New-York tribune., 1900-05-28
ANNEXATION AND\IRADE.
SENATOR LODGE ON THE GREAT GROWTH
OF COMMERCE. WITH YAwAII.

Washington May % (speciap.-('one reason why
7 am an expansionst,' said SenaNSr Lodge to-day
while discussing the possibilities of Syr trade with
our island possessions lis because have watched
the great growth Of commerce With the Ha-
waan Islands Five years ago. IN 4s95. the total
Hawaiian trade with the United States amounted
to only s11 100000 Last year it reached S3 3SOoOe
having increased almost tn -eefod within FIVE years
and the most of this increase has occurred within
the last eighteen months
I'VE may not think that business of s35oooo"o
amounts to very much when our foreign trade Is
running up into the billions. but compare our
trade with the Hawaiian Islands. with their hand
full Of people. with of the larger countries OF
the world and IT gives a better idea Of the value
to the United States of colonies which snip their
products and buy their food provisions and
clothing from this country.
Let begin with Europe. Our trade with the
Hawaiian Islands is over $50 per cent larger than
total trade with Austria Hungary; it is 20 per
cent larger than our trade with Denmark 1t Is oo
per cent large as total trade with Italy; IL
is nearly four times as large trade with
Portugal It is '15O per cent greater than our
total trade with Russia; it is almost double our
trade with SPAIN IL is 125 per cent greater than our
trade with Sweden and Norway combined; it is
than double trade with Switzerland; 1t is
ten times large trade with Turkey it is
nearly thirty times larger than our trade with
Greece.
These comparisons with the thickly peopled
countries of Europe. Now will take the Aneri-
can continent. Hawaiian trade with the United
States is equal to 30 per cent of our trade with
the whole Dominion of Canada: it is nearly $50
per cent greater than trade with all the Cen
trail American States; it is so per cent large
trade with Mexico: It is 50 per cent larger than
our trade with all the British West Indies: Il Is
nearly five times large trade with Porto
Rico: IL is three times large our trade with
the Danish, Dutch and French West Indies with
Hayt and San Domingo included; it is almost twice
as large our trade with Argentina; ii is almost
a IL,
import most of our coffee; 1t is nearly 400 per
cent larger than trade with Chill; 1t IS nearly
AGO per cent larger than trade with the United
States of Coombia it IS nearly fifteen times larger
than our trade with Ecuador 1t Is more th2n slX
times larger than trade with British. Dutch
and French Guiana II is ten times larger than our
trade with Peru it Is times larger than our
trade with Uruguay; 1t is more than nve tunes
Now. let make some comparison with coun-
tries across the Pacific and We find that our trade
with Hawaii is within Sc 900 of being as large as
trade with the Empire of China; ii is more
than three times large trade with Hong
Kong: it is nearly half $ large total trade
with all the British. Dutch and French East
It is equal 65 per cent of total trade with
Japan; it is than five times larger than our
last years trade with the Philippines; IL is nearly
twenty times larger than our trade with Asatic
with the whole Of the Australasian colonies last
year, with their five millions of people; IL
larger last year by more than sS.000O0d than our
trade with the entire continent of Africa.
''As l said. the increase in trade has been
very marked since it's annexation by the United
States. and I look for equally rapid improvement
In our trade with Porto Rico and the Philippines.
These colonies will absorb of surplus
manufacture, and they will also draw upon this
country for their provisions. thus increasing the
demand for the products of the American farms