Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-10

was in HIS seat and scores of representa.
tives came over from tho house. The
occasion was inspiring and Mr.. Bcyor.
idge rose to 1t brilliantly. The speech
created profound impression.
When he declared, with deop solem.
nifty, 70 those WHOSE voices in America
have cheered those misguided natives
on to shoot our soldiers down, that the
blood OF those dead and wounded bows
Of our Is ON their hands. and tho food
OF years can never wash that staiu
away there was deep, although sup.
pressed, sensation among his auditors.
At tho conclusion of the speech tre.
mendous and unrestrained applause
swept over the galleries, and Il was
notable that Secretary of the Treasury
Gage, who occupied seat in the sena.
tors gallery. was participant In 1t. He
said In part:
Phs Philippines are ours forever, TERRITORY
belonging TO the United States" as tho con.
stitution calls Them. And Just beyond the
Philippines are ChinA's illimitable markets.
Wowill not retreat from either. We will not
ropudiato our duty In the archipelnpo w,
viii not abandon our opportunity In the Ori
snt We VIII not renounce our part in tho
mission " our race. trustee. under God. OF the
civilization OF tho world. And we Will move
forward to our work. not h0wiing 1T regrets
hke slaves whipped TO their burdens, but with
gratitude for task worthy OF our strength
vnd Thanksgiving to Almighty God thut he
has marked w NJ his chosen people. hence,
world.
But 10 hold II win bs no mistake. Onr
largest trade henceforth must be with Asin
The Pacific In our ocean. More and more Eu
rops VIII manufacture all II needs--secure
from its colonies the most II consumes
"a tins, fs.~
sutpiusi Geography answers the question.
China In our natural customer. She In nearer
10 Us than ~ England, aermnny or Russia
the commercial powers Of the present and the
fusnre. Thoy have moved nearer 10 China NV
acquiring permanent bAsrs on hcr bor,lors
The Philippines give US base NJ tho door Of
all the East Lines OF navixatis, from our
ports To the Orient and Australia. from tho
hthmus canal to Asia: from all Oriental norta
70 Australia converge nj aud seperato from
fhiiippincs. They are selfsupporting, dlyi.
dsnd, paying Meet. permanently anchored ~ a
spot selected by the strategy OF proyidene.
commanding the Pacific. And th& Pacido IA
ths ocean OF the commerce ot tho future
Most future wars viii be conflicts Tor com.
mercc. '
The power that rule. Tho Pacific, thorolore,
10 tho power that rules the world And. with
Philippines, that power Is and Will forever IA,
the American republic.
But N they did not command China Indi.
the Orient. thc whole Pacific for purposes of
ousnse, defense and trade, the Philippines nre
40 valuable In themselves that we should hold
them. have cruised more than 2OOJ niisa
through the archipelago, every inom-nt n ,ur.
prise NJ tho iovclincas and wealth. have rid.
den hundreds OF miles On tho islands oy,rv
foot OF the wry revelation OF vegetable nnd
mineral riches No land In Ameaica surpnssss
In fertility the plains and valleys Of Luzon
Rloe and coffee, sugar and cocoanut-, bemn
and tobacco and many products Of IN, tom.
porate, NJ well as tropic zone, grow IN yarioua
sections Of the archipelago. Ihavs seen hun.
drods OF bushels OF Indian corn lying in A road
frinsed with banana trees. Tho forests of No,
eros, Aindanao. Mindora, Paiuan and parts Of
Luson are Invaluable and intact. The wood
OF the Philippines can supply tho furniture of
this world for u century to come.
Al Cebu, Rov. Father Julio segrcra told m,,
that 10 niloa OF Cebu's mountain chain arc
practically mountains Of coal. Pablo Matt,
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 IL. told me that II Is better steamor
fuel than the best coni OF Japan. have a
nEgget OF pare gold picked up In it's presen
form on the banks OF Philippine creek /
have gold Just washed out by crude pro.
tes,es OF careless natives from the sands OF A
philippine stream. Both innioate great de.
koats AZ the source from which they come
In one OF the islands great deposits OF copper
And the wood hemp, copra aud other prod.
ncts OF the Philippines supply what we need
and can not ourselves produce, And tho
markets they will them selvea afford will be
immense. spain's export and import trade,
with the islands undeveloped. was sl2, ,i75 $40
annually. Our trade with the islands de,
veloped Will be sl25.0O0.vJ0 annually for who
believes that we can not do ten times m well
As spain. Consider their imperial d nj ensions
Luzon Is larger ana richer than New York.
Pennsylvana Illinois or Ohio. Mlndauao is
larger and richer nhan nil New England Ma.
diis, a. port of call and exchange. will. in
the time OF men now living. far surpass Law.
erpool Ilt.I
The Philippines briug US permanently face
70 face with the most sought for customers Of
shs world. u we are willing TO go to war
snther than Yet England have few feet OF
frozen Alasks. which affords no market and
commando none. why should we not do rather
wan let England. Germany tRussia er japan
1885 .fUn