The times., 1899-06-21
Mr.. BARRETT AND THE EAST.
4 Singing Arraignmcnt OF the Anti
Expansion Propaganda.

an address before the Chamber OF Cons
merce today on "The Markets of China
and the Far East. He said;
The foreign trade OF the Far East to-
day approximates the magnificent total of
l,ooe.0oo.e0o gold dollars. of which Hong
kong. Manila's nearest nsighbor, has one
fourth, or $3.50 coo, 900. and Singapore her
next nearest neighbor. $50. 900. 900. Surely
the capital OF our new possessions Is run
ming in good business company. and when
once peace and order are established in the
resourceful Philippines. the foreign trade
OF Manila. which now amounts to SS2 ,e00.-
coo. Will under progressive American ccn-
troll. go up by leaps and bounds to the
500 000 mark These are ell entertain
ing figures. They suggest splendid possi-
biiities: but Americas prospects In gain
ing and holding the major portion OF the
trade OF the Far East depend entirely upon
Two main points: Whether. first, we hold
perpetually our sovereignty over the Phil
ippine Islands, and. secondly. whether we
maintain our treaty rights OF trade
throughout all China.
While the Pacific Coast asks you to as
sist in advancing its own welfare. Il can
inform you at the same time the full ex-
ploitation Of these Far Eastern markets
and opportunities applies almost in the
same measure to New England, to the
Middle States. to the South. and to the
great Central West In other words, the
whole country is yitalIy concerned in the
expansion Of American commerce and in
fiuence throughout the Pacific seas. IL
the Far East wants the -four, the timber.
and other foods and manufactured pro-
ducts of the Pacific Coast, 1t wants also
the cotton goods of New England. and
| keeps scores of your mills running. thus
pleasing both capitalist and laborer when
I OthpryVlS( m ehnt q
the cotton goods and raw cotton Of the
South; 1t wants the manufactured iron.
steel, and miscellaneous products. as well
as petroleum. OF the Middle States: and
| it wants the similar products. together.
1 possibly, with the maize or Indian meal
and flour, of the great Central West.
/ My second message comes from our
4 Far East. that is. our Philippine possess
sions. am not an imperialist nor an ex-
pansionist in the wanton and unreason-
able meaning of these misleading terms,
| but simple believer in meeting our
moral responsibilities where failure to do
\ SO would have complicated US in acts of
! Tar greater unrighteousness than those in
4 which we are now concerned; such. as.
Tor instance. international war on the one
! hand or absolute anarchy in the islands
on the other hand, in the event, as would
have been necessary. that we had left
Manila and the islands before stable native
I government or acceptable foreign protec-
/ torate had been established. neither of
! which could have been accomplished liz
case of our departure within a year after
Dewey entered Manila Bay.
| Speaking for the 30 1000 soldiers who are
| in the Philippines, from eommander-in-
! chief down to private and for the naval
force in and about the islands, from ad-
m1ral down to stoker. l wish to protest
| against the most unfortunate influence OF
| the Anti-Imperialistic Society. which has
resulted, not in reaching TO any great de-
| gree such military or naval forces, but has
| given unlimited comfort. aid, and en-
J couragement to their enemies. On the
! battlefield. along the firing line, and in
| the camps and hospitals heard the rank
/ and file OF our brave soldiers inveigh
against the effect Of this agitation to the
! enemy; from the mouths of not only Ad-
miral Dewey and General Otis, but Gen
erals Macarthur. Anderson. Hale. Lawton.
and Brigadier General Otis. Colonels
/ Smith. of California, and Summers, of
/ Oregon. aside from scores Of other army
and navy officers. not even to mention
the views of a bright array of newspaper
men who were in touch with the situa-
tion; l heard the opinion expressed in no
| uncertain terms that the most encoura ging
influence for the Filipinos in fighting
] US, and hence the most unfortunate one
for our soldiers and sailors to combat
against, was the spreading OF the senti-
ment and ideas through the ranks OF the
/ Filipino army and among the masses of
the natives that our occupation Of the
! islands was unwarranted, the war unpro-
| yoked, our army and navy unsupported
by our people, and our country about to
demand the withdrawal OF our forces from
the islands. the hauling down of the flag
and our complete and igncminicus with
drawal from our responsibilities-incur-
red, in fact, not by spirit OF conquest,
but by the logical development of war.
where We had TO protect our interests and
destroy those of the enemy wherever they
came in contact or competition.
THE other day in Washington. President
Mckinley handed me for my inspection a
copy of a little pamphlet issued by the
Anti Imperialistic League. quoting the
opinions and views of some of our soldiers
and officers on the war in the Philippines.
Among the other alleged quotations was
one from letter of brave Fred Funston.
Now, knowing personally, as l do, Funs-
ton, | don't believe that he ever wrote
these words; but if he did, they were used
in connection with other matters which
have been omitted for obvious reasons.
Were Funston himself to hear that he had
been thus quoted. l will wager that the
man who edited that circular would not
pinOs did. l have written him TO let him
know what unhappy use is being made Of
} his name. Mark my words, his remOn-
STRANGE will be expressed in no uncertain
terms.
Now I must tell you something which
l dislike to tell you. but still which is
true. II refers TO the effect Of the speech
OF one OF your Senators against the Treaty
1t happened that 1 was in Hongkong the
I day that the report of this Senator
speech against the Treaty arrived. Meet
! ing a prominent man connected with the
Philippine Junta. l was shown by him
l with great satisfaction a long telegram
which he had just received from Wash
| ington. 1t contained a verbatim report oil
the most sensational or strongest part OF
the Senator's speech; that was followed
+ by a summary of his other remarks. and
: that in turn by statement of the names
and number OF the Senators who were eX-
pected to oppose the Treaty. and finally
concluding with advice to the Filipinos tc
hold out, without surrender or yielding tC
the Americans. l asked tine owner OF the
despatch what he intended to do with it,
Hand IL to Aguinaldo. of course, and h
| will have copies of it distributed through
his army and among the psople. he re-
piled. need only add that he did sue
ceed in doing this. although personally
encouragement reaching the Filipino
forces.
Il have spoken with exceeding frank
: ness today. because I think that It is higt
time that the truth was known. Wher
Admiral Dewey and General Otis come
home. if they could talk as freely as | can
they would speak as plainly and possibly
more earnestly. because ii affected then
directly in the carrying out OF their orders
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