Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-19
EXPANSIONS BENEFITS.
sENAToRsLoDcE ON THE GROWTH
OF OUR HAWAIIAN TRADE.

"One reason why I am an expan-
sionist," said Senator Lodge in Wash
ington the other day, while discussing
the possibilities of our trade with ouI
island possessions, "is because 1 have
watched the growth of our commerce
with the Hawaiian Islands.
Give years ago. in 1895, the total
Hawaiian trade with the United
States amounted to only $11 100000.
Last year it reached $33, 500 900, having
increased almost tnree-fold within
five years, and most of this increase
has occurred within the past eighteen
months or so.
"We may not think that n business
Of $33,5OO,OOO amounts to very much
when our foreign trade is now run
ming up into the billions, but compare
our trade with the Hawaiian Islands,
with their handful of people, with
some Of the larger countries of the
world, and it gives better idea of the
value of colonies to the United States
which ship their products to us and
buy their food, provisions and clothing
from this country.
Let us begin With Europe.
"Our trade with the Hawaiian ISL
ands is over $50 per cent. larger than
our total trade with Austria Hungary.
''It Is IS per cent. larger than our
trade with Denmark.
"It is 60 per cent. as large as our
total trade with Italy.
ut is nearly four times as large as
our trade with Portugal.
1T is over $50 per cent. larger than
our total trade with Russia.
''It Is almost double our trade with
Spain.
1T is 125 per cent. greater than our
trade with Sweden and Norway COM
bined.
'1t Is more than double our trade
with Switzerland.
1T is ten times as large as our trade
with Turkey.
"It is nearly thirty times larger than
our trade with Greece.
"These comparisons are with the
thickly peopled countries of Europe.
Now we will take the American con-
tipent.
Hawaiian trade with the United
States is equal to 80 per cent. of our
trade with the whole Dominion of
Canada.
ut is nearly $50 per cent. greater
than our trade with all the Central
American States.
sit is 60 per cent. as large as our
trade with Mexico.
ut is so per cent. larger than our
trade with the British West Indies.
'It is nearly five times as large as
our trade with Porto Rico.
"It is three times as large as our
trade with the Danish, Dutch and
French West Indies, with Hayti and
San Domingo included.
1T is almost twice as large as our
trade with Argentine.
ut is almost half as large as our
trade with Brazil. whence we import
most of our coffee.
1T is nearly 400 per cent. larger
than our trade with Chile.
1T is nearly 400 per cent. larger
than our trade with the United States
Of Colombia.
1T is nearly fifteen times larger
than our trade with Ecquador.
1T is more than six times larger
than our trade with British, Dutch
and French Guiana.
ut is ten times larger than our trade
with Peru.
ut Is ten times larger than our trade
with Uruguay.
"It Is more than five times larger
than our trade with Venezuela.
"Now let us make some comparison
with countries across the Pacific, and
we find that our trade with Hawaii is
within six million dollars of being
as large as our trade with the EN-
pire Of China
ut is more than three times as large
as our trade with Hong Kong.
''It Is nearly half as large as ouI
total trade with all the British. Dutch
and French East Indies, which send
us such large supplies Of sugar.
at is equal to 65 per cent. OF oul
total trade with Japan.
ut is more than five times larger
than our last years trade VITA
Philippines.
"It is nearly twenty times larger
than our trade with Asiatic Russia
at was larger by four million dol
lars than our, trade with the whole
of the Australian colonies last year
with their five millions Of people.
''It was larger last year by more
than three million dollars than oul
trade with the entire continent Of AT
rica.
"As I said. the increase Of our trade
with Hawaii has been very marked
since it's annexation by the United
| States. and look for equally rapid i'm
provement in our trade with Porte
/ Rico and the Philippines. These colo
nfes will absorb some of our surplus