The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-04
What Republican Expansion neans.


What Republican Expansion neans.
Development goes with expansion. In fact expansion
and development synonymous the Republi-
can party seems destined espouse the Of
stand by expansion, Developments commercially and
otherwise, which must follow, and their probable profit
ableness becomes great interest The house
by overwhelming vote stands for isthmus
which but commercial link with the trade of the
orient another band to possessions The
New York Examiner has been looking up the statistical
facts disclosing the growth of east
Nearly went to the orient last
against about 100000 preceding year
and nearly all Of It China Japan Asiatc Russia
the large proportion of that China passing
through Hongkong to which it accredited our
port statements Shipments of breadstufs
wheat to the orient however the past rare
and the large shipment just shows
the growing demand flor breadsuffs
the worll which buys annually billion dollars worth
of goods and which has been the taking
per cent of its purchases from the United States.
That our sales to the orient rapidly growing how
is shown by the latest statistics They
that while there has been growth in our
during the fiscal year. largest percent
age of growth has been in with the orient To
exports during eight ending
February increased "a cent compared with the
responding months of the preceding year.
America cent; North America 1873 per cent;
ASIA SS per cent combined per
of commercial conditions there by
hosities Taking exports whole it is found that
the increase during the eight months has been
while already indicated the increase to Asia and
Oceana has been A per cent
This increase sales orient every
country classified the head of Asia and Oceania
China the being from $92477SS in the eight
ending with February, 1S99 s1O3S54S the
corresponding 1900; the Indies
from s20451ss to s31216s; to Hongkong from s32o72
s51S662 British Australasia from s1252565 to ST.
9994O3 the Hawaiian islands, $56O8,OOO $685.
$50, and to Japan. from s105O5,s54 to $1S,344179
This phenomenal in expectations to the
orient, especially Japan is the surprising
information which shows that
general imporations of country greatly de-
under its tariff which mildly protective.
imports in the year 1899 22o3s7
yen against 25o257 the preceding year. the
value of the being 1913 cent Thus is that
while Japan decreasing her general imports, she
rapidly from the United
States
The remarkable growth Of exports to the orient how
ever only fully apparent when figures of the
present exports with those Of few
For instance exports to Japan in the fiscal year
1898 but $395494 and in 1899 they $2646SS
seem likely s26 100000 the fiscal year 1900 To
China exports S9O057 the present
fiscal year will be- in round numbers, $OO000O To Hong
kong exports during the period have doubled being
$216602 in 1898 and promise be $O0000O in the
present year. To Australasia the exports 1898
s922S and promise to be fully 20O0000 in the present
year Asiatc exports 1898 than
quarter million dollars, but will reach fully $1,000
in fiscal year about end Even remarkable
however the growth in exports to the Hawaiian
and Philippine islands. Hawaiian islands the
ports $2S27O63 in 1899 $685. 49, and in the ifs
year 1900 promise be fully $l2OOO0O0 while
ports Philippines which 1893 but s15437S
the present year exceed 100000 Considering our
exports Oceana combined the total for the
year s242S31 for 1899 $7S235176
the fiscal year about will exceed $1OO.0