The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-23
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the Notifications of Gibraltar, the coast
line of the Pacific on its western
boundary would insure a peace from
naval attack that would outlive the
centuries.
STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY.
And so, into this newer field Of mans
commercial achievement have come
two new actors, the Occidental man,
with his inventions, his progress and
his natural resource, and the little
semi Orient nation OF
Japan, with it's perseverance, natural
ability, business acumen, large natural
resources and willingness to achieve.
each DESTROYS of winning the prize of
trade with the largest half of the
world population We have spoken of
the key TO the Pacific. Against the
overtures of better goods, on the part
of the United States, Japan easily
makes a good play on the strength Of
kinship with the Oriental buyer.
Against the natural resources of the
Pacific Coast, Japan still more easily
matches a more-advanced development
Of her resources in coal and harbor
facilities. The key to the Pacific is the
maintenance of a commercial fleet, the
maintenance Of a naval force that will
insure a healthy commercial peace and
not foster a spirit of lingo overbearing
to the detriment of all concerned, the
improvement of the harbors from
which these ships put out and the de-
velopment of the lavish and prodigal
gifts Of Nature.
The Orient is awakening with sud
denness that even the most brilliant
statesmen cannot fathom; it is pro-
crossing with speed that the best and
ablest statisticians cannot calculate:
it is looking out beyond the walls OF
it's cities to new lands. Guarding this
gateway to the white mans country
lies Japan. the nation already awak-
ened. Japan is building ships, building
harbors, canvassing China and India
and the rest of the Orient for pros
pective buyers Of her wares. She is
already a jobber of other peoples goods
in addition to her own. The purpose
of this paper is not to prophesy, but to
present facts. This country possesses
natural resources and a business abil-
ity superior to Japan, counterbalanced
by a confidence in itself which is re-
tarding its advancement out of sort
of contempt for its commercial rival.
TN the Slue OF Japan VIII De IOpnu
great natural resources, coupled with
commercial activity which is turning
these resources into results on the Pa
cifc. Japan has only the Pacific to
worry with, while we have the Atlantic
seaboard as well; hence this is an
other advantage.
If one will take the map of the Pa
cific study it, mark its harbors, learn
the latent resources of the two nations
the one with it's limitless expanse OF
agricultural and manufacturing field
and the other with it's little island har-
bors and coal mines-the answer will
be inevitable that this country needs
ships. nothing now but ships, a ship
for every State in the Union and
ship for every town. 10 carry to these
300, O00, 900 people, past the guardian
sentinel on the eastern shore, the
products of our fields and looms. our
oil wells and mines and our factories
nothing but ships, since we have all
else Today, side by side into the har-
Dor of san Francisco slips the Jap
anese liner with the Pacific Mall boat
In Portland and Seattle, tied to adj
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