The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11
FUTURE
 FOR THIS COAST Chauncey M. DepeW on Changed Conditions. TRADE EXPANSION PREDICTED NEW TERRITORY WILL BENEFIT
 ALL GLASSES. Particularly Will the Pacific States Increase It's Commerce to
 China and the
 Philippines.
TRADE EXPANSION PREDICTED
NEW TERRITORY WILL BENEFIT
 ALL GLASSES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-The annual Chi cago day celebration of the Hamilton Club was held to-day in the Auditorium Theater. Chauncey M. Depew, as guest of the club, was the principal speaker and the great hall was packed to suf- location long before the hour set for his appearance. Just previous to the introduction by President Cody of Judge Peter s. Grosscup, who spoke briefly, battle songs and national an- thems were given by a chorus of 200 voices, assisted by the United States Marine Band and the Auditorium or gan.
 At the conclusion of Judge Cross cups speech MT. Depew was introduced amid wild applause He spoke in part as follows:
 For over fifty years American statesmen have grappled with, but failed to solve, the problems of Cuba, Hawaii and a canal through the Mica raguan isthmus. Hawaii seemed essen tial for the protection of our Pacific Coast, and cuba. by its frightfui mis- government under Spanish rule, en- listed our sympathy and aroused our indignation. The irreconcilable division in Democratic Cabinets made action on the part of our Government either for the acquisition of Hawaii or for peace and humanity in Cuba absolutely i'm possible. The responsibility of govern ing these countries and the Philippines is great, but the policy of governing them by recognizing the manhood of their peoples has never been tried. The inhabitants of these islands will re- spond to the effort of a great, generous and free people to teach and help them to govern themselves. In the meantime their increasing producttveness and the varying industries which will be intro duced make these distant possessions self-sustaining and sources of revenue. Not only that, but they will be the growing markets for our goods. Every one who is familiar with the Pacific coast appreciates the limitations which are placed upon its opportunities.
 The mountains of Oregon and Washington are full of ceal and iron, but they cannot compete with the coal and iron east of the Rocky Mountains. California raises 10000, 900 bushels of wheat year, but it's market is too dis tant for profit. We become masters of the Philippines and have the harbor for our men-of-war. and our merchant Yes- sels at Manila will be in striking dis
 
 that old enfpire is crumbling to pieces.
 'The open market of Japan and the opening of China will absorb not only all the wheat now grown upon the Pa cific Coast, but all it can possibly pro- duce. Its markets will be so great for our steel rails, our machinery and elec- trical appliances and our agricultural implements that, with a merchant ma rine on the Pacific, Oregon, Washing ton and California will in a few years be among the richest and most produc- tive States of the Union.
 There is in the trade the opening of a new field for labor and new oppor- tunities for capital The congestion of our market will be revived, causes of panics will be lessened the farmers of the West and the Middle West and of the Northwest will find themselves bet ter able to compete in the markets of Europe, with Argentina, Russia, Egypt and India. The wheat of the Pacific Coast will go to the Orient in- stead of Liverpool. Civilization and Christianity and orderly liberty follow ing the flag will bestow inestiInable benefits upon distant semi barbarous and alien races. There will be to our own people reciprocal benefits which come from a thousand millions instead of seventy millions of people wanting the products of our soil, the results of our agriculture, the output of our mines and the surplus of our mills our factories and our furnaces"