The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-03
Foreign Tourist Says World Is
Interested in United States.
IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER.
Thomas w. McGflIon, an English
Capitalist. Reviews Conditions I'm
Foreign Lands-Is EN- Route to
KIondike-south Africa Prosper
fty to Begfn-Hindoos LoyaI-No
Boxer Movement I'm India.

Thomas W. McGillon. wealthy Eng
lish gentleman who is largely interested
with others in Klondike mining proper
ties, arrived in the city yesterday en-
route north. where he will remain for
several months. He is just concluding
a years travel and on returning from
Alaska will proceed directly home. Since
starting out in August. 1899. he has Wis
tied South Africa, India, Australia. and
had intended going to China, but this
portion of his trip he has abandoned
II have done considerable travelling"
he said at the Butler last night. land
during the past year think have heard
more talk about the United States than
of any other nation in the world. You
are making history fast in this country.
and doing the sort Of development work
that will count In the future prosperity
of the country. / made trip around
the world in 1895, and then. II ! remem-
Der right. I heard very little talk OF
America Now the current topic of con-
versation at the hotels and clubs of the
principal cities of the world is what
America will do or how America viii act
on this or that question. 1t simply has
got 70 the stage that the nations Of the
a leader.
States is lacking in and that is vessels
OF commerce While the American flag
Is found flying In nearly all the ports
OF the world, II is not in such numbers
as those OF other nations. At this time
the United States has am unexceled OPP
portun1ty 70 Increase her foreign trade,
which should not be overlooked. To do
this there is no better plan than that
OF substituting vessels as has been done
world u '"e
colonies is that there will be a long war
IN China. England Is now through with
her battles In South Africa and will be
iuliy prepared TO carry out her part of
the Eastern campaign. There is gen
eral feeling of rejoicing in the colonies on
account Of England following so closely
the policy of the United States In this
troun ni Tor we have come. to look upon
Fne closing OF the war in South Africa
will be the beginning of a new and pros
porous era IN that country. 1t VIII now be
ana VIII be more than self-sustaining after
II has wiped out the big war debt.
Il lett Bombay seven months ago.
did not go into the famine stricken prov
inces. but from what | saw in the cities
and learned from reliable sources II was
luily as bad as reported. The plague
death rate In Bombay while ! was there
was not very great In the Interior how
ever, II was much greater.
DO not put any credence in the re-
port OF Boxer movement In India. The
people there are as loyal to Great Britain
as In any OF the British colonies. The
plague and famine relief furnished by the
home government did much to increase
their love for Great Britain and as said
they are loyal subjects.
Australia Is Just coming out Of the
effects of three years drought. This
year the crops Will be the largest since
1896. The sheep industry Is also beginning
to revive and the wool product, while short
Of former years. will be greater than last
year by fully one-half Capital IL being
Invested and there is renewed activity
In business all around"