New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27

American cooperation in that quarter OF the
world is more useful than tariff legislation when
the cotton industry of the United States has
reached an advanced stage Of development. Mr..
Chamberlain in the course of his speech at the
Conservative banquet this week onthusi
astically applauded when he declared that Eng
land required better guarantee than any paper
agreement to insure the policy of the open
door" and would find 1t in the common interest
of other nations In supporting a liberal trade
policy in China When he mentioned Japan
there was applause. and this renewed when
he referred to Germany; but when he finally
named the United States there were prolonged
and hearty cheers. This enthusiasm steadily in
creased when he welcomed he entrance of
Americans upon new career a colonizng ma
ton and declared that they would be animated
by the same motives as Engshmen and In
spired with the same sense Of responsibility and
love of justice This new departure. he took
pains to add. would serve English interests. not
in any selfish or mercenary sense but because
il would give to each nation better under
standing Of the work Of the other. and render
cooperation easy and inevitable. Mr. Chamber
lain with unerring instinct revealed the secret
Of the good feeling now prevailing in Lancashire
toward America There is no unwillingness to
onization and commercial enterprise. and there
is a deep conviction that cooperation in dplo
macy and trade will be advantageous to both
nations.
practical illustration Of this community OF
| interests is offered already at tie American
Consulate in Manchester. where samples OF
! English goods consigned TO Manila from the
| Lancashire district are 10 be seen This trade
| was formerly registered at the Spanish Consul
| ate but It is now subject to the regulations
Of the United States. although the terms of
peace have not been formally negotiated 1t is
not a large trade at present the greatest aggre-
/ gate for single month since the close of hos
tnities being about $4,000 hut it is capable
! Of extensive development soon as the future
| OF the entire group Of islands shall be deter
| mined English trade with the Philippines. as
! with the Spanish West Indies. has been partly
| indirect Goods have been sent to Spanish ports
| and reshirred thence. so as 10 have the adj
| vantage OF preferential tariff rates with the
! mother country 1t was a system which enabled
| Spanish merchants TO keep colonial trade in
their own hands and 1t increased the freightage
| and cost 20 the consumer. and thereby retarded
the development OF trade. For this reason all
! forecasts Of the volurnne o. trade with the Phil
| ippines which are based upon consular statistics
are misleading and X IS in,practicable to esti-
| mate the inevitable expansion which will take
! place as soon the government OF the Islands
can he established on enlightened principles.
II is interesting however 10 observe the classes
and qualities OF goods which Lancashire Is now
sending out to Manila a de facto American
dependency. About one-half Of the shipments
are cottons very low in price. Among these
! are crimp prints about twenty-five inches In
width. in gay colors. noticeably purple. blue.
on
cheaper. The designs are in stripes and pat
terms and are neat and bright. There are also
colored cotton sateens at twopence haf-penny;
colored cotton velvets cotton pir % goods prints
with red yellow or blue spots on A black ground.
hleachAd and dyed cottons colored silk ribbons.
| pennv handkerchiefs white shirtings from thirty
! 10 fhirty-five inches in width white cotton drills
| and brown linens All these goods are low
| priced ik-stripe cottons being ain ost articles
| If luxury at fourrence three farthings YARD.
| The list also Includes iron manufactures ma
| chincrv chemicals leather. paper stock. carpets
and chinaware There is hardly any class ~
goods now going out from Lancashire 10 tho
philippines which cannot be manufactured IN
the United States. While the figures seem
small under the anomalous conditions prevailing
! in the islands during a transition stage from war
to neaco the aggregates in recent years have
! lcon consdera BILE Shipments directly from the
! United Kingdom TO the Philippines have
| amounted annually to 81 100000 in cGttons and
81 900 900 in miscellaneous exports. and those
| from Hong Kong. Annoy, Singapore and British
! India TO have averaged nearly s.. 600. Direct
! English EXPORT trade with the Spanish West
Indies has amounted to about S3,6O00DO an
! nually.
Naturally the question Of tho open door" has
! been raised in England with reference 10 these
! nov American territories The Birmingham
! Chamber Of Commerce has petitioned the For
! oign Office to endeavor 70 prevent the IMPOSE
| ton Of A tariff In Cuba which will discriminate
| against British manufactures, and voices are
| raised IN the pross against what IS described as
an iljheral policy Of restrictive tariffs. This Is
| a Controversial matter which | sha' reserve
| n, another letter What I desire to emphasize
| afresb is the fact that all Questions relating To
America are approached and discussed In the
hest nossibIe temper throughout the industrial
| sections oc England Not only Is the American
oag soon al every turning Of the streets. but
president NcKinlcv's portrait Is constantly on
exhibition in business Offices and public places
There is good feeling even In Rradforh. Hnd-
dersfeld and Leeds Yorkshire III tricts Nhlch
have suffered heavily IN trade from recent tarifi
,eeisIation That IS supreme test When J"nr
Run has been squeezed in the pocket grace
,lone suf1ces 70 enable him 70 say that NJ
horors roenccts and really likes his blood re-
| lations.
URTNTHaN RANh RORBED.