Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-10

was in his seat and scores Of representa-
tiyes came over from the house. The
occasion was inspiring and Mr. Beyer-
ldPe rose to it brilliantly. The speech
created profound impression.
When he declared, with deep solem-
nifty. to those ''whose voices in America
have cheered those misguided natives
on to shoot our soldiers down, that the
blood of those dead and wounded boys
OF our is on their hands, and the food
OF years can never wash that stain
away, there was deep, although sup
pressed, sensation among his auditors.
At the conclusion of the speech tire.
mendous and unrestrained applause
swept over the galleries, and it was
notable that Secretary of the Treasury
Gage, who occupied seat in the sena-
tors gallery. was a participant in it. He
said i'll part:
Phe Philippines are ours forever, TERRITORY
belonging to the United States" as the con
stitution calls them. And just beyond the
Philippines are China's illimitable markets.
We will not retreat from either. We will not
repudlate our duty in the archipelago We
will not abandon our opportunity in the ORR
ent. We Will not renounce our part in the
mission OF our race trustee, under God of the
civilization of the world. And we will move
forward to our work, not bowling It regrets
like slaves whipped to their burdens but with
gratitude for task worthy of our strength
vnd thanksgiving to Almighty GOD that he
has marked us as his chosen people hence
forth to lead in the regeneration of the
.,'orld,
But to hold it will be no mistake Our
largest trade hencefortb must be with Asia
The Fac nc Is our ocean More and more Eu-
rope Will manufacture all it needs-secure
from its colonies the most 1T consumes
Where shall we turn for consumers of orr
surplus! Geography answers the question.
China is our natural customer. She is nearer
to us than to England. Germany or Russia.
the commercial powers of the present and the
future They have moved nearer to China by
securing permanent bases on her borders.
The Philippines give us base at the door of
all the East. Lines OF navigatst from our
ports to the Orient and Australia; from the
Lsthmus canal to Asia; from all Oriental ports
to Australia. converge at and seperate from
Philippines. They self supporting diyi
dend, paying feet permanently anchored at a
spot selected by the strategy OF Providence.
commanding the Pacific. And the Pacific is
the ocean of the commerce OF the future
Most future wars Will be conflicts for com
merce.
The power that rules the Pacific, therefore.
is the power that rules the world And. with
Philippines, that power is and will forever be
the American republic.
But il they did not command China India
the Orient, the whole Pacific for purposes of
offense. defense and trade, the Philippines are
so valuable in themselves that we should held
them. / have crused more than 1000 miles
through the archipelago. every moment a sur
prise at the loneliness and wealth. have rid
den hundreds of miles on the islands every
foot of the wry revelation of vegetable and
mineral riches. No land in Ameaica surpasses
in fertility the plains and valleys of Luzon.
Qf..xa.s Y1Ia ~.
and tobacco and many products of the tenn
perate, as well as tropic zone. grow in various
sections of the archipelago. have seen hun.
dreds of bushels of Indian corn wing in a road
fringed with banana trees. The forests of Ne
gros. Mindanao, Mindora, Paluan and parts of
Luzon are invaluable and intact. The wood
of the Philippines can supply the furniture of
the world for century to come.
AT Cebu, Rev. Father Julio Segrera told me
that 10 miles OF Cebus mountain chain are
practically mountains of coal. Pablo Malta
one of the most reliable men ON the islands,
confirmed the statement. some declare that
the coal is only Ignite; but ship captains who
have used it. told me that it is better steamer
fuel than the best coal of Japan. have
nugget of pure gold picked up in its present
form on the banks of Philippine creek
have gold just washed out by crude pro-
cesses of careless natives from the sands of a
Philippine stream Both innicate great de-
posits at the source from which they come
In one of the islands great deposits of copper
exist untouched
And the wood hemp, copra and other prod
ucts of the Philippines supply what we need
and not ourselves produce And the
markets they will them selves afford will be
immense. Spain's export and import trade
with the islands undeyeloped, was Sl2 49, $40
annually. Our trade with the islands de
eeloped will be 25,0000J0 annually, for who
believes that we can not do ten times as well
as Spain. Consider their imperial dimensions.
LuZon Is larger ana richer than New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois or Ohio. Mindanao is
larger and richer nhan all New England. Ma
dila. as port Of call and exchange, WILL in
the time Of men now living, far surpass Liv-
erpool.
The Philippines bring us permanently face
to face with the most sought for customers of
the world. If willing to go to war
rather than let England have Few feet o.
frozen Alaska which affords no market Al. !
commands none, why should noe do rasgs5
than let Englai n, Germany Russia or JApa