The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-01
WHAT OF THE FUTURE'

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Honolulu wiIi reap the benefits OF an
nexation at rate hardly dreamed OF
bv her older residents. This is mani
fest 10 every keen observer on the ISL
ands. II IL especially noticeable to
every man from the States who looks
over the conditions existing aud knows
how interest in Hawaii has been
aroused throughout the union. Trade
statistics show that the new Territory
is remarkably rich, and when one stops
To consider that modern civilization In
the Islands is less than century old
realization Of the great possibilities
gradually unfold themselves.
But greater than the internal rienes
OF the new Territory is its command
ing position in the commerce of me
world. Captain Mahan's saying that
the nation which commands the sea
commands the commerce OF the world
IL an altruism that all recognize "ho
study history 1t is not new doctrine.
Efrtftf. when she controlled the sea. was
mistress Of the worlds commerce. So
in turn was Athens and so in turn Flor
enee and later Frankfort and still later
London. For ages the nations of tie
Occident have been striving for the
control OF the commerce OF the Orient.
The nation or city that has commanded
the commerce and trade OF the Orient
or the Indies has commanded the
wealth of the world.
This trade has been fought for. nas
been striyen for. for hundreds of years
It was the desire to shorten the route
TO the Indies that led to the discovery
OF America II was the effort to con-
troll this trade in recent times that led
20 the construction OF the Suez canal
and to its absorption by England.
The Spanish war marked an epoch in
the history of America From coun-
try that rested ON her all-sufiiciency
she was suddenly brought forward as 8
world power. Suddenly and without
warning the United States became a
nation to be reckoned with in all tht
affairs of the world by the great pow
ers OF Europe.
For years American merchants snC
manufacturers had been reaching out
after foreign trade. Their progress was
slow. but with the new position oil
America in the affairs of the world fer.
eign trade leaped forward with bound
The flag began to follow the trade More
flag began TO follow the trade More
important than that. the American fiae
suddenly took on a new significance. II
meant something more than the EN-
blem OF a second-rate power. 1t stoo5
as the emblem of not one of the great
est. but the greatest, nation upon tn,
face of the earth. Not the greatest be
cause all powerful. but great in mag
nanimity and in unseliishness.
Under the administration of Presi
dent Mckinley domestic trade suddenl!
became infused with the greatest wav,
OF prosperity ever known in the his
tory OF the country Foreign trade as
sumed enormous proportions. A.
freight cars and engines could not b
constructed fast enough to move tn,
increasing commerce between tn,
States. so. too, ships could not be bull
fast enough to carry the foreign com
merce.
With all this advancement of Amer
lea came the opening of new market!
in the Orient. The Pacific is in its in
fancy as the greatest sea of commerc,
Of the world Within two years tn,
ships sailing on IL have been doubled
Honolulu lies in the pathway of trade
between America and Asia Already
the United States is charting the ocean.
laying path for its vessels to follow.
Honolulu is the halfway house.
The next step will be the building OF
the Nicaragua canal. and IL is as GER
tain TO be built within the next ten
years as the sM is to continue to shine
in that period Then Hawaii. from be-
ing the crossroads of the Pacific for
trade between the Pacific coast al
America and Asia, becomes the stop
ping place and storehouse for trade
from the Atlantic and Gulf States and
from Western Europe TO Asia and Aus
ualia. The sudden transformation OF
Hawaii and Honolulu when this comes
as come il will. will read like a tale
from The ArahianNights.
But long before the Nicaragua canal
win come the cable connecting Homo
lulu with the mainland. and with that
win come wonderful progress and
growth. IL win In hash place Hawaii
in touch with all the world. 1t will
make the capital city ol the Territory
one OF the great seaports OF the world.
News of snipping from here will be
watched with intense interest. and Ho-
noiuiu will be mentioned daily
throughout the world. her command
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