New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01

through trading posts. is burden and a constant
peril N'' anu e0''7'"'''
we want the Philippines. Manila just as Eng
a. az to-uay Needs Central China. and not simply
hong Kong We own the Philippines nv riobt .,
s,nnf no other nation does are IN posses
rovernm nm u,her nation is we can maintain stahe
spain cannot. and the natives are in
eivc ava vi eeuorule | can conceive no reason 70
Dnr ,ne territory 1t would be to lessen in tnat nro.
placed 49, sTeatesl opportunity Providence ever
r,nuL one Samoa and Hawaii our possessions u,li
come ~ me Pacific and its commerce will he
t on or any other nation The Pacific ise. VII he
Two side .eni,neniy; our territory VIII bound il on
Ins ocean ard its trade in our possession oar i,i
OF the world N'eu among the nations
THE IDEAL ALLIANCE
such is the broad plane 81 inferno ,,o,ai -e,o,,o
upon winch alone II is wise TO discuss an Anglo
american alliance. formal ariiculated alliance
" ''e european acceptance OF the term and az
Iepesen'ed ny Its Drelbunds and Kaiserbunds. IS
an a'',ncial bond arbitrary in character and os-
sentlaly military in purpose. 1t implies constrainr
us'es'rus national conscience eliminates national
JuGSment and discourages individuaIi,v ~ ma
.ioha' acnon II defensive only England would de-
ieHu us and we would defend England against
~ "orIu' irrespective OF pest relations. presen;
lrlehdsh'ps or future interests II offensive and
defensive. each would be party 10 the ouarreis
or the other without The exercise Of discretion or
!cusHcht such an alliance would increase en-
.n"H ehitillS. international inpartalifv voud q
hISHsau"' sach nation would he fetiered and
nSnipei'di discussions OF COmpensa lions and adj
ton ana irritation would finally derenerate into
open hostility Il was against such alliances that
today. We want non, Of hem ''' We ned no
a sd onensve and defensive, nor permanent
More powerful than formally articulated alliances
aIu , NOR enduring than written treaties is the
puHu on interest ana sentiment that Enites the two
branches Of the Anglo Saxon race. Next TO giving
Us me Philippines. the greatest blessing Of our
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70 each other The two peoples now for the first
time in century earnestly desire each Others
OF emergencies in The Spanish American War. b.,
me result as We have seer. Of economic political
ana racial forces which have neen silently al Work
Ior centuries The great urwri'ten and natural
are asserting their supremacy and are drawing the
bTmap 'p G5 WIN 1ee an PGS n1 10
even now more than theory. II Is fast becoming
tina; disregards that TACT and gels in front Of an
inexorahe racial movement backed by Is 00c)
enlightened sovere!gns.
FOREIGN MARKETS NEEDED.
America contains to-day 70 900 OF the mos, IN
genous. intelligent ard active producers IN ths
world Production IS Ear exceeding consumption.
The result IS that NUS: find additional ma rkets
or curtaN our products. Hence our intense and
increasing interest in the worlds commerce 70
*hich We gave scarcely thought when the cou7-
Try young And wherever 60 in whatever
direction We expand our trade. there ~ End Great
Britain already established. maintaining open mar
kets forcing wide the doors o: commerce. and de-
veloping trade interests Identical with our Own.
The area OF England and her colonies Is Is $50 orc
square miles. more than FOUR and a half times the
size o, the United States. and the population IS
Sdl. $1,000 These possessions. too are constanty
increasing. IN the last twelve years England
times the conbirsG area Of IN. Phntppines. Porto
Rico and Hawaii. and all this tsrIi,crl Is open 10
Britain Even into remote British possessions and
markets We are pushing our commerce and dis
ony imports from British dom.nons assresatea
las year sSS570&2, and nearly three times iarser
those rom the United States ~ sl3lii.l-i Ou-
bot .or the dsca "a 3 year i,ss hsy were ove $500
And In China. where ENGLAND single handed is OPP
open and in her own sphere o. inHuence compete
Win her own merchants for their locai trade OUR
foreign trade LasJ year VS. thrse times srea'
create than that o. Germany and second only 20
the In pors II Rd o9 b. oT E p6ra as a Te az n
We are her chief rival our trade ranks second %
bined Continental imports AMI that trade Is rap
idly increasing. even more rapidly than The phenom-
last year twice that Of 1856 -FOUR Tires much
as in 1859 and seven times tina, o, lse5
WHERE AMERICAN INTERESTS LIE.
And what is the startling and incredible aggregate
result Of this alliance OF trade interests In 1881
entire exports aggregated 1859 On coo and our
exports the British dominons and spheres OF In
hrence were alone nearly On per cant % that
During the year exports to Germany and
ali German colonies were = 81 per cent 10 France
and all French colonies 574 per cent, and to Russia
AMI all her dominlons II o, per OF our export
trade In other words our British exports were
FIVE times as great German ten times
great French ana seyenty-ave tires "a great
Russian. 40 per cent greater than our ex-
ports TO Germany. France and Russia combined
and 90 per cert more than our exports to all the
rest OF the world
These facts need no CONNER. They establish the
corolary. however, that Il you curtai British ter
riory British influence. you necessarily curtdN
American commerce our trade In the Orient -
now ;35,c,DG0 per year. and under norma! condi-
lions It will soon be NcOOG0Oo All along our
Pacific Coast this trade Impulse Is felt. our
general Increase ~ exports last yeaf was IL" Per
cent but while Atanu- ports increased 81
Pacdc ports was no less THAN - per cent
All that trade is now seriously menaced by Russia
position OF affairs may We not greatly assis' Eng
land And incaculaoly benefit ourselves What
britain nzht trade battles? J. 81 just2 is 4
becoming In great n3nony "hat Ia, ~ ap ,r,
ests OF the nations are Identical. az III emma.
ard those interests arr inpered not tempo
Last November Austria Minister or roIelsn a.
"a su-on1 must nght shoulder shoulder against
TIE common danger. and must arm themselves FOR
ne struggle WIN a ne iea afuge refer 10 the
American INVASION or Donunen.al nai, Tnous
70, n wel,-deaned trade alliance between England
~ nod a me-,ca against Europe banded for The de-
struciion Of the commerce and Industries o; notni
r. ,us,ided on every ground OF son-lntercst ana
sel.nrcservation? And II the united diplomacy OF
Crea, Britain and America shouG not avhlI WIN
Russia and Germany ana rraige 10 aDoisH Pr
bttIt,ve oiscrimina lions IN Chinese ports. why
shouid not a trade alliance establish d5crimna,.o
sgsJns, The commerce OF those nations IN bfltlsh
We have a valuable export trade with ~erm9hy
- t-,ance- buf g nave they with us. Besides,
anu European ma ton except Russia IL largely de-
rrndor, i,ron our food products. statistics sho"
~ si,,r OCT disturbance cereal exports
INN. bread riots IN more than one European
Pr tS,,rone Go affected by any emergency ihat