Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
EXPANSION BENEFITS
SENATOR LODGE ON GROWTH
OF HAWAIIAN TRADE.
Has Increased Threefo1d Within Five
Years and Largely Since Annexation
OF More Value than Our Business
with Many European Nations.

One reason why | am an expansion
ist," said Senator Lodge in Washing
ton the other day, while discussing the
possibilities Of our trade Wit; our ISL
and possessions, sis because l have
watched the great growth CT our cOn-
merce with the Hawaiian Islands.
Five years ago. in 1895, the total
Hawaiian trade with the United States
amounted to only $11,500,00O. Last
year it reached $50, 800, 900, having in
creased almost three-fold within i've
years, and most of this increase has oc-
CURED within the past eighteen months
or so.
I'VE may not think that a business
of S33,oCO,OO0 amounts to very much
when our foreign trade is now running
up into the billions, but compare our
trade with the Hawaiian Islands, with
their handful Of people, with some of
the larger countries of the world. and
1t gives n better idea of the value of
colonies to the United States which
ship their products to US and bny their
food, provisions and clothing from tlis
country.
Let us begin with Europe
Our trade with the Hawaiian ISL
ands is over 80 per cent larger than
our total trade with Austria Hungary
'Et is 10 per cent larger than our
trade with Denmark
1T is 60 per cent as large as our
total trade with Italy.
1T is nearly four times as large as
our trade with Portugal
1T is over 100 per cent larger than
our total trade with Russia.
1T is almost double our trade with
Spain.
TT is 125 per cent greater than our
trade with Sweden and Norway com
bined.
1T is more than double our trade
with Switzerland.
1T is ten times as large as our trade
with Turkey.
1T is nearly thirty times larger than
our trade with Greece.
These comparisons are with the
thickly peOpled countries of Europe
Now we will take the American CONT
nent.
Hawaiian trade with the United
States is equal to 80 per cent of our
trade with the whole dominion of Can
ada.
1T is nearly 80 per cent. greater
than our trade with all the Central
American States
at is so per cent. as large rs our
trade with Mexico.
1T is 80 per cent larger than our
trade with all the British West Indies.
1T is nearly five times as large as
our trade with Porto Rico.
ut is three times as large as our
trade with the Danish Dutch and
French West Indies. with Hayti and
San Domingo included.
1T is almost twice as large as our
trade with Argentine.
1T is almost half as large as our
trade with Brazil, whence we import
most Of our coffee
1T is nearly 400 per cent. larger
than our trade with Chilli.
1T is nearly 400 per cent. larger than
our trade with the United States of
Colombia
ut is nearly fifteen times larger than
our trade with Ecuador.
ut is more than six times larger than
our trade with British, Dutch and
French Guiana.
ut is ten times larger than our trade
with Peru
at is ten times larger than our trade
with Uruguay.
1T is more than five times larger
than our trade with Venezuela.
''Now let us make some comparison
with countries across the Pacific, and
we find that our trade with Hawaii is
within six million dollars of being as
large as our trade with the Empire Of
China
at is more than three times as large
as our trade with Hong Kong.
ut is nearly half as large as our to-
tai trade with all the British, Dutch
and French East Indies. which send
us such large supplies Of sugar
ut is equal to 50 per cent. Of our to-
tai trade with Japan.
sit Is more than five times larger
than our last years trade with the
Philippines.
at is nearly twenty times larger
than our trade with Asiatic Russia.
ut was larger by four million dollars
than our trade with the whole of the
Australian Colonies last year, with
their five millions Of people.
ut was larger last year by more
than three million dollars than our
trade with the entire continent Of At
RIGA.
AS I said, the increase in our trade
with Hawaii has been very marked
since its annexation by the United
States, and l look for equally rapid i'm
provement in our trade with Porto Rico
and the Philippines. These colonies
will absorb some Of our surplus man
ufactures, and they will also draw up
on this country for their provisions,
thus increasing the demand for the
products of the American FARMS
Scarce as Buffa1oes.