Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-31
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Senator 81! Dspsw Says Eyes Of
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FIRST AT PARIS EXPOSITION
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Our Wonderful Commercial
-.~ Advancement.

American liner New York. Ills son
Chauncey and his niece were with him.
Senator Depew, according to the New
York Sun, said that he found on the
continent that France, Germany and
Italy fear the competition Of American
trade in the markets of the far east,
and they know that the firmer hold we
get in the orient the harder they will
have to strive to keep their markets
open against us. Europe is full Of
rumors that we will retire from the
east. They have not yet become ac-
customed to the idea of our presence
in that quarter Our sending troops to
China to fight beside their troops is an
absolute innovation in their scheme Of
ourplace In the world. '...--- -.-
nineteen hundred is very crafty
ing year for an American abroad" said
the senator. zone Of the phenomena
Of the close Of the nineteenth and the
opening Of the twentieth century Is
the position our country Las taken in
two years. Before 1898 no ruler or
minister in Europe was Interested in
American opinion or action. Now the
situation is the reverse. Every cabinet
recllons the attitude Of the United
States in formulating plans. Every
European nation finds its production
enormously ia excess of its consump-
ton of manufactured articles. Asia
and Africa are the markets. The pos
session of them or access to them Is
the sum. of old world diplomacy, oper
Atiuns and ornaments. The excellence
and in many cases the superiority Of
our goods, the energy of our traders
and the cLeapness Of our transporter
ton are exciting alarm. This is evil
dent on the continent. 1t does not ap-
pear in Great Britain. English, Irish,
Scotch and Welsh Of all classes are in
teuscly cordial to America and Amer
leans The taking Of one-half of the
British war loan in New York at near
-ly per cent less than London Offer
cd amazed Lombard street. 1t put
thinking caps on financiers every
where. If New York is to be the tinall-
cial center of the world and our sur
plus money is for loan cheaper than 1t
can be had elsewhere, the event is OF
the greatest consequence Oh both sides
of the Atlantic. The policy and tradi-
tiun of centuries are upset, and Old
world bankers must go TO school. IL
the governments of the continent saw
any way to check our advance. they
would adopt it,, ------------- ---
Il heard more discussions, and intel
iigent ones, as to our home conditions
this summer than in 20 years before.
The powers are SO nicely balanced that
our position on eastern questions Is Of
vital importance. The one question is,
What will the United States do in Chi
na. and afterward in the orient? There
is no disposition to forcibly prevent our
entrance on an equal footing into Chi
Nil and the east, but tremendous anX-
iety for us not to press the subject,
and especially not to push our products
in competition with theirs among tho
people of Asia
1.-THE United States exhibit at the
Paris exposition is very impressive. 1t
is remarkable choosing of what we
have done and the possibility of de-
velopment. I'VE will have the largest
number Of medals and honorable men
tons. The fair itself has been grossly
misrcpresented. 1t is one of the best
industrial exhibitions yet given. The
French are very hospitable and per
fcctly fair. There is not sign OF IN
Justice, even when their own products
are in competition. There can be no
we'll grounded complaint of the awards
of the iuries. The American athletes
carried off three-fourths Of the prizes,
and the majority Of the judges were
Frenchmen 1t was an inspiring sight
at the dinner given them by Commits
sioner General Peck to see these mod
est, manly fellows from Our colleges.
They represented an cXhaustless sup
ply Of American grit, pluck and man.
hood.
eve are too new for our foreign
friends to catch on to all our national
creeds. The band i'm one of the restau
rants at the exhibition where was
lunching played the Marseillaise,' and
the French cheered; then the 'Wacht
am Rhen,' and the Germans applaud
ed, and so on through the hymns of all
nations. Finally, sent in a fee and
request for them to play the national
anthem of the United States After
several minutes consultation they gave
us "A Hot Time In the Old Town To-
night A few bands can play Yankee
Doodle but ! do not believe there Is
one which has the music Of THE Star
Spangled Banner
"The coal famine threatens serious
times for Great Britain. The govern
mcnt promised to impose an export
duty. but parliament adjourned with
out enacting the law. Such PROPOSE
ton from such a source shows how
necessity modifies economic policies
settled so long that they are claimed
to be principle. Coal has gone up in
price in England in the last six months
So a ton. If this should happen with
us, 1t would be charge of 3 per cent
in the capital of the New York Cen
trail. The English railway managers
are very able men. but their ingenuity
is taxed to the utmost to meet this In
creased cost of coal and keep up the
same dividends, and in most lines at
their half yearly meetings there was
ro1ucf,on. Coal for ralrwny ana man.
ufacturng purposes is now 500 Ton,