Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-28
Census General Bray Says Americans
Abroad Are Proud Of Their coun-
try's Record.
Stand Taken by the United States Elk
cites Admiration for the
Nation Everywhere.
Expects to Visit in the Northwest for
!. Some Days Before Returning to
Melbourne.

bourne, Australia, was at the West
yesterday, en- route to Henderson,
Mimi, where he win visit with his
mother and brother, Neal C. Bray, reg
lister Of deeds of Sibley county. Later
Mr.. Bray will 81, TO Grand Forks, N
D., his former home. He will sail for
Melbourne in three or four weeks. He,
is enjoying a sixty-day leave Of alb
sence. He landed at San Francisco
and went direct to the national capital
and conferred with the officers Of the
treasury department, largely upon
commercial matters. Mr.. Bray was
met by ex-United States Senator
Pierce, Thomas Lowry and other prom
inent Minneapolitans. He was APP
pointed to the important position in
the consular service about three years
ago, succeeding Capt. Dan Maratta,
also a North Dakotan.
Il am a consular agent" said Mr..
Bray, "and am still amenable to the
rules that circumscribe somewhat a
mans dealings with the newspaper
men. However, I can take advantage
of my leave of absence and talk like a
private citizen for a few minutes. My
mission home has no political signi-
icance whatever. That l am greatly
interested in things political goes with
out saying. From what heard
among the well informed politicians
and prominent business men in the
east I am thoroughly convinced Presi-
dent Mckinley will be triumphantly
re-ele:ttd.
II understand the democracy-or
rather the fusion forces-are going to
make their i'ght mainly on tanti-;Io-
perialism' and the trusts, with an oc-
casional reference to the free coinage
scheme Whii,al four years ago Mr..
Bryan vigorously declared was the
only thing that would take the coun-
try out Of the slough of despond. Mr..
Bryan may look a little awkward
standing on a platform the principal
plank of which is anti-expansion, when
it is known he urged the senate to
ratify the treaty by which the republi.
cans were transferred from Spanish to
American keeping.
II cannot get myself to think that
the people Of the most intelligent and
enterprfsing and alert government il
the world will hesitate one minute
when it comes to determining this
Philippine question. The people o
the United States do not begin to ap.
preciate their own country. / wish
every citizen could travel abroad. II
would not require very extensive
travel to give them an intelligent con.
ception Of the tremendous vigor am
resourcefulness of the worlds creates
republic. Our Strength, commercially
and otherwise, is not understood. BY
comparison only can certain things bt
intelligently determined. The worlt
at large, the great nations of Europe
are now awakening to the fact tina
America is big, that America is power
full in all great respects and that Am
erica is humane. s&%
The trade of the far east will grow
and develop wonderfully. That sec
ton and the great Pacific ocean vii
be the scene Of the commercial battle
Of the future. No man with anything
like a fair idea of the commercial pos
sibilities Of the Orient will hesitat,
about declaring we must keep TIL
Philippines.
The development Of America
trade in Australia is simply wonderful
The volume Of our business with Aus
tralia has doubled in a few years. Their
is chance for still greater development
The great manufacturers Of the Unite
States r establishing agencies i
Australia. This work by e~nterprisin
Americans, who are encouraged Til
world oyer by the superior quality {
American goods, will continue. 70
may call this cold and unsentimental
ism, you may give 1t any harsh nam
you please, but ii is a gigantic fore
4 that nothing can stop.