The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-10

ueStlny.
The great events in the future of our
republic can be predicted with some de-
gree OF certainty. One OF the pre- eminent
events will he & union of the English
speaking race. in which Anglo-Saxon
ideas Of liberty and christian civilization
will become predominant, and finally
control the politics. the policies and COM
merce of the world There may not he
any political alliance between the republi-
can United States and monarchical Great
Britain, but there will be unity of pur.
pose which will link them together in tho
bonds Of common interest and race af-
filiation., With such combination Of
resources and power, it will be possible TO
disseminate throughout the earth the
spirit of liberty now permeating the entire
Anglo-Saxon race. In time the prophecy
of the last century that Europe would be-
come republican or Cossack will be full
filed
The Eastern question of to-day is the
beginning Of the fnal struggle. With
union of the English speaking peoples the
despotism OF Russia will be destroyed,
and all the nations will bc forced into the
crusade for liberating mankind from the
blighting tyranny under which it has suf-
fered for centuries. What an entrancing
picture-ths unity OF all the nations In
one common and patriotic purpose. to
secure universal human freedom and
through it to unite the race Of man in
one national brotherhood. Let it be un-
derstood that in any future alliance, either
implied or explicit, the United States is
the master Of the situation. That this ia
true Is evident to any business man, who
will consider for mono at the trade stu
alton of the world. All If the nations of
Europe, including Great Britain, have 30
dense n population. that every foot of
area, If cultivated to its fullest extent.
would not produce gu fficient food to sup
port the people. Tt United States, upon
the other hand, produces vastly more
than it consumes. It controls the food of
the world. and any retaliatory measures
by foreign nations intended to curtail the
products of commerce or industry in the
United States could be effectually stopped
by similar measures as to our own food
exports.
The retalietory measures now threaten
ed by Russia will not be carried out for
this reason. Russia made bluff and
when the United States ca!!s. the buff.
Russia. instead of carrying out it's threat.
placed the entire matter In the hands of
the minister to the United States, and It
is now question Of diplomacy, which is
solved 80 far as the threats OF Russia are
concerned. The time was when London
and Liverpool as jobbing centers practi-
cally controlled the trade of the world.
That trade has practically passed from
Great Britain to the United States. The
balance of trade in favor Of this country
during the past three years has been lit
tie over a billion and one.half dollars.
Had the United States not been debtor
country. this amount would have been
odded to the surplus gold in this country.
A billion dollars Of this has been used in
buying up American securities held
abroad until our railroads. which were
controlled by English capital, are now in
American hands.
We have now purchased the control over
our own industries Notwithstanding the
fact that this caused the expectation of
vast quantities of gold to Europe, the bal
ance Of trade has been 80 greatly In excess
of the payment of such indebtedness that
the gold reserves Of tho foreign nations
are Decreasing, while the gold reserves of
our own banks arc increasing. Foreign
nations for the first time In history have
come to American banks for their gold.
II properly handled. this balance of trade
will increase from year to year. AS the
total gold outside of the Unitcd Slaves
now in existence Is only about three thou.
sand million dollars If we sell for gold al!
that we sell, and buy for gold all that we
ouy, 1T would take only few years to
drain the world of its entire gold supply.
England held precisely this position as to
tLa worlds trade when it demonetized
silver and by that action transferred the
control Of the worlds finances from the
Hague to the Thames As the United
States now holds this position, she is rap
idly transferring it from London to New
York. When this transfer is complete.
England will be the first country to COM
plain that there Is not sufficient gold with
which to conduct the business of the
world. and will ask to have resto red BIZ
metallic basis
Another event will be the assumption by
the United States of rhe obligation of ar
n!ter IL 81. international disputes. Her
commanding political and commercial in
huence will insure the concession of this
prerogative. In China, during the present
convocatton of the great powers, the
United States supported by Great Britain
have controlled to considerable extent
the negotiations. Last year Russia pro-
posed the establishment of an interna-
tionaI peace tribunal. and actually led In
the deliberations at the Hague. In this
worlds pacific convention tie govern
ments representing the English-speaking
peoples exercised controlling influence.
This pacific action on the part of Russia
ana o1her nations was recognition of
the coming ascendancy of the United
States in the affairs of the world. To-day
were 1t not for the conservative intcryen-
ton OF our nation. supported by Great
Britain. Chir:. would be dismembered
and her territory partitioned among the