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
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