwright, Peter, III Cass, Lewis, 415, 428 Cattle diseases in Philippines, 158
Census Office should be made permanent, 340
Chamber of Commerce of State of New York, speech at ban- quet of, November 11, 1902,
82 Chambliss, Alexander, 52 Character, development more by practice than by precept, 90; of individual, chief factor in winning success, 164 Charity, Biblical meaning of, 182
Charleston, S. C., speech at Ex- position, April 9, 1902, 3; a historic city, 3; encourage- ment of exposition recom- mended, 338
Chattanooga, Tenn., speech to Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, September 8, 1902, 52; lessons taught by battle- fields, 58, 59
Chicago, Ill., speech at, April 2, 1903, 115
Chickamauga battle-field, 59-60 China, interest of the United
States in, 342; has accepted terms of settlement with in- jured powers, 342; treaties of commerce and navigation with, 343; United States advo- cates open door," 344; cable connection with, 361; new commercial treaty with, 399: ports opened in Manchuria, 400; recognition of Republic of Panama, 460
Chinese Exclusion Act should be re-enacted, 299
Christianity should be moving spirit of strong men as well as weak, 229
Churches should be helpful to immigrants, 226
Cincinnati, Ohio, speech at, September 20, 1902, 61; quo- tation from speech at, 130 Cities should not be built up at expense of country districts, 169
Citizens, qualities needed in, 12; must devote much thought and time to affairs of the State, 20; all must be subject to the law, 64; American, each should be able and willing to do his share in the work of his gen-
eration, 85; American, quali- ties of, 93; quality of, more important than the law, 164; qualities necessary to national greatness, 182, 243; good, must be good men, 228; must be clean of mouth, 228; aver- age citizen is a sane and healthy man, 237; good, de- finition of, 238 Citizenship, good, requisites of,
20, 34; line of cleavage be- tween good and bad, 36, 37, 212, 215, 234, 237; high aver- age of, is prime factor in se- curing prosperity, 75; Amer- ican, high average of, 142; most important production of any institution of learning, 189; intelligent and honest, first need of any nation, 197 Civil service, merit system is de- mocratic and American, 334; merit system of immense ad- vantage to Government, 334; temporary employment of clerks should be under civil service law, 335; merit system should be applied rigidly in insular positions, 335; merit system a method of procuring honest and efficient adminis- tration, 335; merit system should be extended to Dis- trict of Columbia Govern- ment, 335, 375; improvement recommended in consular ser- vice, 375; appointments in 1903, 409; extension of rules, 409; executive orders con- cerning appointments of la- borers, 409
Civil Service Commission, deci-
sion of, in case of William A. Miller, 273
Civil War, 28, 163; wounds left by, have healed, 4; memories of, 4; qualities which decided its result, 42; Chickamauga battle-field, 59, 60; share of Northwest in, 154; burden borne by soldiers of, 242; battle of Antietam, 245-246; commendation of veterans of, 333-334
Clarke, George Rogers, 173 Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, abrogation of, 320 Cleveland, Grover, 29
Coal, removal of duty on, 141; strike in anthracite region, 152. See Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Collins, P. A., 19 Colombia, canal treaty negotia- tions with, 117, 359, 413, 417. See Isthmian Canal. Columbia Gardens, Butte, Mont., 213
Combinations of labor and of
capital, 9; have worked for good in many ways, 9; must work under the law, 9; laws concerning them must be just and wise, 9; necessities in urban life, 13, 150; much of complaint against, is entirely unwarranted, 14; beneficial when used aright, 14, 64, 75; publicity, 17; necessary under present conditions, 355; im- portance of, 383; policy of National Government regard- ing, 384. See Corporations, Trusts, and Capital and labor. Commerce, instruments of, when this Government was founded, 23, 47, 62; revolution in means of, in recent years, 48 Commerce and Labor, Depart- ment of, 131, 380; Commis- sioner of Corporations, powers granted to, 131; preliminary work of, with reference to cor- porations, 132; act creating, is in interest of propertied classes as well as of people as a whole, 240; creation of, recommended, 298, 357; In- terstate Commerce Commis- sion, 380; Bureau of Corpora- tions, 380; organization of, 381; scope of, 381; Bureau of Corporations, preliminary work of, 381; Bureau of Cor- porations, purpose of, 381- 382; fair treatment for capital and labor to be secured by, 383 Commercial Pacific Cable Com- pany, 361
Confederate veterans, and sons
of, in Spanish War, 5, 59 Constitution, 15; amendment of, may be necessary in dealing with corporations, 16, 27, 41, 50, 72, 298, 351 Consular service, necessity for reorganization, 335, 336; improvement recommended, 375; reduction in cost of, 400 Corporations, 19, 39, 45, 61, 128, 292-298, 348-351, 380-384; necessary in business world under present conditions, 14, 58, 355; are creatures of the State, 15; necessary degree of control increased by develop- ment of industrial conditions, 15; States have not exercised sufficient control
Nation must assume power of control of, 15, 16, 25, 43, 50, 70, 71, 98, 130, 131, 295, 297; amendment of Consti- tution may be necessary in dealing with, 16, 27, 41, 50, 72, 298, 351; should not be dealt with in spirit of class legislation, hatred, or ran- cor 16, 64, 138; publicity, 17, 25, 51, 71, 130, 132, 296, 349, 381, 383; power of control should be used with wisdom and restraint, 17, 72; steps necessary to gain control of, 23-25; cannot be satisfactorily controlled by State action, 24- 25; suits against, by the Gov- ernment, 26; doing well, should be encouraged, 41; the industrial tendency of the age cannot be reversed, 46; State laws regarding, 49; properly handled, make for general prosperity, 64; sav- ings banks, a good illustra- tion of beneficent work of, 65; legislation enacted by Con- gress, 131, 380; Commissioner of, powers granted to, 131; Industrial Commission, port of, 132; preliminary work of Department of Commerce and Labor, relative to, 132; investigation of methods of railroads, 133; suits against
Northern Securities Company and others, 135; proceedings against Southern railroads in interest of cotton shippers, 136; injunction against pack- ing-house companies, 136; in- junction against Federal Salt Company, 137; should be regulated, not destroyed, 138; a very potent factor in inter- national commercial competi- tion, 293; honest, publicity cannot harm, 349, 383; re- view of legislation concerning, 380; legislation has been con- servative, 382. See Combina- tions and Trusts. Corporations, Bureau of. See Commerce and Labor, De- partment of.
Cortelyou, George B., 274-275 Costa Rica, 425; recognition of Republic of Panama, 460 Cotton shippers, proceedings against Southern railroads in interest of, 136 Cotton weevil, 407
Country, upbuilding of any part of, is a benefit to the whole, 6
spirit found most surely in, 32 Courage and hardihood, indis- pensable virtues, 179 Crane W. Murray, 19 Crawford, George, 272 Credit, necessary in
world, 76; confidence is essen- tial to, 76
Cromwell, Oliver, 259 Crum, Dr. William D., letter re- garding appointment of, 266 Cuba, 6, 104, 202-204; what United States has done for, 6; turned over to Cubans in better condition than ever before, 7; commu- nity of interests between, and the United States, 7, 377; po- litical relations with United States should differ from those with other powers, 7; entitled to better economic position here than United States gives to other powers, 7; reciprocity with, 140, 315,
357, 377; naval stations of United States in, 141, 377, 378; Platt amendment, 141; special relation of, to our in- ternational political system, 141; should have benefit of our economic system, 141, 377; progress in, 315, 378; our attitude a guaranty of our good faith, 322; turning over of government, 357; whatever affects, for good or ill, affects United States, 357; a part of our international political sys- tem, 358, 377; Message to Congress concerning recipro- city treaty, 377; recognition of Republic of Panama, 460 Cure-alls should be distrusted, 17 Currency, honest, is strongest
symbol and expression of honest business life, 76; sus- picious tampering with, is fatal to prosperity, 76; de- based, is ruinous to commu- nity, 76; sound system, is of benefit to all, 240; should be made responsive to demands of commerce, 305; integrity of, beyond question, 385. See Finance.
Dodge, Gen. Grenville M., 250 Duke, Basil, 272 Duncan, James, 275 Durbin, Winfield T., 277
Economic policy should be sta- ble, 12 Education, duties imposed by, 192, 200; in this country, is at disposal of every individual,
Edwards, Harry Stillwell, 271 Ehrman, Felix, 418 Electricity and steam, results of development of, 12
Electricity a means of improv- ing conditions of farm life, 169-170
Emancipation proclamation, 245 Employer and employee, should show regard for rights of each other and of the public, 84; better understanding be-
tween, should be secured, 151 Employers liability law, 153,
Envy, meanest form of admira- tion, 201
Everett, Edward, 423
Evil, daylight a powerful dis- courager of, 17 Expansion of nation, 168, 173; results of, contrasted with Rome and Greece, 174-176
Fargo, N. Dak., speech at, April 7, 1903, 154 Farmer, well-being of, and of wage worker, is well-being of State, 147, 232, 373; least af- fected by industrial changes of last half century, 147 work of Department of Agri- culture in interest of, 147, 148, 149; legislation in interest of, 148; education of, 149; re- tains to pre-eminent degree distinctly American qualities, 150; problems affecting, 165; prosperity of, interwoven with that of business and profes- sional men, 233
Farm life, value of, to youth, 32; development of, 33; improved conditions due to trolley lines, telephone, and rural mail de- livery, 170
Federal Salt Company, injunc- tion against, 137 Filipinos, 155-157; government of islands conducted purely in interest of, 157 Finance, credit necessary in business world, 76; confidence essential to credit, 76; system of assured honesty is first es- sential to prosperity, 76; cir- culation per capita larger than ever before, 240; nation is on a gold basis, 240; gold standard, effect of Act of March 14, 1900, 305; better safeguards against panic needed, 305; revenues should approximate limit of our ac- tual needs, 305; strict econ- omy in expenditures needed, 306; need for elasticity in monetary system, 354; banks the natural servants of com- merce, 354; additional legis- lation desirable, 355; Govern- ment receipts and expendi- tures, 384; a large surplus un- desirable, 385; integrity of our currency beyond ques- tion, 385; needs of financial situation, 385; International Monetary Exchange Commis- sion, 385. See Currency. Financial stability should be in- sured by the Government, 76 First Regiment, United States Volunteer Cavalry, 53, 59; Southern members of, 5 Fish, Hamilton, 423 Fitchburg, Mass., speech at, September 2, 1902, 38 Flag, the, 5, 6 Flanders, 236
Foreign policy, 126, 127 Forestry, work of Government in interest of, 149; Bureau of, 195
Forests, should be preserved as permanent sources of national wealth, 193, 220, 221; preser- vation of, 193-196, 307, 308,
369, 406; preservation of, in California, 194; should be per- petuated by use, 308; preser- vation of, an imperative busi- ness necessity, 308; sugges- tions concerning care of, 308- 310; water supply depends on, 309; are natural reservoirs, 310; wild creatures should be protected against slaughter, 369; reserves, demand for in the West, 407; care of, should be consolidated in Bureau of Forestry, 407
Fortunes, private and corporate, increase of, 12
France, 395, 396; pioneers of, in America, 172; proposal to aid French Panama Company, 428; recognition of Republic of Panama, 460
Franchise Tax law of New York State is in interest of proper- tied classes as well as of people as a whole, 240 Frankel, Lee K., 387 Frederick, Empress Dowager of Germany, 345
Fredericksburg, battle of, 59 Free trade as
French Panama Canal Company, 359, 428
Game, protection of, 369 Garfield, James A., assassina- tion of, 285
General Land Office, receipts for 1903, 404
General Staff, bill creating, 160; of immense importance and benefit to Army, 161 Germany, 395, 396; attitude of, regarding acquisition of South American territory, 119; claims of, against Venezuela, 119; death of Empress Dow- ager Frederick, 345; recog- nition of Republic of Panama, 460
Gibbons, Cardinal, 171
Gold standard, effect of Act of March 14, 1900, 305 Gompers, Samuel, 275
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