The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06

| made possible by the genius of the in- ventor and the courage of the investor. Tt took a special messenger of the Government, with every facility of rapid travel known at the time, nineteen days to go from the city of Washington to New Orleans with message to Gen. eral Jackson that the war with England been signed. How different now. We reached General Miles in Porto Rico by cable and he was able through the mil itary telegraph to. stop his army on the United states and Spain had signed protocol suspending hostilities. We knew almost instantly of the first shots hred aender of sse spans R' forees %as at Washington within less than an nour Of its consummatton.
 Quick Communication.
 '.The first ship of Cervera's fleet had hardly emergw. from that historic harDor when the fact was flashed to our Capitai and the swift destruction that ionowsa was announced immediately through the wonderful medium of the telegraph. 50 accustomed are we to safe ana easy communication with distant lands, tnaL its temporary interruption, even m or dinary times, results in loss and tnconVe- nience. we shall never forget the days Of anxious waiting and awful suspense when no information was permitted to be sent from Pekin and the diplomatic represent atives of the nations in China cut on from all communication from the out side and the walled capital was surround ed by an angry and misguided mob that threatened their lives; nor the Joy tnat thrilled the world when single mes. sage to the Government of the Unted States brought through our Minister the first news of the safety of the besieged diplomats.
 raiiroad rsnr ta't on the sA s,pSe. Now there are enough miles to make its circuit many times. Then there was not line of cleo tric telegraph nov nds we nave sns vaSt a seas God and man have linked the nauons together No nation can longer be in- different to the other. and as we are brought more and more in touch with each other the less occasion Is there TOT misunderstanding and the stronger tne disposition when we have differences; 10 wb,cS is the noblest form for settlement of International disputes.
 The Country's Prosperity.
 ."Trade statistics indicate that this coun- try is in a state of unexampled prosper ity. The figures are almost appalling. They show that we are utilizing our we are furnishing profitable employment l out the United States. bringing. comfort | and business to their homes. and making | 1t possible to lay by savings for old age and disability. That all the people are participating in this great prosperity is seen in every American community, ana | shown by enormous and 'unprecedented deposits in our savings banks.
 Our duty Is the care and security of | these deposits and their safe investment demands the highes,t, integrity tnans ane the ie charge of those Repositories of the peo- l ples' earnings. We have a vast and in- | tricate buisenss built up through years | of the country has its stake, which will | not permit either neglect or undue selfish: ness. fio narrow. sordid policy VIII subserve The grestesa SKi1 anr wiS10 and l producers will be required to hold ana 1 increase 1t.
 Our industrial enterprises which have | grown to such great proportions anect | the homes and occupations of the people. l and the welfare of the country. Our ca | pacity to produce has developed so enor- 1 mously and our products have so multl- 1 piled that the propIem of more markets l requires our urgent and immediate atten- | ton. Only a broad and enlightened policy
 VII get sI9ess mG5e enerss rssse and gain we I ought to be looking to the future
 strengthening the weak places in our in- | may be ready for any storm or strain. NAA@NA@NDN
 "By sensible trade arrangements which 1 may not interrupt our home production l we shall extend the outlets for our in | creasing surplus, a system which provides
 manifestiy essential to the continued healthful growth of our export uade We must not repose In fancied security
 that we can forever sell everything anc | buy little or nothing. If such thing
 were possible, it would not be best fol | us nor for those with whom we deal l We should take from our customers sucf
 of their products s, as we a can iahor use "''n0u | "Reciprocity Is the natural outgrowtn ol
 our wonderful industrial development
 under the domestic policy firmly estao. l lished. What we produce beyond oui | domestic consumption must have a ven, | abroad. The excess must be relieved 1 through a foreign outlet and we snouIC
 sell everywhere we can, ana Wnerever rn I,,
 buying will enlarge our sales ann p5o 5o
 auctions and thereby make greater oe
 mand for home labor; l., s. l "The period of exclusiveness IS pas. l The expansion of our trade ana com 1 merce is the pressing problem Commer l ciaI wars are unproftable. A poncy ol
 good will and friendly trade relations
 will prevent reprisals; Reclprociriyt u" of tht | times: measures of retaliation are not
 "If perchance some of our tarins are
 no longer needed, for revenue. or .o en nt
 courage and protect our industries a' sI
 home why should they not be empIoyeu
 to extend and promote our markets | abroad. ~ Aoo,a+e
 steamship service. New lines of steam | CTS have already been put in comHls.
 sion between the Pacific Coast POr'S .hn o,
 the United States MeS,co a94 enSs and Central and South America. These should pc
 followed up with direct steamsniP a,1ed nhe5 | between the eastern coast Of the Cnlteo | States and South America
 One of the Needs.
 "One of the needs of the time IS direci | commercial lines from our vast heIue h9I v. ~.
 production to the fields of cons9mPslot,
 that we have but hardly toucneu' saI
 In advantage to having the thing 10 SCI
 Is to have the convenience to carry - Is U
 the buyer. We must encourage our I Ihel' chant marine We must have more
 ships. They must be under tne 1dn Air, s,s
 ican flag built and owned by Americans
 These will not only be prohtaple m
 commercial sense, they will be mesSen'
 gers of peace and amity wherever they
 go. We must build the lsthmlah eaial ma,
 which will unite the two oceans anu eiNt
 a straight line of water communlcauoi
 with the western coasts of Central ahc
 South Americas, and Mexico. The con
 struction of a Pacific cable cannot p'
 longer postponed.
 the heart of that American statesman
 whose mind was ever alert and thougn
 ever constant for largrr commerce ahC
 tbe new world. His broad American
 spirit is felt and manifested here. H' needs no identity to an assemblage o Americans anywhere, for the name n ! Elaine is inseparably associated With tn' PanAmerican movement, which hnd' this nractical and substantial expression and which we all hope will be hrmI! advanced by the Pan-Amertcan Congress that assemblies this autumn in the Capl | Rnnh