Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

our duty in the archipelago. We win not
abandon our opportunity in the orient. We
Will not renounce our part in the mission
OF our race trustee. under God. OF the civ
1HZatIon of the world. And will move
forward to our work. not bowling out re-
grets like slaves whipped to their burdens,
but with gratitude for a task worthy of
our strength. and Thanksgiving to AL
mighty God that He has marked us as His
chosen people, henceforth 10 lead III the re-
generation of the world
Philippines Command the Pacific.
This island empire is the last land left
in all the oceans. If it should prove a mis-
take to abandon it, the blunder once made
would be irretrievable. If it proves mis-
tax" to hold it, the error can be corrected
when We will; every other progressive ma
ton stands ready to relieve us
But to hold it will be no mistake. Our
largest trade henceforth must be with
Asia. The Pacific Is our ocean. More and
more Europe will manufacture all it
needs-sectre from its colonies the most il
consumes. Where shall we turn for con-
SumcrS OF our surplus? Geography answers
the question. China is our natural Gus
toner She is nearer 10 us than to Eng
hnd. Germany or Russia. the commercial
powers of the present ana the future. They
have moved nearer to China by securing.
permanent bases on her borders. THE
Philippines give Us "A base at the door OF
az ''i' 'dN'. l|i'''S VI biA lSdIlOn from our
ports to the orient and Australia; from the
lsthmian canal to Asia: from all oriental
ports TO Australia. converge at and sep
arat" from the Philippines. They are "A
sei-suppurtng. dlEIdcnd-paying fleet, per
maNentty anCnored at a spot selected by
the strategy ri Providence, cGmman dint,
the Pacific. And the Pacific is the ocean
OF the commerce II the future Most flu
lure wars VIII be conflicts for commerce
1 ne power tndt rules the Pacific. therefore
is the power that rules the world And
WIN the fhllpnincs, that power is and Will
forever DE the American republic.
Trade of China
f,,;. .
iiiht 'iaoe was referred to as the
miSu'iest commercial fact in the future''
China foreign commerce in 1897. he said
vas $50, 7:sS 3ss,, of which the United States
States had - per cent of which only a lit
tie more than one-half was merchandise
sold to China by US. He thought We ought
ana VIII nave :" per c"nt of this trade. Her
81 uiiueNri"pe". She mas but 30
'9 VI 4"H"'H, sHt needs ana IN nIty
Stais WIZ nave I''",, niles OF steel track.
Ny o'IS are the fLlllpplnes valuable as
t"S hes l" 'he trace 81 we ORIENT, he said,
puI 'hTT great area ana fertility of soil
nam 'te'l Ealudple IN themselves He had
fiilrh huhdredS OF miles on the Islands aud
cruised 1908 miles through the archipelago,
every moment beng surprised at its love
hheSs ana wealth He spoke of the vaiu-
abIe WOODS, flrheS OF coal ana gold, that
Tins newly acquired land contains
our trade. said senator Beverdge,
with the islands developed will be $125,-
oC3TD annually; for who believes that We
cannot do ten times as well as Spain Con-
slider their imperial dimensions. LuZon is
larger and richer than New York. Pennsyl-
Nania, Illinois or ONO. Mindanao is larger
and richer than all New England. Manila,
port of call and exchange, will, in the
time of men now living, far surpass Liver
pool If We are willing to go to wal
rather than let England have few feet o.
frozen Alaska, which affords no market
and commands none, what should we not
do rather than let Eng. and, Germany, Russia
or Japan have all the Philippines? And no
man on the spot can fail to that this
would be their fate If we retired"
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He eXtoIieu the climate OF lhe fhlllppih"s
as being excellent, the best tropic climate
in the world. that of Manila greatly sur
,a; ,b or,S,,a of ,,o,o, bo,r
OF the people of the islands he said
II WAN De mar" 10Y americans VINO haS1
IT, pt s'"'aeo ''ielI w. n6+nd t,
three centuries of contact with a decadent
race. The Filipino is the South Sea Ma
lay, put through a process OF three hundred
Years oi SUPERSTITION III sets,oh ui ;sH
and crmeIv, canrice and. corruption in gov