The Honolulu republican., 1902-01-25
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION.

The Republican policy OF expansion
differs widely from that which con
tro.s the Democrats in their ambi-
tious for adding territory. and espe-
e.alIy tropical territory. What they
desired. especially in the case Of
Cuba. vas additional slave territory
and additional power In Congress
through an increased number OF slave
states The Republican policy OF ex-
pausion is 90 secure footholds by
which our commerce will be protected
and extended.
The territory which has come un-
der the control OF the Government in
the Gulf OF Mexico is of supreme i'm
portance In guarding that approach 10
tho mouth of the Mississippi river ami
ro the great isthmisn canal which the
Republican party is pledged to bring
into existence The Hawaiian and
samoan islands are OF equal import
auop in relation Co the commerce OF
that great Pacific ocean which is now
attracting so much attention as a
highway of transportation between
the orient aud the Occident The
Hawaiian Islands form the only way
station and satisfactory harhors in
the central Pacific while the harbor
ot Tutuila in the Samoan group. is
recognized as the finest in the south
crn Pacific ami probably the finest
In the entire Pacific Ocean
With these two islands as way sta
tions for coaling. watering. repairing.
and receiving telegraphic orders yes
sells can satisfactorily engage in com
merce between the United States and
the Orient and by making the Philip
pine Islands great entrepot for
American products. can command the
trade OF the orient as Great Britain
commanded IL in former years. and
much more successfully than she now
does by reason Of greater proximity
and greater facilities for producing
articles which the people Of that coun
try desire
The countries lying within easy
reach OF Manila as a point of distri
bution-China. Japan. Asiatic Russia
French Indo-China. Siam. India. and
Austraiia-contRin half the populh.
ton Of the earth and have an annual
commerce OF more than s. 000. 900 =
GOO. Their purchases alone amount
10 $1,000 100000 annually. or an ay-
ersEe OF 100000. 600 per month. and
az the present time the United States
supplies but six per cent OF their pur-
chases. Yet their wants include all
the articles which We have 10 sell
Not only is this the case. but they are
rapidly coming TO recognize the fact
that they can obtain more sstisfsctor-
lily from the United Safes the articles
they desire than from any other part
ot the world American -four. pro
visions tobacco. cotton and cotton
goods. and manufactures OF all kinds
are rapidly making their way into the
Orient and are as rapidly excluding
those which the European countries
have been supplying them.
This opportunity for expansion af-
fccts every producer. every individ
ual engaged in any form in agricul.
ture in mining. in manufacture. in
transportation. and in commerce the
people OF the Orient demand aour.
meats. and dairy products cotton and
cotton goods. and manufactures OF all
kinds and they have clearly shown
in recent years a preference for the
products OF the United States. a pref
erence which will give 10 us s large
share OF their enormous market. with
the control OF Hawaii and Manila. the
opening OF the Nicaragua Canal. and
the establishment OF American ship
ping with which to carry American
products.