The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
COULD DOUBLE SALE
 OF COTTON GOODS
 BUREAU OFFICIAL URGS,S ANU LECTURERS TO sT&S TRADE OF ORIENT AND cCXs IE WITH -,,o,- .SC eo'o /S$
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 Washington, De 9.-(Speeial) )-1n his annual report. !. John M. Carson, states there is no reason why the United States should not dispose of large auan- tity of cotton printed goods and increase the sale of plain goods in the Orient.
 'All observers agree" he says, that this can be done if our manufacturers will consult the conditions of the mar ket, the requirements of the trade, the methods of doing business, and the tastes and desires of the people. and adjust their business to those conditions. The samples of printed goods sent by the special agents of the department from China, ac- companied by elaborate descriptions and explanations. were revelation to our manufacturers and clearly established that these goods can be produced in the United States and sold in China in sue cessful competition with those of Eu- ropean manufacturers.
 Major Carson calls attention to the fact that last year Great Britain exported to China nearly $50,00O,O00 of cotton clothes, while the United States only sent $2S,- 00O,000 The figures for South America show even greater disparity, Great Brit ain sending there s1S,000,000 worth and the United States little over $3,00O000. worth
 
 kinds of things that I cannot possibly do, and that l ought not to do: and you say things which I do not want to contradict. and yet it makes me feel very hypocritical ifsI seem to acquiesce in them You must remember that there are many other peo- pie who feel about their religion just as you feel about yours.
 They can no more understand your turn ing Catholic than VOL can understand Catholics turning Protestant. Some Of the best people 1 have ever met were Protestants whom had originally been Catholics. I cannot stop, and l cannot urge the stopping of missionaries going anywhere they choose. I emphatically feel, as I have always told you, that the chance for bettering the Catholic in- habitants of the tropic islands lies by bringing them to the highest standard of American Catholicism.
 The worst thing could happen, both for them and the Catholic church would be for the Catholic church to champion the iniquties that have undoubtedly been committed not only by lay but by clerical would-be leaders in the Philippines and elsewhere.
 One incident which I cannot actually put on paper came to my personal knowl- edge with a high Catholic ecclesiastic in Cuba, which was of a character so revolt ing and bestaI that it made one feel that the whole hierarchy in the island needed, drastic renovation.
 Now, I very earnestly wish that Arch J,fc bo arr ,11ne advanced among our Catholic priests men like the Pauist Fathers, for in- stance-should be given a free hand in these islands, and should be advanced in every way-but you must remember how hampered l am in writing from the fact that I do not like to see any one admit for moment the right of a foreign poten- tate to interfere in American public policy. For instance, you speak of the Pope being angry with Archbishop Ire had for not stopping the war with Spain. As far as I am concerned, l would resent as an impertinence any European, wheth- CT Pope, Kaiser. Czar or Prince, daring to be angry with any American because of his action or non-action as regards any question between America and an outside nation. No pretension of this kind should be admitted for one moment. If any man, clerical or lay bishop archbishop, priest or civilian was in any way guilty of trea- sonable practices with Spain during our war, he should be shot or hung and it is an outrage on justice that he should be at large.
 "'But I cannot write in a way that will seem to defend man for not avoiding war with Spain for cannot recognize for a single moment the right of any Euro pean so much as to think that there is need of defense or excuse in such a case.
 "'As you know, l always treat Catho- lie and Protestant exactly alike, as I do Jew or Gentle, as I do the man of native American, German, Irish or any other kind of percentage. Any discrimination for or against a man because of his creed or nativity strikes me as an infamy. Men like Bishop Kean: like the late Father Casselly; like Father Belford, the parish priest of my own town of Oyster Bay, and like scores of other priests whom I could name. are entitled to receive the same measure of affectionate respect and loyal support I have given to men like Phillips Brooks, like Devine and like SC very many other Protestant clergy men whom I could name. Moreover. my dear Mrs Storer, whatever l could do for you and Bellamy would be done, but I simply do not see how I can do any thing in this particular matter. With great respect very sincerely yours,
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
 Seeks Husbands Promotion.
 "As soon as I became President be- gan to receive letters from Mrs. Storer. asking for promotion of MT. Storer, and letters from both of them complaining