The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18
GREAT TnAys-PACiFIc OrroA-
UNITY.


T. s Legation. Bangkok. Siam.
Feb 4 $50
VIII Seattle forget the trans-f>acif'n
markets amid All the g.ansor and eSe1ae-
r.sn. q the KgSr.'sss tssssar ] hope not
IL II sso-As IL Will neglect field taas
must ultimately prove e more psrssaFaeiss
value and prxsys1se greater ard more ias<-
ing opportunities for commercial sxis1a-
ssoa and supremacy. I wousd not Se~sy
sne snfarasise cs Ssassis-s merchants IN
tasIr efforts - centred tsse haens'sAe
trade Rather are these Efforts 10 Re
highly commended Bus they ssaoo-d Is
warned against s.dssyzesing the Fae9ssc
AMI trans Pacific opportunity unsA * -
sco late ard sf,a prizes are wen ~ more
xsas~swake competitors. IL the sitaaksoka
ia AlgskA IL critical. So - ii IN the far
East The year Isss bids fair 10 I've a
decisive ere rs far 60 America > sosas-
ns~re.ai relations are concerned.
II TIE Pacific coast Of the United states
Is fully aroused during this year 10 the
demands OF trans Pacific markets ana
does its best 30 supply them. doias away
with slow going methods. showing uIi-
prseedentsd enterprise. pulling together.
and following In lines carefully ard vs'-
sE>@cffalsy outlined IN both my consular
and unofficial reports. II will divide me
sposfs ana European competitors ana DC
repaid many fold In the future Tn tae
other hand. X il devotes fss entire ener-
giss 10 tsse X ioTltike and other local fields,
which is not necessary and could re done
at the same time. thus negiecting the
markets OF Japan. China. Eastern 81
IBERIA Korea. Cochin China SIAM Phillp-
pines Straits Settlements. BoTaeo. For
mo~a and Java. We may awake on New
Years day. Isss 70 find that we not only
Gu less figure than We Go row ia IN"
division Of Asias foreign trade. but are
81 selSsf
xor IL. and must come trailing along De-
hind England, Germany. France. Russia
and Japan Ia both our material and moral
influence i'm the great Pacific.
Such attention 10 the far East need not
be deemed III any sense rival 10 Alaskan
exploitation nor a aeiTactgon from IL. IN
fact. * - doubtful II any agitation ot
other possibilities could stem the tide OF
popular interest III the gold districts. but
/ only do my duty when / tell the truth
about the ASiatIc situation and eShoTs
thu business interests % your enferpfis-
ing city 20 act on my suggestions III
they do rsos agree with my warnings. they
at least can never say that they were nos
outlined emnhaticaIiy and in time.
The klondike Is rich. bu. IL sinks into
insigniHcance compared 10 the enormous
wealth of transatlantic lands tnst opao-
site our own western coast. Last year
fho foreign trade exchange OF countries
above mentioned Appropriated the splsE-
did total Of ssDo eoo.00 In fSts Il may
reach ssul Back Of this IS popti-
lation OF ap. oooee, Il coast line OF $500
miles. q series of commercial entrepo's
that could rival the leading ports of both
our Pacific and Atlantic shores. ard an
organized system OF trade and shipping
that cxcites the admiration of the world
Niadivastok Yokohama, Osaka. Kobe.
Tientsin, Chefoo. Shanghai. Hankow.
HongkoRg. Canton. Saigon. BANGKOK.
Singapore Manila and Batavia are re-
markable scenes 90 life ana activity, In
creasing rapidly in population and infu-
enee, ard possessing harbors that ere
busy with the shipping OF the world. a.
Nd time IN the pa2t has there been such
a manifest endeavor on the part Of all
concerned In the development or the far
East To share In it's progress and 20 pro
mota its growth as now. Never before
was there any such appreciation or it,
nnultitudinous resources and possibilities.
European nations are not only strength
ening their naval squadrons IN Assafic
waters, but adding commercial attaches
To their legations and ~onsGlates: Euro
pean firm having large houses in the lead
ing ports are establishing branches in
the secondary ones: European steamship
lines are sending out more and larger
vessels and adding 10 the feet OF feeders
running 20 lesser ports: while business
firms OF al nationalities are extending
rather than curtaiiiug operations
| VIII not use tho space required Yer
details. statistics and tables. which might
be quoted in support Of my contentious.
They gre contained IN official reports 20
the government ard In letters 20 the
Chambers OF Commerce. Suffice Il 10
say in conclusion that have been ham,
mering away On thia subject for over
rour years convinced by actual study and
observation OF lis vial Importance. and
ar this moment | cannot be accused Of
selfish purposes IN agi'atirg the question.
fnawmuch as my successor has already
been appointed. ana hencN uo sympathy
for my retention vii he Of avail,
To the exooyters. manufacturers and
merchants 81 Seattle : sax: Look vel -
she "iraps- Pacific opportunity"
JOHN BARRETT
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