New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01

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we want the Philippines. not Manila Jus. as Eng
ahd to-day needs Central China and not simply
nohs Kong We own the Philippines by right OF
StTmquest' no other nation does we are IN posses
rora-r no other nation is. we maintain stable
sivc ava W o SeIorple | can conceive no reason TO
Of inc ,aTr, or sell or lease or abs ndon single
placed before the % F5ovaenge ever
roonh samoa and Hawaii possessions will
coTca IcIoss me Pacific. and Its commerce will be-
than Of any other nation The pac nr ge Gegi zee
tuo iiIe-erninenty our territory Will bound il on
me ocean ard its trade in our possession orr rHt
Of , Rb,eGcmhance will be assured among the nations
THE IDEAL ALLIANCE
Such is the broad plane Of International raia,io,.
upon winch alone II is wise TO discuss an Anglo
american alliance. A formal articulated alliance
!" me European acceptance OF The term and as
represented by Its Drelbunds and Kaiserbunds is
d" a',hciaI bond. arbitrary In character and cs-
sehiiaHy military in purpose. 1t implies constraint
u'sies'rus national conscience eliminates national
)ucSmeni and discourages individuality OF ma
uohaI acton II defensive only England would de-
lehd us and we would defend England against
w "oriu' irrespective OF pest relations. present
friendships or future interests II offensive and
defensive. each would be party TO the quarreis
OF ,ne other without The exercise Of discretion or
!uusihent such an alliance would increase en-
trInoeitnS' International impartaity would Re
L"IoSeI""' each nation would he feuered and
nsmpcredi discussions OF comDensa lions and adj
ton ana irritation would finally degenerate into
open hestlity. Il was against such alliances that
to-day We WANT noS a of hem he's wee 5ee Si no
a.i en- offensive and defensive, nor permanent
More powerful than formally articulated alliances
ana more enduring than written treaties is the
branches OF the Anglo Saxon race. Next 10 giving
II
70 each other. The two peoples. now for the first
time in century earnestly desire each Others
Friendship Nor is this sudden aspira ion born
OF emergencies in The SpanisA- American War. BIZ,
the result as We have seer. Of economic political
and racial forces which have heen silently al Work
Tor centuries The great urwri,ten and natural
laws inc laws higher than human institutions.
are asserting their supremacy and are drawing the
tWg peoples together Win lo. an impIiss nat 70
even now more than a theory it Is fast becoming
that disrcgards that TACT and gels in front Of an
inexorahe racial movement backed by 100000
enlightened soyeregns
FOREIGN MARKETS NEEDED
America contains to-day rs 10000 OF the most IN
genlous. intelligent ard active producers in ths
world. Production IS Ear exceeding consumption.
The result IS tha, ne nus: find additional markets
or curtaN our products Hence our intense and
increasing interest in the worlds commerce. 20
which gave scarcely thought when the cou7-
Try young And wherever 20. in whatever
direction We expand our trade. there Ne End Great
Britain already established. maintaining open mar
kets. forcing wide the doors o; commerce. and de-
velopng trade interests Identical with our ovr
The Of England and her colonies Is Is $50 o-2
square miles more than FOUR and hal, times the
size o; the United States. and tho population is
SGl. $500 These possessions too. are CONSTANT
increasing IN The last twelve years England ac
times the combined area OF the Phli2pines porto
RICO and Hawaii. and all this tsrIiicr- IS open 10
Britain. Even into remote British possessions and
markets We aye pushing or commerce ana dls-
ony imports from British dom.nions aggregate
las' year ;SS57o562 and nearly three times arser
those rom he United states 81 srsi5i6.i Our
but FOR the fscal year las ,hsy were Over c5cc
And In China. where England single handed j. op-
open. and in her own sphere o. Influence compete
wiki her own merchants FOR their loca trade our
commerce amounts 70 one-sevorfh o. all 'hira's
foreign trade Last yea- 81 Has tnrse times srea'
1875 four tines great IN 1900 81 Pc cent
create thar that o. Germany and second only 10
the pars Red od b. oT he d92 as a Me al
are her chief rival Our trade ranks second 20
bned Continental Imports AMI mat trade Is rap
idly increasing. even more rapidly than the phenom-
last year was twice that Of 1855 -FOUR tires much
IN 1859 and seven tim les that o, ls5
WHERE AMERICAN INTERESTS LIE.
And wha, is tho startling and incredible aggregate
result Of this alliance OF trade interests In 1891
our entire exports aggregated sos o. o00. and our
exports the British domnions and spheres Of In
hrence alone nearly On per cant o, that sum
During the year our exports TO Germany and
ali German colonies = 81 per cent. 10 France
and all French colonies 574 per cent and to Russia
and all her dominons II % per cent OF our export
trade In other words our British exports were
FIVE times as great German. ten times
great as our French ana seyenty-fve tTes "a great
as 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
corollary however that T. you curtai British ter
rtory or British influence. you necessarily curdil
American commerce our trade In the orient u
now ;35,cyOg0 per year. and under norma! condi-
lions IL will soon be $lc0.OG0N All along our
Pacific Coast this new trade Impulse Is felt our
general Increase ~ exports las' yea VIZ 10 P,,
cent but while Atauu. ports Increased Isl
Pac nc ports was no less than 20 per cent
All that trade is now seriously menaced ny Russia
position OF affairs may We not greatly assis' rne
land? And inca.cula1iy benefit ourselves WHAT
britain fzht our trade battles? J. 81 JUST is II
becoming in great ration hat y an ,1,.r
es,s OF the two nations Identical. ar III emma.
end those interests arr inperiled. are not tempo
ar go auta noes both IIsfable and necessary
Last November Ausiras Minister OF rpiesn q.
fairs Gsen NUS rgh sho1.der TO shoulder against
The common danger. and must arm Themselves tor
ne StTugse w danger n, an4 sruee refer inc
American INVASION OF Continenta! markets.
to"nt action should follow Austria q ADVICE wouii
ygot n wel,-aehned TRADE alliance heiween England
and America against Europe. banded for ne De
11,r,c.ior 81 The and Industries O: noth;
~ u,,,s.Jsed on every ground OF sof-intcrest and
seltprcservaton? And If the united dipoin@cy , %,
Great Britain and America should not avhii WIN
p,ssia and Germany and France 10 abOlsh pro-
hihl,,ve oiscrinina lions IN Chinese ports Why
hD,id NOT trade alliance establish dscrimina ton
800, Tho commerce OF those nations III bilusN
ap Ws A Tsya raabc export trade With Gsrm9ny
I'D Frsnce. but 60 nave they with US Be3li,s
everv European nation except RUSSIA ]. arseiy ue
essvSor, ,,nor our food products. statistics sho"
tbat the slightest disturbance IN our crredl "xp"rs
.,.s bread riots IN more tadn one European
pItSip' tS,-one Ga affected by any emergency mat
tlly. ~ from our wheat heds. particularly