The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-20
EUROPE rs. TIE oRIENr.

EUROPE rs. TIE ORIENT.
The European trade in American man.
ufactured goods is mere advertisement,
so Mr.. Schwab, of the Steel trust, has
discovered. He does not say that. but
that is the effect of his declaration that
it is not the trade of Europe, but the
trade of Asia, Africa and the South Amer
lean countries that American concerns
must go after.
The frontier trade is the most profitable,
if well handled. The European trip has
evidently widened Mr. Schwab's horizon.
He sees that not only is Europe up
against the United States, but that we are
also up against Europe, and that it is es-
sential that we seek the most vulnerable
spots in the trade armor Of two hundred
millions of wealthy scientific and vigor-
ously aggressive peoples. In those coun-
tries common to all, says Mr.. Schwab,
we must find our markets. That is, we
must meet Europe at points where she
must pay freight bills. as wei as we, and
where our trade privileges are on an
equal footing.
It has seemed for some time as If the
American nation would choke itself with
self-congratulation and braggadocio Our
trade balances with Europe have over
whelmed us by their magnitude, while
we have utterly overlooked the evident
loss of profit on the transactions. The
trade tables just issued by the treasury
department show that the exports of the
United States for the calendar year 1901
exceeded those of Great Britain. And at
once the heavy editorial writer blows him
self up and admits that the United States
is ''It"
The same tables show that to all Euro
pean countries except Greece, Switzer-
land and Turkey, we sold more than we
bought Of them The three weakest ma
tons in Europe dealt with us at an evil
dent profit, while on the face Of the re-
turns we out-traded the weather. and
more powerful ones, and came back with
handsome balances to our credit. But
the three little countries that whipped US
in their dealings, came off best in the ifs
cal year ending June 80, 1900, by over $780,
900 900, and we have never yet once dis
cussed in our public prints how that trif-
ling balance could be changed in the
future. No economist has suggested that
we might cut off the demand for Turkish
figs, currants and raisins by producing
more of those articles and of better quail
ty, in our tropical possessions.
All other European nations traded with
us to their apparent disadvantage and
loss. What a singular lack Of wisdom on
the part of a wise and aggressive race Of
people!
But look at the true wisdom of the other
fellowship uneducated, 1.-THE halt, the
lame and the blind" so to speak. Of the
nations of peoples. South American revo-
lutionists, brigands and slaves Of the
Monroe doctrine, won out at all points in
their traffic with us.
Brazil led off in the fiscal year, 1900,
with balance in her favor of $4,000, 900,
mainly in coffee. rubber and sugar
Costa RIGA, Guatemala and Salvador
bnked us in the sum of $S,OOOOOO, the
poor, miserable, incapable devils!
The British and Dutch Guianas treated
US to a like dose of kindness, in the
sum of almost 100000; while the British
and Dutch East Indies sent us to the bad
in the glorious sum of SCI, OOO, 0OO mainly
in sugar, tobacco and teas.
China drugged us in the sum of $11, Co.,
co., and Japan in the sum of So, OOo, 900,
while the Philippines came off first in the
sum Of almost $4,OOO.OOO.
Every year for the past thirty years.
Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Ec-
quador and Peru have turned in balances
against us, under the very shadow and
benizon of the Monroe doctrine
We are now to be treated with tho
"open-door'' policy in China, which will
be the future camping ground for the
steel and iron and cotton makers. Judg-
ing by all appearances. as well as by the
utterances Of many journals of the domi-
nant party, this "open door is to stand
for new Monroe doctrine in the Orient.
If it does no more for our manufacturers
in that direction than the old doctrine
has done in South America, it might as
well have never been preached.
Europe sells nine-tenths. or more, Of all
the made goods absorbed by the South
American countries. She now does che