The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-23
Saws We Can't Get South
American Trade Except
by Encouraging
Shipping.
Ship Subsidy Only Means By
Which We Can Reach
Those Markets.
OF THE TREASURY
AND WILLIAM j. BRYAN WERE
CHEF ATTRACTIONS AT TRANS
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS YES
TERDAY.
TERDAY.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Nov. 22.-Secretary OF
The treasury Leslie Nj. Shaw and Will
| lam !. Bryan had the lions share of
tho drtention to-day among the long
Isl Of speakers at the three sessions
a ne Trans-M Mississippi congress.
So,-rtary Shaw spoke particularly for
WIDER foreign market for American
goods. Mr.. Bryan, whose subject
ranripally concerned the commercial
| iTsrasts of the Mississippi valley re-
c0a was the sole speaker at the
| evening session.
Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw, speaking
a. the annual session of the Trans
. Mississippi Commercial Congress, to-
Cav, said in part:
The eighteenth century and the first
falf Of the nineteenth witnessed the
zorld's greatest conflicts for the ex-
pntion of territory. That the first
half of the twentieth century will wit
ross the worlds greatest conflicts for
the extension of trade is already APP
parent and only the thougEtless fail
10 observe.
To the better understanding of our
relation to the world commerce, a
hrief review of our achievements and
I'M invoice of our commercial posses
Sims are necessary. The first seven
ty-fyc years of our existence was
4 largely occupied in determining which
was the proper expression, these
II United States" or this United
n States" The case was tried and the
III court Of last resort rendered it's de-
cree at AppomattOx setting for all
time the question that the United
States is zone and inseparable.'
Following the determination of this
II allimportant question came the prob
lem Of internal improvements and the
DEVELOPMENT Of our natural resour-
ces We now produce more agricultu-
raj products than any country on the
map. our mines yield silver literally
ny the tranlOad, and gold by the car
load; ships built in American yards
and Of American material unload
more iron ore on the shores of sin
ge commonwealth than any other
country produces: we cut from our
forests hundred million feet of lum-
Der every day of the calendar year;
our shops and factories turn out as
much in finished products as those of
England Germany, and of France
combined and we pay out In wages
nearly and perhaps quite as much as
all Tue rest of the world. Our rail
way system is the largest, the most
complete, and our freight rates are
the cheapest; our coastwise trade the
most extensive, the most rapid, the
most efficient. and it's rate the lowest
Of all the nations under heaven. One
seventh Of the worlds international
gadc originates with us. and One-tenth
nds It's way TO our ports for ultimate
consumption While the people of so
nations sell internationally twelve bill
hon dollars worth of merchandise
per annum, the people of the United
states sell the one to the other more
nan twice that much. We hold in
OuT vaults % per cent of the world S
supply on gold. and have in actual use
More than one-fifth of the worlds cir
Watlng medium These achieve
hpntS make us dizzy-these posses
Sons dazzle.
EnSand. Germany and France con-
ame approximately so per cent of
helr output of manufactured goods,
saf they each search the world with
hinS flying their own flags to find
markets for 20 per cent of surplus.
We manufacture as much as these
tree countries combined. consume
spNroMmately 95 per cent of ii all and
invite the world to come after our
surplus Of 5 per cent. In the near
.re his surplus will be larger. and
we world may then fail to come after
me last half of the nineteenth CEN
' was occupied in developing our
''urai resources and in creating our
o''ni'SS home market. Within the
decade our monetary system has
me subject OF direct and afflrma-
=, "siSlauon and special legislative
-n.ioh has been given to our do
commerce. Unequaled pros
a made possible the accumula-
great wealth and invited az
c,,5v0 on the part of corporate
tba M This, also, has been made
subject Of special and affirmative
.v,,.sl nn, and the enforcement of
n-oo.ls laws has attracted. in an I'M
the l'ed manner, the attention of
nv SSo'ernment. The next step. in
no,. augment, must be the develop
crs,ou, vi new markets. Our present
n an,.g.IS will not accept surplus
Soon ,', ,,!,, when multiplied. as they
tee VIII re, by nve, and perhaps by
' mrs..' snail these new markets be
s-a i... me answer is easy, for there
4, "" lew places possible. South
ga and South Africa import
rrs.., .. per anuum. to which the
",''es contributes a paltry l.