The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-19
Johnny's Dream.

mentable to consider that of all this enormous trade, the United states at this time, directly speaking, can elasm only about 13 per cent of the whole Of course, indirectly, we enjoy lar ger per centage, but miss entirely tne profits of the middle man" ana rKa cost of the finished goods.
 We are deliberately closing our eyes, too. to the important fact that Greae Britain is now, at an immense cost, constructing a naval base or operatlons near Singapore, with the manifest op- feet in view of extending her trade re- lations and protecting her Orienta! n- terests In the light of these undeni- able facts, 1t would not be wise. IT we pines; and we could not, if we would.
 These Islands are in the very heart of the Orient From Manila Hongkong Is distant TOO miles. shangna L0oo ma 2.000 miles, In the commerciaI eouation these are important figures to bear in mind. Around Manila as a center, circle nearly biilion or peopl1e5; whose trade the Qnited oI@teS SSueN easily command. .A ' If is apparent, therefore, that the phII,nnine question ought to be put outside the domain of partisan . ieglsIa- rs,- iitical agftation over that issue should cease. These islands came to us Witn out our seeking, We have assushe9 oD ,,'a ligations in respect lo them o+ let them cannot IL. eo if we wished. While we hoid Shein' Sheit' lei us strive to derive mutuaiiy 'esis innate profit out of them; ...,,+,o,,
 We live under a Federati elnta free trade between the different States oI s American Union. We have esta ollSneu free trade relations between the oali ted States and our terlitoria1t 1tzapnoi,,I, and Porto Rico. as well as our own mi Snma territories, like New Me1lco. AT zona. Oklahoma and the ln9lah r,,hs . tory, We have even granteo ~ .N, oth- er countries In her commercial deallnss with our republic. Common Juseloe' @ well as a uniform public poIieiy, isr, s.ey mands, that there should pc no snd anv embargo on trade passing 10 anu ,.. Sra between the United States ana oul trens-Pactfc colonies. There shoulu .,1t ne hut "one standard used m ths tdpy;as cation of a tariff rule to our ,rIv The application should pc Hio"0 and equally to all alike. ..,,.. os+ah. Vvtth free trade relations thus estaos 1tsbcd between the United states anu anu the Philippine Islands, our ptSsi pseir avn hus,ness men, transporting theiE e o~n rew materials could erect warenousss; deDots and manufactures Tn ManlId enu .. elsewhere in the islands: ana py s,cb of cheap labor weave tsories to mn small cost, as would enaple 'nSni "
 dersell all competitors. ,4,r
 What Japan has done In -manuIactuiI- ,or anternrises at yokohama, Osaka ana Kobe. and what England mas @ uoLe and will continue to to d9, Rongkong @ and Shanghai the United States couia s. s',aa- SIH, aecomnlish with commanding supe- riority at Manila, 1loilo. Cepu anu 'o4o in the Philippine Archipelaso; ..o ' No man who has the slightest re- spect for his own intelligence would pc guilty of the folly of attemptihg ser ousiy 10 hold out the pretext that chinaman. laboring .nmnefe m efe with vii '"aS an Gmerican. either In work or wages. Fifteen million bales or cotton at tnis lime seems amply sufncient 10 suPpIy inc world: but when the Chinese cease srnInfr naked. and can be induced to Wear A single khaki blouse per capita each year. it will require 5O.000,000 bales of cotton to meet the necessary
 N God, in His infinite wisdom. has Forned the cotton zone in the South. with proper labor facilities, we can raise in the States south or the Poto- mac and east of the Mississippi. includ- inr Texas and Arkansas, all the cotton the trans-Pacific people will ever need.
 When 600,00O,00Q people in Asia and Africa begin to wear shoes, and dress in cotton clothes. we cannot estimate what that will mean in the creation Of wealth in this country The New Eng land States will get busy making shoes, and the South will have her
 
 pie will not forget the fact that cotton advanced steadily from to 16 1-2 cents a pound since the Spanish-Amer- lean war, and but for the Chinese boy colt would easily have reached 20 cents per pound.
 These are not extravagant views. claim that they are patriotic, and know that they are in no sense partt- san.
 I believe that Manila romantically situated on the banks of the Pasig river, will bacome the most important emporium of a vast antipodal empire n proud mistress commanding the opu- lent trade of a billion people embraced m all thosa coveted lands and seas, which far four centuries has been the burning desire of every European state.
 am sure she will yet be the mighty entrepot through which the Kingdoms of Asia and Africa will exchange their wealth of useful wares.
 The United States Is entitled to com mand this vast trade, but to do so we must maintain our supremacy upon the Pacific Ocean.
 The President of the United States is the Commander-in-Ch Chief of the army and navy The Constitution vests in him the discretionary authority to con trol the movements of our military forces both upon land and sea. am sure our President will exercise that discretion wisely and well. All the great powers have battleships in the Pacific Ocean. Why should not the United states? What country has