Washington sentinel., 1900-09-15

She has also had extensive possessions
in India for centuries, besides some in
America, These territories have a pop-
ulation Of about "a 900 COO, and 2s ooo,-
COO in Africa; still the export of French
merchandise to all her colonies amounts
to only $4,000. 900 francs. II we include
the allowance Tor colonial service for the
naval and military budget, France has
colonial expenses that exceed the total
Of her colonial export trade. The
imports from France into her Asia.ic
and African coloni. alone are about
SII .ooo 90. while her direct expense is
SI4, 100000. or So, ,ooo. 900 over and above
the amount of her exports to her colon.
les.
ItalY's colonial attempts in Africa, at
an enormous expense OF blood and
treasure, have borne the ordinary
harvest OF failure and disaster The
entire import trade OF Massowah with
its "open door" TO which the whole
world contributed and which WAS largely
a transit trade, amounted to only
IS, 900, 900 per annum ItaIy's yearly
expenditure on account OF her Red Sea
possessions was $74 ooo, COO. No wonder
that Thousands OF Italians seek our
shores, fleeing from their white Mans
Burden"
The foregoing figures speak for them.
selves The tropics will never be
endurable for northern man Labor
and exertion on his part, under the
vertical rays Of deadly sun. are entirely
out Of the question Those who w.uld
attempt the trial, after he manner Of
the temperate zone. would only succee d
the sooner IN reaching the white mans
settlement in the tropics-dls -ase and
death. The present alleged satisfactory
! conditions in the Dutch East Indian
/ settlements have been reached alter a
/ great deal OF disappointment, loss and
/ bloodshed; still the Dutch Government
has an annual deficiency OF about
$4,000, 600, and this IN Java, the richest
part of the Malay world, which has been
in the possession Of Europe's most
/ enlightened people Tor ov ra century
The imports OF Australasia Argentina,
Uruguay and the Cape Of Good Hope,
mostly inhabited by Caucasjans and
numbering only rI,ooo. COO in population.
amount to S444. 600 600 annually, equaliug
the trade OF China, Japan, Persia and
India, with their 10000 .ooo OF Orientals
1t will thus be seen that the cry that our
trade with the Orient will be large. b .
reason OF its teeming millions Of people,
or that that trade will be increased BY
closer contact, IS a mockery and a delu.
sion
All the ends Of trade can be obtainc d
without territorial expa sion The key
to trade and commerce lies IN the best
terms and the best value. The fable
that trade follows The flag" is III only
tor children or fools. The Gold, Rule
is a better trade opener than the
cannon's mouth The trader and not
the admiral governs the field Todsy
we are supplying the people OF Z gland
aud Scotland with pig iron. steel rails
steam engines and various kinds o.
manufactured goods. Trade does mo-
Hollow the flag into Great Britain.
But, on the other hand, It is argued
that the Philippines offer an opportunit,
for the exploitation OF American capital
] his assumes two propositions; Fir.
that we have capital to spare; and
: second, that the Philippines offer tn
best field for its investment. As to tn
{ first, the tact that we are at preser
paying SIso,o 600 interest annually {