The Saint Paul globe., 1900-09-30

Spanish bottoms does not all hail from
the peninsula. German and English
goods are going there in large quanti-
ties in the disguise of Spanish products.
Marks are removed, and detection is
well-nigh impossible. But that is q
small matter, If the acquisition of the
islands is to prove a valuable source
never can become so.
The Philippine islands are not con-
sumers OF the worlds products. I have
before me their imports from the United
States from 1886 to and including, 1898,
and the average Is not more than
S1+V'e0O per annum. In 1892 the imports
from this country ran as low as $61 000
and in the year Immediately preceding
our acquisition, we sold their people only
$126,O0O worth Of goods. The sum grew to
$404,OO0 in loS9, and in the fiscal year end
ing June last we sent to the Islands ST.
640,o0O-about three-quarters Of which was
represented by army supplies and private
purchases made by our soldiers and fanni-
nes. When We look for our manufact-
ured goods, we discover among the re-
mafnder Of the exports $2z5 worth of agri-
cultural implements sent to Manila Evil
IDENTIFY the arts of peace had no part
IN the commerce. AS our army of occu-
patton now exceeds 10000 men, and 10 600
more have been ordered thither we shall
OOoCAN0 dIl dpprSCldDi0 increase IN the
consumption of canned beef, hay, mules
and war equipment.
All such subterfuges to deceive the
American people are unworthy the shall
lowest political charlatan.
COST OF EMPIRE.
We are paying too dearly for this
pauble Of empire in the South seas!
Twenty-Five hundred decent American
citizens have been killed in action or
died from disease in that miserable coun-
try since our invasion; two thousand
more nave been wounded, many of whom
Will not recover in that deadly climate
Our expenditure of money for this i'm
per1al pipe dream already exceeds $685.
VOU,O00t Id like to ask how many wears
OF TINS Kind OF bookkeeping on the debit
side viii be necessary to show a profit
on our original $4,000, Oo0 investment?
have grown very tired Of hearing talk
from people who are unaware of the ut
ter absence Of reliable informa ton about
the Philippines. We don't even know
their area The highest geographical ex-
! perts cannot agree within 10000 square
miles, One places it at 100000 square
mites, and another positively names 14e,-
600. l don't care which is right, because
l know that Arizona has 1130O0 square
miles, New Mexico, 122, ,00o and that
! Alaska is credited with $4,000 Surely
growth
these territories. Accepting the highest
guess, the Philippine area is enly one.
| quarter that of Alaska! Nobody knows
whether the population of the Phtlip-
pines IS seven or ten million. Countless
islands are unexplored. Many savage
! tribes exist, about which Spain knew
nothing, though she had been In occu-
patton since 1865. The largest estimated
number of Europeans ever resident on
islands To
29,Q00, and this was after more than 500
years rule of European nation The
Pmllppines are composed of nine large
and 1900 to 2,o0d smah islands. Nobody
seems to know any more about the Ii,1n
Der of the small islands that do 7. Most
OF them are only large rocks in the sea
After all, we haven't acquired ANYTHING
worth holding, and are retaining some
thing neither profitable nor useful to
US, at a terrible loss of life and money.
1t was great bargain for Spain 10
throw off the burden of 800 years of
warfarei
One word more about 1.-THE advantages
OF Philippine commerce" Our total ex-
port trade with the entire world in the
fiscal year ending June Sc last. was
81, 1874 600, 000. Of this 81, ,64G 600 went 10 the
Philippine islands, or one-6fth of one
per cent. Figuring the profit of these
exports at 10 per cent, our commerce
was benefited exactly $264,000 as a com
pensation for our expenditure of $1S5. .O00.-
000
Seriously, 1t is the greatest farce of
all modern history.
Richard Croker.
L state my position regarding the
gravity of the present national political
situation through The Cosmographic he.
cause know that my opinions viii be
presented exactly as have uttered