The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-19

I pine Islands are already tra geographical
! ana strategic and VIII eventually boone
tAe c"in;nvfgitl ann polite ti or n'.i'r-,ii
and moral e.uitr 90 t..is -r.sat" coast t:Jt
wind, AZ al! pIt from -i.!i r.IrIe tp Nl4d-
iVu~tuk bN Way ~ Batavia. Siu,auarr
i}anEk0k. Hung-k,:-, canton. =E4u-h1i
Tlcu-TsIu, Toxic ami other tel ming entire
pets -! IA" Asian Pacific.
" W hat are ~" Philippine Islands worth
~ th@nls"lFrs. Is, often asked NJ / VIII
give an uuprt Juilcc! aUS,y.r- Eve rc..f~
ago J made journey f:n:n Nr-":i. Oh
the northern end uf LEEcu. % /aiui..rlls-i,
0u the southern cd of A!'uaan4c. Ia a.t.
Oii"i-i! report written after ti. compile i4t.
e.! NY mp | c-y" this U-'H.as"d oIuuipa-
After visiting al ihe principal countries "f
Asia. many of those of South America ami
europe. as wei aS lcariy every one ut tHs
niicG States. AMI now going carefully
through TIE fhiiil pines. Lrii.ve inat JEe
laittr, IN proportion - EotUitiltI. and ar. =.
surpass all the others, first .a wouGgrIa.
intCrmiu-iing OF wciI-va-ar.d valleys.
hr"dI: I.r"tucifvc uI.....is and III h f"rast. 4
OF great marketable staul, Prod cts, tHirI
IN !HCSha usti!i- fc-s UTCrs 90 minerals, met
"IS ana uHunr- fourth. IN marvel !p'S t,rft,-
isF OF s'i!i 'i.A. III ilty'rtt- and anUuHaut
waterways ana Consequent comm gr:-, 90
Cessiniifty. and. siAtn, IN general uEdevrl-
opcd AMI Unappreciatod conditions of !'u1
terpriS.HS nation.
But China j.. the domain g: A:ner:~a's
cr.atest possibilities I'm the Far East. 'f!-
day our commerce with China l. t-.g.-.is-
il . more Rapidly thrH thai - any other
foreign nation. with IitiIc ef.ar, h'rat1-
fore Ga oar part T. has grown IN 1879 10
SiIrpl"" including Euu--Nlug. EAt.I IS
AN increase Of ll1 pr cent in ton years.
Inc Southern States ~" y;.-tis Interested.
The sale H. china Ct their U.aGu.:-i iured
cotton goods has increased "-i per ceG- in
ten years, The Western States are aWdk-
ing TO their opportunities. Shipments ot
wheat -four 10 IEiII nave grown 81" Iar
cent in ten years; And yct only a SMALL
portion of the CHi:-'se know what A-IviI-
tJI. 'rtt.u So1..S and Arur are Think NJ
the demands Cg ihe rolling mills. irg. ia
Gu-tr. 8 aEc kindred inter =ts of the Gen.
tTal west and IIzt WGcH C"ina : area
shall hc CriI..urCd with railways. TI.-S
OF thai and = member tha: China rov. 40
she stands az the thrrS.Oit OF vast ma
t":iSl progress mas an area CT over ago.
80 square miles. c. more than all the
United state; has il0.e.t-0 inha bitants. -
FIVE times the population Of the United
S.ateS and has only 20 miles Of construct
- railways. or not more than - single
track from -. Louis 10 Detroit.
siam i a land q surprises. Ag near 10
tH- Philippines 81. Louis IS to New
York. and Just south Of China, it has a.,
area four times that Of Missouri and a
population q: l2oc".t-5. Its chief city and
capital Bangkok, j. larger and growing
more rapidly than ST. Louis. with electric
street car lines electric Hght5. telephones
and tclsgraDhs. magnificent public build
Ines ard "a busy river and harh0r thrOnget I
with the large merchant steamers OF for .
si-u countries ard the scores of launches /
and lighters OF local firms. Like other
countries Gf Asia. Siam extends q cordial /
welcome to Americans and offers valuable |
and fields OF enteririse.'