The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-25
TRADE WITH ORIENT
IN FAVOR OF COLO
NAL POSSESSIONS.
What Annexation Has Done For Ha-
waii-Ier Producing Power Increased
Benefits of Republican Methods.

WASHINGTON, August Is The
growing trade of the United states
with the Orient, a large part of which
is transacted through the Puget Sound
customs district, is the subject of
special chapter in the Republican text
book Just published by the Republican
congressional committee for this years
political campaign. In regard to trade
with the Philippines the text book
says that the effect of annexation is, OF
course less observable than it is in
Hawaii and Puerto Rico, for the reason
that the continued existence of HOSTILE
ties has held in check the producing
power and consequently the consuming
power of the population as whole.
1t is shown, however that the ex-
ports from the United States to the
Philippines have increased from $94,-
597 in 1897. the year before the war be-
gan, to So, 400, 900 in the fiscal year 1902.
During the same period the imports in
to the United States from the Philip
pines have grown from $4,33S, 740 to So
500, 600. Under the head of imports the
Republican text book says:
The substantial increase in the COM
merce with those islands is more read
| il yObserved when the figures of the
three groups, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and
! the Philippines, are combined and COM
! pared with the total commerce of the
| United States meantime. In 1897 the
! total imports from the three groups OF
| islands amounted to $40, 252 j63, the -
| tai imports from all sources into the
! United States in that year being 1884,
! $50, Alp; in the fiscal year 1902 the Gun
| estimated) imports from the three
! groups were S40,OO000O, the total i'm
ports from all sources being 100000
00O."
The statement is made in the hand
! book that the producing power of the
Hawaiian Islands has increased great
! ly since annexation to the United
States, and this proposition is borne
out by official figures presented. A
| similar effect is predicted in Puerto
Rico and the Philippines.
The effect of annexation of our ISL
and territories" the writer of the text
| book continues, upon our standing il
the Orient and our commerce with tha
part of the world is important. Oul
exports to Asia and Oceanica increas-
ed but $4,000, 900 in the five years from
1892 to 1897, while in the five years from
1897 to 1902 they have increased $5S000,-
900. The total imports and exports OF
the United States in it's commerce
with Asia and Oceanica is given in 9
table for each year from 1892 to 1902"
The table referred to shows that oul
Oriental trade in 1892 was as follows
Imports $l03,21,3l3, exports $35, 1853 III
These figures dropped to $95,077 29O anC
$50, 434, 2SS, respectively, in 1895, wheI
the country was suffering from thu
hard times of a Democratic admins
tration. In the fiscal. year 1902 the i'm
ports from the Orient had increased t
$l1O,OOO,OOO in round numbers, and thu
exports to $120,0OO,00O
In preparing these statements in re
gard to Oriental trade the COMPRESSION
al committee intended to show som,
of the benefits of Republican admins
tration, and to prove conclusively tina
only in times when the Republican
party was in power has the eXpOr
trade of the United States increased