The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-05

N r. BARRETT but recently returned
M from the Orient. and what makes
his visit Of the greater importance.
he has made q special study Of CONNER
cial conditions In all the nations In the
vicinity OF Siam. Since his return to the
United 6tstsa he has been In great demand
In eli the chief cities to give oral and
written observations OF the results Of his
laborM His coming address here. there
fore. assumes . position Of paramount i'm
portance and tts effect In further awak-
en!nG the general business men to the ur-
Gency OF making more elaborate strides In
tho direction OF transpacinc trade VIII be
OF obviously much benefit.
The ex-m;nistor's pet hobby. II he has q
hobby. u the extension Of commercial re-
iations with China. ut In one thing 10
sit In IN American nancfum, library. club
or congressional committee room. and out
limo how American intereEs should be
guarded and strengthened In AsIa;ic
realms" he writes IN the North American
Review, "and quite another after setting
cut for thsse same countries. 100 or lo.o00
miller away from Washington, not only 20
realize with profound chagrin that Ameri-
can influence decreased IN direct proper
ton a. tho distance increased. but 10 be
received on our arrival At these Eastern
courts AZ the representatives OF a nation
HUfoatt& al iimcHuhte VtS3tioU rOufsWUrT0
down tho line after Great Britain. Russia.
Germany. France. and even Iittie Holland
and Belgium. and not as ministers and
ENJOYS OF 4 hrst-ctass world power" hut
the late war with Spain has made the
United States the paramount power Of the
Pacific. Only those In the Orient could
appreciate IT, The making OF Honekong
the rendezvous of Deweys squadron was
followed by . rising wave Of American
sft hat nd be.
coast like the rush Of tidal current
Mr.. Barrett. In his search after infor-
nation relative to commercial conditions
In the far East. visited not only he inte-
rior of Siam. bus Japan. Siberia Korea.
Manchursa. China, Formosa, Indo- China.
the Malay peninsula, Borneo, Java and the
Philippines with the sole purpose OF
familiariring himself with the commercial
and political situation.
He continues: There Is imminent dan
ger that, In the attention we are giving
the Philippine question. We will forget our
growing interests in China. What will Il
profit ur II We open the door OF the Phil
ippines. ossiy To Sc. that Of China closed
against u.s. The far East. particularly
China affords markets which should
arouse the Interest OF ali sections 81 the
United States. and make tho country stand
unanimously for u firm policy China and
other Asiatic countries want all the nour
kinds Of food and raw products which
California. Oregon. Washington and neigh
boring states can supply. tf the great
nasthern provinces of China now require
s.co0.nn worth Of our cottons there Is
no valid reason WHY they should not I'm
ten years consume t2a "Gope A few ycArs
ago N,oa,O0 represented the value of the
trade
American exports 10 the far East today
approximate $40 40 an bat basing our es-
Inmates on reasonable grounds. there il
ne rrascn why they should NOT expand In
the near future 10 $50 ls1"0. and our total
exchange feacs Ssaa eNe 90 Few people
appreciate the enormous business that ir
now done nP and down the paeific-Asiatio
coast II amounts 10 s. GO 90 go geld Ter
annun. and represents sN. 60 people
or this the imports are over half. China's
trade amounts Ia S1e Soaa with a pep
niatiou ~ Ea 90 60 people II her wants
ever ssn8n3 ~ any such degree as thcar
or Japan and ether countries whloA
have awakened from their Assatic 10th
ON aa
The most impostar, step 20 30 taken.
in order "a elinch our hold 40 the nrs,
power - the Fsciar. 10 tn- early corssrtic-
tom q tae Nicaragua canal Placing the
eort ~ sn'a waterway al ito ultimate ilrnit
Of Asa sss.tszf II ian - safely stated tha,
onoe orer. yofs;d adj that amcuut 20
eur foreign trade "a ths Pacific sess within
through f. The Sound important rsnlnt is
the iayiug Or cAsls from soma central
psctfe assas9 fsoins. IKE san Francl~,s
Portland or fgzet ~stIHi To Hawaii ara
thence "a the Philippines japan ard
China, with possibly a branch 30 Austria
la The tfvmsn1ane monopoly az tAe pres
eDt teirEfa fshlC connection between tar far
East ana America - EFsss handicap 70
the development 81 trade with The United
States
.~rhe thsst sTSRf necessity 10 the time
cia.e tnpFsvan az the passenger
freight sat mar stesns'shl y scrvic~ - M
Pacific. Vessel equal 80 fsc-s +rn6sins
the Atlanta S4euit h~ placed - sbla
route. and many possible should nv
the American rag TTsere Should - .s-
fahitssfet 81 atsea rrsia gscinss as Noko-
hama. Shanghai Nauskeng ard Sing.rcre
American bankS "a haaale the excAauRe
ef Ire tHEt@t States American arrss
should make e practice ~ ssr.ssng enly
the very bess HtH 10 represent them IN ths
Tar Es<s.