The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-07
tons In each Of these countries named
TOntEht ] can only summarize.
Their Trade Conditions ana Fossil
bllitles ~ Seen.

Their Trade Conaitlons anA rossl-
biltties - Sees.
'Sixth-Bu. no. icaa, by any means. Is
our own new holdings In the Philippines
While II IL my firm belief that our moral
responsibility, our honor 70 ourselves, to
the natives ana 10 all the world demands
that We shan patiently. faithfully and suo-
cessfuiiy solve the great problem that In
before us IN the Philippines. likewise
hold that n a great commercial nation
We should make the best Of our opportun-
ity there for the extension OF trade. Now.
my friends please understand that I speak
only from q careful personal study Of the
Islands and their people. A. far a. can
learn. there are very few. II any. Amer
icans who have travelled through the IS
lands more than I have, and did this
largely In times OF peace some years ago.
when ! vas able to study all conditions
carefully. I went from Apart. on the
very northern end OF the island OF Luxon.
TO ZamboangA In Mindanao. noting the
resources and possibilities Of the islands
the habits and ways Of the people. Later.
when war broke out. Il was my privilege
10 go 90 Manila from my post Of duty at
Bangkok. Siam and remain there of and
on for nearly q year. or until March last.
Therefore IL would be strange indeed n I
were not somewhat familiar with this
phase ~ the subject
81 will tell yos that In all my
travels IN other countries of Asia,
In America. In south America ana
In Europe. I never saw In the same
or eaaai area such splesdtd dtvers-
tty ef products. ssch changing con-
fos@atton NJ land. aach 1nt~r-
mtaGling of wide valleys. slopinx
npIands. broad plaseass ana extend
ed sorested m"aWtstWs, all appar-
essiy only partially developed.
The great valley of the Cayagan river
on the north of Luson. rivals that OF the
Villa meste in oregon and ~urpasses that
~ the Connecticut In New England In
the forests are a great variety Of hard and
sofs woods. ahd in the mountains great
und-ve.ope3 mineral wealth. I saw ma
hosanv ebony and classes 81 cedar and
other voofs that sstnnished me with their
beauty and usefulness Gold was offered
20 mr. for Gale by the natives In little quilts
tas, ss they washed Il on. OF the ground
hat 'sey would TO. tell the secret ~ lts
exac. locality. Coal sections have visited
which are full ~ promise. There Ia also
iron GRE. copper ana tn. while IN the Sglu
group found The pearls which the vain
world So much loves.
The great staple p-c3ucss Of the Philip
rluts tobacco. hemp. sugar copra rice
srf spices. nave reached their present de-
veleprnert. which 10 considerable under
th- most prim8tiv. conditions Of raising
ana snanafscturN except IN the case %
tchsece. where Tire factories rival those og
Virginia and Cuba
ssa American methods aud modern
appliances are used tn producing and man
ufacf1yfrg these sssrles. the output can be
eSaslss or tyinled easily.
This present foreign trade ~ The Phil
irrine~ amounts 90 81. M sa These fig
vres show what has been Zone under de-
pressing Spanish influence when every
tAtrx possible was done 90 keen tho outer
~oria from having anything 90 40 with
this FL Dorado
"CeassA~~tsg, therefore. ali tho re-
ss~r~es Of tho tsta Nas. the seud~w-
~s~a 81 the people 60 uLe articles Of
ecreixn manufacture and the una~-
v~lcped state NJ the wask~s. there 10
No reason IN the ratWas 80 the best
Astasa~ trade enpesss Why The tor
~tgm exchange NJ the rAtlsppsmes.
a1eiWG the sext ses y~avs. shcasa
not sA~w . total sf - ~. oec. oso aaa
pessthiy eiso.otsO. Goa
a rscst convincing arTurnsrt 20 RE q.
tire commercial Ard material possibilities
Of ths Philippine islands and rn~ which
the rs>st sahtd opponents ~ srts-eyran.
ssass cannot ga.nsay. IL tina, all the large
business Aossses Ia Manila. whose mar
agevs have fsvwsf sh-re for WARS ard are
familiar With tNe actual conditions and
possibilities 81 the ssaans3s. are preparing.
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