The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19


. u Of the very serious questions rails
ed By our occupation of the Span
ish East and West Indies. should study
Mr.. Alleyne Ireland's 'tTropica! Colonial
tion," which IL published by the Macrn.l-
Ian Company, New York The author IL
an Engishman. who has spent many
years in the colonies and dependencies
Of Great Britain and other nations. His
book has the merit of being the best con-
tribution to what VIII. and should, prob
ably soon become n formidable body of
literature in this country. The fact that
this Is the first systematic volume pre-
pared and printed for Americans on this
subject, Is an indication OF how unpre-
pared are 20 deal with the questions
raised by the subject. and also Of how
necessary II will be for all thoughtful
American citizens TO prepare and fortify
themselves by reading and studying Ira
order tn understand clearly what f.
likely To be "a main issue In the coming
presidential campaign. Further Mr.. Ire
lands volume Is the first In the English
language which. from the scene Of Euro
pean experience I'm the tropics, seeks TO
lay down the general facts OF tropical
colonization. and that attempts 10 dis
euas tropical problems az divorced from
the affairs of any particular colony or
dependency. The three essential ques-
tions I'm relation ia colonies, as stated by
Mr. Ireland, are how 10 govern a trop-
icai colony: how to obtain the reliable
labor absolutely necessary for the sue
cessful development Of a tropical colony.
aud what does the possession Of tropical
colonies amount to from the standpoint
OF the sovereign statese In answering
these questions Mr.. Ireland contributes
exceedingly valuable Information and
data. The experiences not only Of Great
Britain. bat OF France. Holland, Germany
and other coioniEing nations are drawn
upon. IL Is significant TO note that the
Dutchmeu sent as officials TO Java, nota-
bly, the best governed and most success
full .of all colonies, are required to pass
severe examinations In the history. geog-
raphy. law. ethnology and customs Of
the natives and I'm addition mast learn
Malay or Javanese. II Is 20 be hoped
that In dealing with the Philippines our
own government may proye careful
ard wise In It's methods The chapter
on trade and the Tag 81 most import
ant and deserving ~ study Nine elah-
crate diagrams are given with Il. giving
the exports and imports Of Great Britain
and France ant their colonial possessions
and the imports and exports IF the lat
ter A summary shows that tn 1895 the
value Of French colonial exports and
imports WIS as ard 1ol per cent. respec-
lively. ard hotn are steadily Increasing:
., cents' worth of goods per head and
import Il cents worth and that there Is
no evidence In the facts as presented
that 'trn1e follows the flag IN the sense
that possession - country produces
auy extraordinary development ~ trade
between the dependency and the DOM
inaut country. but. on the other hand
- IS made apparent that possession s~ the
only effective method OF assuring a fair
.stfsf If
nratnst another when ;here IS only the
alternative either Of possession ey os al
lowing control 80 given territory 70
pass So a nation which would erect "a
barrier 0Eainst the trade 81 th' interest
- nation
The question e lab2T .s deliberately treat
ea ~ Mr IrtlAna. huf even his familiar
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