The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-07
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REPRESENTATION goa.Ls.

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A article By ex-AainEster Barrett n
tn North Americas Review for An-
s,ss deserves the careful attention VI
~yesy AnserieAn citizen. A. minister 70
-. ~. lserrs<t hAd exceptional OPP
p0rsnnlsies 10 become acquainted With
Oriental cendlfions. and although Slam
= long way from Manila o. China,
&hers Il close inferchanxs Of views
between men In responsible pssitions.
Fax thst reason. and because he spent
souse tine Ia liz PhlIipplnss, Mr. Bar
rees speaks with certain authority.
The flsss impression upon reading his
article u : sense of shame that we
should - = nation have permitted our
eelss. 10 BE- embGosled over the com
pasasiysly small matter Of control Of
fl,e Philippines IN View Of the enor-
NOUS consequences to our commerce In
sared by our becoming = strong Pacific
power. A. Mr.. Barrett says. the bat
IL Of Manila MAS followed BY = rising
wave Of American prestige which must
- maintAine<.
All great opportunities are accom-
panted BY great responsibilities. Had
thc dectrsne u the rabtd ansi-expan-
sionisss prevailed In our early history
tbs little Plymouth colony would have
been confined to b narrow seaboard
margin. and the great continent would
have remained = wilderness left 10
hordes Of Indians Nobody ever dream
"a then OF giving seif-gnvernmens 20
the nbsHsginAis. nor did civilization of
the Western hssnssphere stand awaiting
until me rea man had been educated
70 the ways OF the descendants Of races
accustomed for centuries 70 the re-
aponsihiiity of government
The conquest of the native races in
the Philippines In mere incident In the
advance Of the whits man. and our
supremacy on she Islands Is only part
of the grvas scheme 81 extension Of our
commerce 10 the Assstin mainland. II
provokes one 10 impatient resentment
that the march Of manifest destiny
should be impesied by the Impractical
sensimentailsm Of politicians whose real
object 10 not % have The American gov
eminent withdraw from the Philippines
but to efnbarrass the administration Ia
order 10 place In office the leaders q.
the opposition,
The vast trade II the Orient. which
has only been barely broachea. IL de-
pending upon our Wise policy ~ thls
time. We dare not hesisate unless we
intend 10 abandon the field which right
~ halengs 60 as 10 European powers
which View with satisfaction any mova-
ment in Inc United States which shall
check our Oriental advance.
Statistics have been presented 20
often to show she possibilities before as
that ther. weuia seem TO be no douhl
tsfk As 20 our course. bat Mr.. Barrett
arrays sasne figures. which we all know
10 he true. With startling effect.
The great northern provinces al
China row take 1905. go az eur cossans
aienc. yet only small proportion d
Msnehufsa'a millions az population
have heea reached. The trade OF he
Pacific esast % Asia amounts 20 81. go.
eoaeoe In geld every war. bur even thi.
sum IL spHAa over saaesa eoe peorse. OF
ensy s. head tsaIna's trade amounts
10 sssn. 900 With a population Of $50.
81. asa. less than 81 a head A rss capita
IL SIC a war waai5 he a very small
proportion Of trade "a compared VIII
ether nations. yes that would Yield 3
fabulous sunas 81 waizh American,
should secure large r~rcensaS
American exports - the far East nov
approximate ssseeo osa Tnas Should Is
sisa. sss. eee; and Ia this Development ev
cry American wcaia participate.
oar Vantage grsani IN PRESSING fs~
wara 10 the open aeov Is the Philippines
il. a few months psacv asa be restored
a civilized and ssabss government efses
10 the people. American enterprise w
take she Ttsce ~ German ana Enxils'
push and sAe nexs generation wili lang
with seoTa ~ The sh,srsSseAfest &sge
meats 81 the ausl.esfanssansass