The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-26

manufacturers are studying the needs
OF tho psople In an Intelligent effort I'd
turn ont products suited to th ose mar
Ikots. Tho closing Of tho china markets
owing to recent, troubles, has caused q
glut Of goods, which is affected B BY q
doolinc Of three csnts pound in raw:
GO otton, @ .sl s; Ia. IA y
The administration ia doing q great
deal towards Improving our commercial
opportun;sios In the east, by showing
some regard for the inslienable rights
of China, while protecting tho lengiti.
mato demands Of foreign interests.
Dewey's victory first established Amor;
loan prestige along the Asiatio coast.
IL was then that 800 million people in
the oriont learned rospeot for tho Uni.
ted States and saluted ua 5as first
GLASS poae The attitude Of the Unia
tod States since in the field OF diplom
aoy in China has given cotf lonee and
increased that respect. Tho Unitod
Ssa.os from tho sfifst took load, lasd,
oven the Warliko Emperor Of G rmany
has had to yield to Unolo Ssm's"
friendly adnonitions. We now OCCUPY
tho vantage ground, because on frionds
ly terms with oil tho powers mako
tho asaertion that tholaoueh has moro
to gain than any other section from
the foreign policy now pursued by tho
q, mlnistration, particularly whom tho,
Ilsthmian canal is oonbtruOted, as Ia
will bo. / have read exlrasts from tho
speech of my amiable and ,distin-
guished friend hia cxoollenoy, Minister,
Wu, reoontly made in Chicago. 1t is
repleto with wisdom aud good sonso.,
We cannot hopo and wo should not
wish to break down the civilization Of
China upon which is basod polity,
society and religion the slow growth Of
,090 years. TO do SO is to destroy tho,
Empire In tho attompt to 9suddenly'
thrust upon her western oiviliz .tion
for whioh her people are not prepared
All wo can hope to do is to vital 20 this
old civilization with western ideas,
science and inventive genius, thus
making it moro potential in material
achievements. This country has dono
we'll to use overy fftrt by tho benign
influence of its political and ocmmer-
oial power to preserve tho identity Of
the: Empire and tho integrity of its
civilization. Undor this roiicy, IL is
reasonable to oxpeot China to become
tho constantly expanding marx ettfot
our products, and esS gradually her.in
terror is fully developed by network
Of railroads and all Of her cities. opened
up to foreign commoroe, tho oppor.''
tunities almost without limit, Tho
South now controls most Of this trade
and with such dovelol ms ent, in tho near
future, 1t should increase tonfold si
We are no longer lny Iurely agrioulS
tural section, but mining; manufaotur;
ing and kindred interest 4 have sprung
into prominence and de and ! govSrns
montal policies to protect and sdoyelop
them. "A statemansb ins a. a partisansin
it's character % to q n, 3
scal ootfinyH, oil i8iofs nav i, the
arbitrsment 81 the Sgword Scr ff6llys
fixed as governmental policies, 3oa not
solve the political and economic pro-
lems now confronting the southern poo !,
pie. Suoh Btatesmanship cannot
properly Interpret present economic
movements, por provide by aggressive
and progressive thought for the radi
cally changed conditions now confront
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