Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-06-08
TRADE WITH ORIENT
Tohn Barrett Talks of Posi-
bilitieS in Asia.
MANILA ONE STEP TO CHINA
Address Delivered Before the New
York Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Coast Interests.

New York, June 3. -The regular
monthly meeting Of the chamber OF
commerce was held this afternoon, and
the feature WAS the address Of John
Barrett, eX-miuister to siam. on
Americas Interests in Far East. .
Mr.. Barrett said in part:
III the Philippines, with their popu-
lation of 5000, 900 and area OF llj,Q00
square miles, are an inviting field,
China, with her population OF $50, 000,'
900, and area OF over 1000, 900 square
miles, is faI more SO. Willie We Wisl
to gain large share OF IT,. foreign
trade of the Philippines, which now
amounts to $32 GOO. 600 a year, and
should reach. under American control
500, 900, 900, we must have great am
billions to secure the major part OF
China's commerce., which is now $3.50.
000.O gold, and should soon in
crease, with open door and freedom OF
trade, to $3.50, 900, 600.
add to this sum the trade OF China
proper, which is separated from Hong
Kong, and that OF the other AsIatic
countries, and we have an actual total
of nearly $1,000. 900, 900. Are not
these figures which should make Us
think twice before Sinking our re.
sponsibility: Shall we, in the face q!
them, retreat and leave the prize to
others, or shall we advance and win
our reasonable share:
"America is today the arhiter of
China's future. The Pacific coast has
vast interests ut stake in the develop.
ment OF commerce and trade in the Pa.
citic and the Far East Under such de-
velopment depends largely the future
prospects Of California. Oregon and
Washington, three powerful giants o.
statehood, whose wonderful growth and
splendid possibilities must appeal to
you all. These states ask the East no;
to be sectional in this question OF meet
ing our possibilities III the Pacific.
They beg that New England and New
York will recognize that as Boston and
New York city have built an enormous
trade on the Atlantic, San Francisco,
Portland and Puget sound cities wish
to rival them on the Pacific. San
Francisco would say to Boston, in the
latter's agitation of anti-eXpanson
ideas: Remember, you are working
directly against the interests OF the Pa
cilic coast by such agitation
ITO YOU business men Of New York
l say that the business men OF the Pa
ciic slope are looking for your hearty
and effective support in the develop
meut OF commerce and trade in the Pa.
cihc, and in the holding OF the posses.
sions We have legitimately gotten hold
of, believing that you appreciate that
the prosperity of the entire country is
to be considered, when flaming your
policy, and not that of the East alone.
You of the East, You OF New York,
Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New Orleans will have Cuba and Porto
Rico all to yourselves; We Of San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, san Diego, Port
land, Tacoma and Seattle, contend
that You should at least approve OF our
having some interests and opportuni.
ties in the Philippines and in China.
iOI We ItCusH4/t lIlal All Inlay Ue lost ]!
you DO not join Us in our efforts to al
vance and protect our interests in th'
Pacific.
Briefly summarized, our policy in
China should he directed, first, to the
preservation of the integrity of the en-
pre, with no further alienation Of
territory; second, freedom of trade
throughput all China, commonly called
the open door, as outlined in the old
treaties; or, third, in the unavoidable
delimitaton OF spheres OF influence,
such delimitation as will not close the
growing markets to the products OF the
United States. We should stand for
the integrity of China, because we
have much to lose and nothing to gain
hy its breaking up. Ii we retain the
Philippines We shall be strong in the
south, but we must have, under the
conditions Of China divided, port in
the north ii We would properly main.
tain our position in the Pacific and Far
East.