The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-26
|. OUR TRADE LOSSES,
Result OF the Administration Pol
10y II the oliont. o
EXPORTS HAVE lNoREAgED5
In Those Sections Where Wa Have
Stuck strlckly 10 Business. M
Aggressive Policy DOES
NOT Pay Us,

For Years past, especially slnoe ~
purchase Of the Philippines we have
heard much about the splendid prog.
poots Of extending our commerce in tho
Orient. II is q remarkable commentary
on the these rosy predictions that the
atatistics for tho | ! months which end.
ed with May, 1901, show that the
quarter from which suoh a vast incroaso
OF trade was to como to us is the only
part OF tho world in which wo eustainod
q loes of commerce. n d
While wo gained everywhere olso we
lost hoavily in tho region which has
been 80 volubly proclaimed a. the
promised land Of American com marc;aIs
enterprise. .;s Il. s !
Our exports to South America In
creased S6, 900. 600; to Africa So ,OOO,,
000; to countries Of North Amerioa
$40, 100000 and Europe 100000, 600
in II months. ~ s f53 N
During tho same period our exports
70, Asia and Ooeanioa actually decreased
$25, 900, 900. ,T'. ,s
It is claimed that the troubles In
China account for this big falling of
but that explanation will not do for
several reason. In the first place our
loss Of exports to eastern countries is
greater than the whole volume OF orr
exports to China has ever been in one
| year. q
In the second place the chief Ohiuoso
ports were constantly open during the
time whom this shrinkage OF our ox-
ports to the cast occurred, and in thu
third plaoe wo lost heavily in oriental
trade outside Of China which could not
have been affected BY tho rebellion in 4
that country. 55 ~, 3,S7'
During II months onded with Nav
1900 our exports to Asia and Oooanina8
amounted $l01, 900, 600 and DURING 7thaI
II months ended May, 81 1901, cheese
exports exp reached . total Of only $76, 900, 8
is also claimed that large part ofg
our OK ports to Hawaii during the poriods
referred to are y OF rincl lnGed in tho,
ilgures forses,rsP Paoisie trad as d siii
~ now cons IL t GUST tOrna III ietTaotj
fofthe. United States. 3ut eyoiis IL S,.WS
Ioxclud de- the entireg gsy olIifle B, 0fa our Ell xg
|Sposst " 4 70 sla hich for he
Sinon ta zen
|fnot exec ed ds$l y 0Q0ss 600 wa Btil have al
El9as Y ! ln s TO fully
IL 10 4 remark ablef fact that While tlia$
the total volume Of our oxporta durilles,
the tiscal year just closed sinorost .is i'm
mensely Of 81, 48'7, 656l b44, q wo 3 lost
heavily in trade with Asia and Ooeanica.
The great inorease of our exports ii !
due almost entirely to larger ealos 1of
Agricultural and manufactured produotsS
to Europe. 81 s.
The nations Of Europe arc not only
still by far our best oustomers but they
buy more from us than ever before moro |
tho aggregate and greater variety of
articles. 8 & 81 3 '5S Il.
We may eventually build up our
trade in the Orient to much larger pro-
portions than it now has but Europe /,
must continue to be our biggest and
boat market for our exports for q long
time to oome. d
Our policy Of territorial expansion in
tho cast has not so far availod TO in
crease our trade in that quarter. and ii
never will IL it depends moroly upon
establishment Of military power there