Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-04

ment. He places before those VIII
need the article a plain statement o
the advantages chat may be beeexpectet
from American acquisition Of tn
islands and The difficulties that ma!
arise in such an event, from tn
administration OF government owe
I lthecompositei inhabitants.
The te rrItOrial area Of the Philip
pines is equal 10 That of the New
England states, New Jersey, Della
ware and Maryland, with popula.
tion as large or nerhaps larger thar
that Of those states, which has here
tofOre been an almost unknown coun-
try to the people Of the United States
"As base Tor Commercial opera
tlons," says Mr.. Yanderlip, "tht
islands seem 20 possess the greatest
Importance. They occupy favored
location, not with reference to one
part OF any particular country of the
Orient, but to all parts. Together
with the islands Of the japanese ELI
plre, since the requirement Of For
inosa, the Philippines are the pickets
OF the Pacific, standing guard at the
entrances to trade with the
millions OF China, CJrea, French
Indo China, the Malay peninsula, and
the islands Of IndOnesIa TO the south.
Australia may even be regarded as in
the line OF trade"
Mr.. Vanderlip says that half the
people OF the earth live In the coun-
tries that may he easily reached by
the Philippines, China with four
hundred millions, British, Dutch and
French East Indies, three hundred
and forty-three millions, japan forty.
two millions, Australia, Siam aud the
Straits Settlements, nearly twelve
millions altogether a population ten
times greater than that OF the United
States.
China Is constructing railways that
will bring into trade relations with
the outside world millions OF people
heretofore unreachable. The foreign
commerce of the Far East exceeds two
billions year, about equally diYided
In exports and imports, and OF this
commerce the United States as yet en-.
JOY only $l5),OO0,cO0 or about 7 per
cent. I'VE buy % per cent OF Japan's
products and supply IL per cent OF
her imports, We take one-twefth OF
China's exports and supply one
twentieth OF her imports. With the
we supply but little
over one two-hundredth part of their
imports while we take one>tifth their
entire exports ana one-half their ex-
ports OF hemp and sugar"
Mr.. Vanderlip points out that aside
rom the trade of the Philippines
here is promising field for our man
actures OF cotton In all countries OF
he Orient
or the riches OF the Philippines,
4uzon Is equal In extent to Cuba and
'orto Rico, and Mendano Is equal to
)uba. Luzon Is the richest and most
OF the islands, containing
he great commercial city Jf Manila.
The greater part OF the sugar Is pro-
uced in this Island, while hemp, the
reat product, Is grown almost exclu-
lively on the other Islands. Rice aud
Ofiee are extensively grown, and al
lost entirely DEVOTED TO home con.
The estimated crop OF
lgar last year was 10000 tons, OF
Nv grade, which could easily be ,
lised In quality by better methods OF .
Most OF this product ,
Oes to the Hong Kong rehneries,
hlch, under American rule could be
,hned at home and find a market in ]
ne United States. Mr.. Vanderlip [
nlleYes capital invested In this In ,
lstry would he immensely profitable I
lth the introduction OF American I
ethods and machinery. The min. 4
nj wealth OF the islands, which has q
1t been developed, IL known TO be q
eat with coal Ia Ceba and Negra,
'pper In Luzon, gold along the h
reams and an abundance OF sulphur :,
I'd lead. q
To those people in the United !,
ates Who desire increased CONNER. ,
al possibilities Mr., Vanderlip de
ares the project allurng, I'm the
! developed resources OF the Philip .