New-York tribune., 1902-05-24
THE PHILIPPINE POLICY =.
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! copper. lead. mercury and tin are abundant. and
lands are highly cultivated f and the japanese raise
use and have Considerable left for export In
Toxic. the capital. nearly every kind of manqfact-
burg Cotton goods: telescopes MICROSCOPES.
and everything you can think of almost is manu-
| With this condition of affairs in Japan how Chi
merical % and utopian it is almost for US 10 talk
understand the neads and tastes of the Oriental
people and with their skilled mechanics and cheap
! people but are sending goods into China and other
| in these markets The Industrial development OF
Japan during the last twenty-five years. starting
to convince us that extended trade with the Orient
Now let us turn to China. 1 cannot share with
the enthusiasm Of our people who are looking TO
concomitant of that trade; We must stir up China
full the Japanese, and more industrious than any
people on the face Of the globe Under the tuteage
facture anything well as anybody. II seems TO
NTH that h white aTs e6ne eaR R Of he wo
must inevitably make the outlook for the abGEEing
Chinese want which we produce and in very few
and their extensive Agricultural lands they. will
not only produce everXhng ing that they want f 6e IOa
world with their surplus products They nave tne
so trained-through centuries of privation and,
no boT csn With them
There is not question in my mind that CHINA
the other exploited will be as serious competitors
to our cotton rasers of the South and manufactur-
of cotton goods in the New England states as
the Philippines will be serious competitor TO our
cane and beet sugar raisers
THINKS AMERICAN LABOR WILL SUFFER.
1t does seem to me that we cannot escape the con-
tenton that if there industrial activity and man
ufacturng carried in the Philippines by the cap
ital of corporations and syndlCateS IN ths e"uS m ny
our own people must suffer. If there Is 70 De no no
Industrial activity. and our capitalists VIII not 20
there then your entire contentl9n Is d @ my o, ,tirL
would better stop the tremendous expense WhiS .
natives establish a government of their own. Ihese
lands will be cultivated by c9Tpqratomb cor m a bv
corporations and syndcates, else there Will De no
cultivation of the lands or establishment of fac
tories
majority evidently expect capitalists to G, form
these islands for they mention them specihcally IN
to go there As 1 have said before and repeat
it again. If these islands are exploited ~ corp3Id- cp
dsaGvantage " Of the people Of the United States.
If they be exploited. why not strike these
Under the bin which We are discussing not only
enor nous tracts of lands to be turned over 10
syndcates and corporations but all kinds OF iran,
ehises are to be granted sTe
Under this bill the Philippine commission, ap-
beI,s if nrned themseiyes traitors to their
own peope and ID who have been rewarded with high
and responsible positions on the commission Tor
grant these franchises TO whOmever they see nj,
receiving in return for the same such compensd pstr
mine, ,-
Americans
all be dead within a month they may come
OF the character of Judge Taft can always be
secured TO undertake the task which ne mas Il nm
evident that the best men of the United States are
and go 10 he Philippines in order admins
ter the affairs OF the Islands on nigh and phiam, pn
will be the usual class of place hunters. who regu-
office for positions which carry handsome salaries
The Passage Of this bill must result in scandals
& Under t the Wis policy Of the RePunhlican party
the world took possession OF that party and they
mms or mGnq uns Srk5 ibs by 6pyns ing
sword We had become the greatest commercial
stump when occupied seat on the Other side ae
ereaies he fhnm9eT tn That The homs market the
now that within six months after you admit Ar-
the profit to the manufacturers of the United
aes % on their he trade with any one OF these new
an an OF their trade with the Philippines and other
We We cannot force trade with people who can
raise the things We offer to sell them and in
own wants. We cannot force Oriental people into
have no use for ' W. '''' ant anu
THE MISSION OF THIS NATION.
! have not touched on the other very interesting
phases OF this great proposition which confronts
to demonstrate that the Oriental trade is a deIu-
commSrcay is an de rPopa9 lam ream 20 ns
to me that the mission of our great republic is
world; We started out by inviting ali Of those
who loved freedom OF speech and conscience and
wise restraints. 10 come among We asked
us to administer it in Justice 10 themselves and
to all people. We stood a beacon light of hope
tion to both, We held aloof from the political af-
fairs of both. The hope OF the white race OF the
world is in tropical countries it is not in Asia
The last refuge and hope of the struggling white
to in the TRd ss Of 9Ra R ssadT II % RIVER TS
as the United States now contains. As this
try and the South. with its undevelOped resources
Is reclaimed by capital substantial markets Will be
opened for all enterpriSing business enterprises.
Swede. Norwegian. English. Welsh Irish and other
white people 10 come to US and aid in opening up
force trade with Orentals by making subjects OF
Who is to be benefited by this new departure?
When we talk about trade with the Orient and
opened to the investment Of capital who is to be
benefited? The answer is quick and ready. and
who will reap the harvest and he will do it at the
expense of all Of the other people of the United
States.
BEVERIDGE ANSWERS DUBOIS.
Mr.. Beverdge declared that the whole ar
gument of the Idaho Senator had been made
for the purpose of frightening the American
people with the dragon of China. Mr. Dubois
had maintained that when China had adopted
modern methods in the development of its re-
sources it would supply only its own needs,
but those of the world. If that true. Mr..
Beverdge held. IN m it would be true that the
United States ought not to encourage the de-
veIopment of any country. He urged that that
not true.
Germany for instance. had developed enor-
mously. both industrialIy and commercially
yet steadily the exports of the United States
Germany had increased. Our exports had