Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10

600 or Eve times that of the United States;
and only 400 miles of railway lines com
peted and in operation This one feature
alone of undpvelOped material possibilities
is sufficient argument why American in
terest in Asia should be aroused. China
must, in due time, be gridironed with rail-
ways, and America must be on hand TO
build them or supply the materials. II we
do not, Europe will.
Japans annual foreign commerce, I'M
der favoring conditions, has grown in ~
years from about $780, 900, 900 to $500, 0OO,-
600, or from less than 81 to over 80 per
head. Let us apply the ratio of Japan to
China Multiplying her 400,000,OOO in
habitants by $6we have the magnificent
total of 81, 400, 900, 900 as reasonable es-
innate of China's potentialities when
newer and wider material, moral and po-
litical life shall have given her an oppor-
tunity TO exhibit her reserve forces and de-
velop her resources. Such vast figures
may not be reached for generation or
two yet, but they are sure to come in rea-
sonable time.
The speaker dwet at some length upon
the influence which causes the Filipinos 10
persstently oppose the United States gov
eminent. Speaking from personal OBJ
servation while in the islands he said that
circulars issued by the Filipino leaders, cop
les of which are in the possession of the
United States government had been placed
in the hands of every man, woman and
child who can read, telling them that II
the Americans are victorious in the islands
the Filipino girls will be taken to America
as lnistresses of American men and that
the boys will be made slaves in place of
the negroes whom the government regret
ted that it had freed. The lynchings in
the South are represented as characteristic
of the whole country, and literature deny
ing these statements and representing the
conditions as they actually exist are for
| hidden circulation, in the hope that the in
habitants will prolong the contest until af-
ter the election and with the knowledge
that the Democratic party, If successful,
would grant independence TO the islands
and give the Filipino leaders control over
| them.
The speaker then quoted the words of
Gen. Lawton, who wrote in a private let
ter two months before he was shot:
Il would to God that the truth of this
whole Philippine situation could be known
by everyone in America as l know it. If
the real history, inspiration, and condi-
tions of this insurrection, and the infiuen'
ces, local and external, that now encourage
the enemy, as well as the actual possibili-
ties of these islands and peoples and their
relations to this great East, could be un-
derstood at home, we would hear no more
talk of unjust shooting of Government
into the Filipinos, or of hauling down our
flag in the Philippines. II the so-called
anti-imperialists would honestly ascertain
the truth on the ground, and not in dis
tant America, they, whom believe to be-
honest men misinformed, would be con
WINGED of the error OF their statements and
conclusions, and of the unfortunate effect
of their publications here. II am shot
by Filipino bullet, it might as we'll come
from one of my own men, because know
from observations confirmed by captured
prisoners that the continuance of fighting
is chiefly due to reports that are sent ou
from America"
In closing Mr.. Barrett sought to impress
upon the voter the urgent necessity o.
coming out to the September election IL
Vermont, as it is the size of the majority
in this state that largely determines the III
innate result.