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OUR COMMERCIAL ANO TERRITORIAL EXPANSION. AMERICA’S GREAT NEED OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. -. - ■■■ - Grouped around Manila as a point of distribution is the most densely popu lated part of the world. More than MM.O»>0,000 people form the population of Japan, Asiatic Pussia, China, French Cochin China, Siam, British India, Aus tralasia, the I>utch Fast Indies, etc., ail of which are nearer to Manila as a point of distribution than to any other great commercial center, while such cities as Shanghai, Canton and others are us near to Muuilu as Havana is to the city of New York. The question, "What will lie the effect upon the commerce of the United States by our possession of the Philippines?" is answered as follows: First—They can supply a large proportion of the $3.V),fK)0,ft00 worth of tropical and sub-tropical products which this country imports annually. The sum can thus lie expended under the American Hug and for the benefit both of the people of the islands and those of our own citizens having investments in the islands. Second They will supply an immediate market for from $30,000,0011 to $r>0, 000,000 of American products und manufactures annually, and twice this sum • later. Third—By far the most important feature of these Island acquisitions in the Pacific is their prospective effect upon our trade with the countries commercially adjacent to them, ami especially to the Philippines. The Imports of the countries commercially adjacent to the Philippines amount to about $1,200,<H)0,0<*0 annu ally, or practically $100,000,000 per month. Nearly all of these importations are of the classes of article* for which the people of the United States are now at tempting to find a market. The commerce of this half of the world's population, of which Manila may lie made the great commercial center, now amounts to more than $2,000,000,000 per annum,4ml its annual purchases to shout $ 1,200,000,000 per annum, or, ns above indicated, practically $100,000,<**) per month. Practically nil of this vast sum which is sent to other parts of the world than the United States is expended for the class of goods for which the people of this country are now seeking a market. Cotton and cotton good*, breadstuff*, provisions, dairy product*, manufacture* of iron and steel and wood, the products of the furm und factory, are demanded by the people of that part of the world. Referring to the need of supplying our own tropical products—it tuny he well to cal! attention to the value of such im port* in the year* 1805 und 1000, They were: Year, ' nine. 1805 ..$315,707,008 1000 . 351,353,240 Included in this are Indigo, rice, sugar, spices, hemp, coffee, teu, rubber, fruits, certain woods and such products which can only come from the tropics. 'I hey can be produced in the Philippines in sufficient quantities to supply ail Amer ican requirements. Within the lust fifty years there ha* been nri awakening in tin* Orient. Japan has become modernized and China is cer tain to be opened In large degree to west ern enterprise. The total trade of the Far East, Australasia and the islands of the Pacific lust year was us follows: Countrr, Import* Exports. British East Indie* I'.!21,552,ai5 217,<**0 British Australasia 277.879,(KX) 278,'OH,'**) Chlua . 1M3.2*W,<»** 142.923.0IS) upun . no.2si.is)() 107.450.1**) 811-alts Settlements B 9.9Gft.iK)0 97.822.'**) lunch East Indies (M.458.IXX) 80.081,000 Russia, Asiatic. 21.570.01*! 20.450,***) Mam . 114,384.'XX) 25.28O.0X) Philippine Island*. 20.3UO.0ini 10,270,000 Hawaiian Islands.. 15,2(X),000 2.'!.i**i.***) Mauritius . 15.010,***) 15.052.*X» Persia .. 26.47«.f*XI 15,054,0*) 4 ’ey lor. 20.722.(SSI 14.U41.)**! Hongkong . 20,(k*M*io 10,000,00) French Fast Holies TUI.'**) 3,088.t**l Korea . 8,(*8,*sX) 2,482,'**) Total Asia and Oceanlea _*1,145,800,000 81,230,124,***• Most of the Americon export trade with Asia I* with countries bordering on the Pacific. The shipment* of American merchandise to these countries has in creased enormously, llow much the sub joined figures show: EXPORTS TO ASIA . 1805. 1000, Japan ....$4,*134.717 $20,087,042 Chinese Empire.. 3,803,840 15,258,748 Hongkong iBr)... 4,253,040 8.485.088 B. East Indies... 2,853,041 4,802.323 Dutch East Ind.. 1,147.315 1,5.34,141* French East Ind. 00,13d 207,587 Asiatic Russia... 201,037 3,050,102 Russian China... .. 337.310 Corea . 120,1X15 German China. 20,202 But it I* not alone to Asia that our ex ports are expanding. The same is equal ly true as to Oceanlea. Our export* to Australasia are marly three times h* large as they were In 1805; to Havana, four time* a* large; to the Philippines, . twenty times as large. The details Ol these export* follow: EXPORTS TO OCEAMCA. Brit. Australasia.$9.014,2*18 $20,725.70’. Hawaiian Islands 3,723.057 13.500,14) Philippines . 110.255 2,040,441 French Oceanlea. 252,051 .32.3,1.3) 'Conga, Samoa, etc . 14*1,20' Figi. etc. 22.281 Guam. 13,24' Germ. Oceanica.. . 10,(10! Total .S13.100.XU $*3,390,027 We are mine more nml more of the products of our Island possessions every year. Hawaii, which was developed by Amerieau capital, show* an amazing in crease in exports to the l.'nlted States. When quiet is fully restored in the Phil ippines nud when Porto ttico is fully re covered from the hard times incident to Spanish rule, there will certainly he a corresponding growth in wlint those isl ands buy from Americans, the product* both of our farms and factories Our import* from these three possession* in ItMtfi and liaxi were l un'orls fi IIU 1ST, !!«*i Porto Itico.91.hitl.oP.' Hawaii ....... 7.3*8.1*11 *Jt 1,707,liti,'l Philippine* . 4,731 ..‘MS fi.b'l.'.’os Total ...Ill l.'bl.hittt 928.TM..V2H 'Hie Philippines have never l**cti dcvel r-ped and not ouly can they produce any thing and every thing in abundance which grows in the tropic, but they are huowu to have deposits of coal, iron ore, copper, g id, sliver and other 11. lerais The a< qoisiltoli of the idatnl* Is a fact accomplished We have not to a*h whether we shall expand «■ have only to expand the possibilities of the islands THE RECORD II I NUTSHELL Here la the record id the three years under the l»ugley taw, I’viaiisrwi with the three preceding yrsrw under the Wlb eon la w: in .ease In nwperi*lion *1 manufacture* Han.nmiTtiO recreate In importation *f manufacturer* material* IlMIthXU Ins'tease in expectation if maawfactnrvn .. IT1.3ttl,h8d | WHERE WE LEAD"! : J! The I'nlted etates t» now the , , world's (reitnl producer of ,, ii Iron, steel and coal, aa well as n <> of copprr, cotton, hrrailat n(Ts. tl ° provisions anil maav other 1 ► ' | articles entering Into the dally • ' ( , requirement* of man. •♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ EXPANSION IN TRADE FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS. Our exports have nearly dou bled since 1H1I5. Our Imports bare slightly In creased In the same time. Hucli Is the record of com mercial expansloa under the fostering care of the present iidm/nDtratioa. The Treasury Department has lust issued a statement of the Imports and exports of the tnllsil Htatss for the inntiiti of Heptemher, together with a stateiiirik| of tho Imports aud exports for the period of nine months ending Heptemher HO, for a series of years. No stronger argument In favor of holding our awn markets by the application of the principle of protection, anti then seeking the world's mar kets, has ever been made. According to the statement Issued the Imports and exports during Heptemher were as fol lows: Heptemher, IflOO. Exports . *1 15.0:14,210 Imports. 50,502,000 Excess of Exports * 50,071,004 For the nine months ending Heptemher HO, I OOO, the show ing Is equally gratifying. Thus: REPUBLICAN. Nine month* ending Septem ber 30, 11*00. Export*.*1,031, OHO, 401 Import*. 024,401,500 bum. Export* * 407,224,803 Compare thi* with the record of the first nine months of lHi*n, when Democratic theo ries of foreign trade were put into practice; when a low tarifT stimulated Imports, and whan the Id loses* of American fac tories was a damper to our ex ports. This record I* as fol lows: DEMOCRATIC. Nine months ending Septem ber 30, IHI15: Import*... *001,043,130 Experts. 557,1*27.400 Excess Import* .. * 43,1 15,073 That, In a nutshell. Is the dif ference between Democratic theory and Hrpuhltcan prac tice. While our exports hits NEARLY DOUBLED, our Im ports are but slightly more than they were In Democratic days, and the Increase la en tirely tlue to the greater de mand for maiiufaclurers' ma terials which are used la our busy mills where American labor Is actively employed at good wage*. '%EXPANSION!MAP»*» UNITED STATES. VALLE OF EXPORTS UNDER TWO TARIFFS Protection Assures Manufacturers Their Heme Market and Exports Follow. The avowed purpose of the free raw material clause of the Wll«on-(»orman tariff law was to “stimulate manufactur ing.'' Instead of “stimulating" it. the law all but strangled it. Millions of wage earn ers were driven out of employment. Soup houses were opened. Free Bread mid Free Clothes were the Itemocratic watch word. With our industries revived hy a pro tective tariff, manufacturing both for home market* and for export ha* attain ed a degree of prosperity never before known in the Foiled States. In proof of thi* the following statement ha* )w*en prepared showing the exports of principal manufactured articles under three >>sr* of low tariff au<i protection, respectively: AM EBICAN EX FORTH. Fiscal years fiscal rears ISli.Y l si Hi tans i soli sud 114*7 and t(h»> it nder *11 it'nder I ring Articles sou law i ley law i Total mantifac lures . (MB.3S3.Hlg (t.lMRt.hT*,h*U Iron and steel manufacture* 1 sciVNa,7 Is 'j*.’i,fT7.Y 300 Mineral oil*, re aunt IY4.33K.li4 IN.WI.fN Copper slot luanu fsclure* *f gft.WB.N3 r.'7 oj.', Sj.1 l eather Slot iilSHU rseture* of S3.uts.Bm ft **y,r ».fl Cuttnu Slot lu*H I fa- lure* ..f Jl.fidt la* M.MI.BI 1 Igroulturtl tin jl.UC.'y 13 XJo M* Mi l Vlsr, I Cnyiolcsls and I drugs ftuSi M 31 aftvirt. i W yof mauafse I lures .. . , 8,M|M *** **44 1‘arsBa I. »U '•'! .1 «Ul 1 I’sgey sud leans f*. tales of . KiSi ."BO |T.|*St*<; \\ ho h Is best N An erosn labor 1 Cou*n**rriwl sxpses.su or csmutentsl •iilMiisal lu protect sur bout# markets sud giye man slsclu.ees * r Kanes »s g* lit* the i msrhets sf Iks swd. •» Is tkrow every iking Wide spew by s free trade lift# I sud ksvs Ike msuufsrlursrs «f Ike World guarding sur UXAlksIS With IbSil ikeSp Is I kwl geudsl AS TO ISLAND ABANDONHENT | What American Would Give Up the Fruits of Our Former <> Expansion Which Gave Us Such Big Returns ;; from So Small an Investment ? ;; Carried to their logical conclusion, Mr. Rryan'a ideas about abandon meat of the Philippines would involve the retroeeasion of Florida and our <► domain west of the Mississippi river to the original owners, and presum- ° ably by them bark to the Indians. , , Let us ask u fsir, straight question: < » As an American would you give up one foot of that territory? J J The question scarcely need# the asking, and yet every stage of natural <> growth tvas opposes] a» strenuously as the Uryauites have opposed the JJ retention of the Philippines, < Th«.at of these additions to ttw country and tho value of property now < in the laud so acquired are below; , ’ Coat i1 party Value. < > [ IxxiUiana purchase. . flh.issi.iasi $.Y737,!t4*l,7!M ' j \ I .. 5,«JU UUO 18? 553 218 j | Oregon country as recognised by various <> U • 817,31 fl.tlM J | Texas, Mexican cession, tladsden purclia*e. 41.<hsi.ismi 3.St!1,7«!4,rs>7 > > Alaska .... T.38W,0»»l •_*<s»,ta»t,t»iu 1 » $to,lUt»,Ml.UtH ' > • 1' ■ I I n iniilion dollars. * \ ». .«>, a i, f m now when A me »n enterprise has fu <way In tho ] • era of development Will follow thelc. atid the eb * of abandonment will be | I "NOT IMPERIALISM." SAYS A OEMOCRAT. •*M*n ah . tlulv braiaa l« thlah and h“* »« '<*4 U| 'Impen* *iu.'f t i • Th<- l*i- pi*iu«i are la p■■ml % »(••• ••»*»■* *«*»• «), . ,r, |* m* in min Oierr fhal Uape* . I »*» tki 1 ■«••.* It* • ffvltliaf nf Ain. ».* .11 **», f»r« Ii».tn»lt.»a. hnniia hap|>it.r%*, I* M imp. .iIimk i.. u I*.n*<l hr ih»K«<l • he hi* fallh la lh* ftiaMy »t in* r.pwb iaJ . i.a.W*.. la IK* l*w -?fH t.iia**|.i.i utt ahull II »• laaaJ ml IImnTi N*» \ rh leu u*i, l*ia Jail I. I*4** COMMERCIAL EXPANSION AND WHAT IT MEANS TO US "Our trad* balance* can not rail to give aatlafactlon to the people of the country. In 1696 we sol* abroad $(115,432,676 07 product* more than we bought abroad; In 1899 $520,674.613, and In 1900 $514,471,701, making during the three years a total hulance in our Ittvor of $I,iihii,, 770,190_nearly lire times thr balance of trade In our favor for the whole period or 106 years from 1790 to June 30, 1M97, Inclusive."—William McKinley. Four great facia characterize the foreign commerce of the United Stale* In the year 1900: 1. The total commerce #f the year aurpassea by $317,720,250 that of any preceding year, and lor the tlr«t time in our history exceeds $2,000,. 000,000. 2. The exports exceed those of any preceding year, and have been more widely distributed throughout the world than ever before. 3. Manufacturer*’ materials were more freely Imported than ever he fore, and formed a larger share of the total imports than on nuy former occasion. 4. Manufactured nrttclee were more freely exported than ever before, and formed n much larger share of the total exports than on any former occasion. Our trade in 1900 compare* with that of 1604 as follows: Value 1901, Value 1 HIM, Kxports. $1,394,160,371 *054,994,022 1 u, ports. ... 649,714,070 892,14c,572 Total trade..*2,243,91) I ,('4 I * 1,34 7,135,1b | X Excess of Exports In 1990. *544,471,701 Excess of Imports in 1891 . *237,145,950 Right In these two tallies I* the slory of the commercial expansion of the United Htatna and of the benefit of protecting our own industries. As compared with 1604, our Imports have deceased and our exports have doubted. The Increase in exports lias affected all classes of producers -farmers, manufacturera, lumbermen and miners have all had a share In building up th a marvelous export trade of the United btatce. Xac Increase by classes Is hIiowii iu the following table: lx ports. 1894, 1900. A grieul til re ........ *026,3113,038 *835,91 2,052 Manufactures. 163,728,808 4 32,2*1,300 Mining.. 20,449,598 38,907,550 Forest. 28,000,029 52,309,464 Fisheries. 4,231,923 0,26(1,(104 , Miscellaneons ... 4,400,944 4,082,112 The trade of the United Htates ha* grown with every large and smull country of the world. Europe la still our heaviest buyer, but Asia anil Oceania show tbs greatest percentage of trade expansion. Houtli Ameri can business lias developed the least of all. The experts to the grand di visions in 1894 and 1900 were: Ex porta. 1694 1900 Enrope . *700,870,822 *1,040,137,312 North America. 110,003,212 187,299,319 Mouth America. 33,212,310 38,945,721 Asia. 20,872,731 34,913,964 Ocea ..... 1 1,914,162 43,390,1127 .. 4,923,659 19,499,109 Imports from these same grand division* In the two years named com pare ns'follow*: Import*. I HIM# 1900 Europe .*295,077,385 *440,509,480 North A meric*. 190,902,559 129,939,675 H.oth America . 100,147,107 93,035,134 .. 00,180,397 139,817,023 Oceania. 21,457,923 84,590,042 w Africa. 3,497,338 11,217,110 ' The expansion of American foreign trade during the past three years has been the surprise and the envy of nil other nation*. American goods, American energy, American enterprise are usable iu every part of tlio civilized world. Whether It he in supplying food to Europe. Locomotive* to I,Iberia, electrical goods uml machinery to Australia, mining machinery to Houth Africa, or bridging the Nile at Atliara, American genius and push Is everywhere to he seen. Commercial expansion was begun under Republican policies. It thrives under Republican encouragement. It enables home iiianQfactiirera and emyloyers generally to give oppor tunities to hundreds or thousands of men. It enables the producing classes to Mnd better and widei markets. Do you want it to continue? Do you want ft to develop still more? A vote for McKinley and Roosevelt next month will be an answer that you do. ADMIRAL WATSON DENOUNCES BRYAN. Filipinos Would Be Quiet but for This Election. All that Remain Linder Arms Are but Guerillas and Bandits and Only a Fraction of the Whole. Hear Admiral Watson, late commander of tlx* American naval squadron in ori ental waters, lias returned to this coun try, probably from bis last cruise. He thinks the time lias come for him to sneak more us a citizen than ns a naval officer, and his opinion of the conditions in the Philippines is well worth reading, lie says; “I am looking forward to the result of the presidential contest with anxiety M.d deep interest, for I know what it means, not only to the future of our country n* n power muon* the nations of the world, but tu hundreds of thousands of people in the far away Philippines, who w - ider if we are going to step aside and w itch th.ir threats being cut b, the Tagab-g irilies trow in arm* against u*. "The great majority of the people (.f those island* look upon Aguinablo and his party as enemies. The cry only serves to give them the thought of what will hapiieti if American protection of then homes and lives U withdrawn. "| w *aiid like to r«.| i»ct a li|i>ni|irap lion that exists in th* minds of Some pco pie concerning the officers an 1 m. ir of ■>ur army and nary Pan si >*t> tw lieic that citizen* who serve under oar gag, and who ate generally known kvrv at Uriine a* peaceable and b<g beat ted men, are g>o»g ta chang* then whole tin Ian as *uua as they g«I ant of sight of the I it Hr* I gluts*) .• •• *■ «m am*| |ki*i fur «*> IrM of time the as Igb tarring papwiatlows haia tahaw to heart the a till uds of a or uratt toward I ham, a tad hava b**a swift t« •how thatr gratitwda. "Look ut our own country. Has the American Indian ever had any truer friend than the soldier of Uncle Sam? Times innumerable the army officer has stepped in to save the red man from the rapacity of the civilian, and if in the hearts of our Indians there has ever grown up a feeling of loyalty and grati tude to the United States, thnt feeling has been planted there by the American soldier, once his bitterest and most re lentless foe. "The vast majority of the people ore beginning to realize what American ru> means. Once they were suspicious of us. naturally enough, for the Spaniards had lied to them for centuries. Hut they lew know that tile word of an American « ttt cer and of the American President, from whose authority thut word tirst cuttle*, is as good as his bond. "I hate followed my flag iu many coun tries und oti many seas. I have never yet seen it stand for oppression or bad faith with any people, weak or strong. And I know thut it does uot stand for bad faith now." PORTO RICO IS SATISFIED. !>r. J. II. Ilollender, treasurer of ti •* Island of Porto Itiro, and formerly u ciate professor of economics of the John* Hopkins University, delivered >u sddr* -» to graduate students of the univcrsi'V a few evening* sg >, on the conditio) t the i*laiid. After describing the manlier of government and the conditions of m* >al *eif government, he said; "The condition of affairs Is h«pefu . and everywhere the I>e*t element of '-‘'r island Is rallying to the support of Mr \|< Kiuiey’s a.ltninislration The fc. » i* grow u.g attiviig the people that the ministration i* doiug it* bet to l» * 1 the i. and What Port# Wico B»’»d* » au Intel;.g, ut appreciation of the reel • otiitil, mis of A inert, all* I Jo l>"! 11 think that sn ititeiligenl man cuuM k . that th>> Porto Itico tariff »»• suiib'ug hot a n»*v**sry Rscsl device Wv •**• * Itf.iasitaat f„r the island If *» nr* ** *> anything The silvr*»,;'** of the tariff l«w were either s euh» •# from the United Mtatea. or *.■* the pa** perlsalluo of the Uiand At the presest time if the alternatives were greseateJ ! “* aenvtng the aeeeeaary tnoaey ii» •* te>t tatatioa or fr..« the tan® 4* vswatd he ever •heiavlofftp <•» ft*** i »f the tariff The Jiwva'vsl that evicted Was rawed hr the delay last at* | twrsd tn taking soy nation si ad ■A