The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-21
W|LL|A[l \. TAFT AND
!! PACIFIC COMMERCE
The Constructive Genius of Oar
Oriental Trade-Empire.
Carried the Torch of Civilization to
Antipodes-Made Secure Our
Far Eastern Commercial
Supremacy.
Supremacy.

During the past ten years. under q
constructive Republican policy. the
United States has assumed a position
II, the Pacific Ocean which is destined
to give her the bulk of the vast com
merce of the countries situated on the
greatest body of water on the globe.
Some of the things accomplished by
the party of enlightened freed TN and
patriotism have been: The securing
of the open door in China: the preser-
walton of the integrity of the Chinese
Empire; the acquisition of the Philip
pines; the establishment of coaing s;a-
tions across the Pacific and finally the
transfer of the American fleet of bat
tleships from the Atlantic to the Paci-
fic to modestly remind the Oriental ma
tions that having assumed the posi-
ton of world power in the Pacific.
we are prepared to maintain it against
all Corners
America and Japan In Pacific.
Two wars have caused the whole
L
is to be the scene of the greatest hui
man activities in the future The war
OF the United States with Spain gave
us possessions which bring us within
speaking distance of Asia. and the
Russo Japanese war revealed Japan to
the world as a powerful and progress
sive nation. whose future sphere O. ac
ton would of necessity be within the
boundaries of the ocean separating
America from the Orient
Taft n Constructive Statesman.
The Honorable William III. Taft has
been one of the chief advisers and
strongest advocates of the Republican
administration policy during this for
NATIVE and historic period. He has
en- pioneer, not only along the lines
cf statecraft which have had for their
object the development of our western
states, but he has given particular at
tcntion to the situation in the Orient
with reference to the future commerce
between those far away countries and
the Pacific coast of America.
In his own inimitable way and unit
Ing unique personality with the high
est authority as Il diplomat, he poured
oil on the troubled waters in Japan
and changed the political storm there
raging into u placid sunshine of peace.
In China he created such enthusiasm
as the Orientals have never shown to
With the belief ON their part that the
United States is not only ready to en-
ter into commercial reciprocity. hut to
Still stand as China friend and lend
its influence to see that she gets jos
tice from those who would violate hcl
territorial integrity.
Taft and Oriental Trade.
In his Shanghai speech, adlressin.
body of influential merchants, diplo
mats and Chinese government officials
Mr.. Taft spoke in part as follows:
1--WE do not complain OF loss of trad
that results from the employment o
great enterprise, ingenuity or attention
to the dem"nds Of the Chinese market
or the greater business acumen show
by our competitors. We would hav
the right to protest at being seclude
from the trade of China by reason o
our inslstence of the policy of til
Open Door. The acquiescence in thi
policy Of all the nations interested ha
been SO unhesitating and emphati
that 1t is hardly h while to specr
late upon the probable action of til
United States In case the interests O
American merchants are placed in jeoI
ardy, and how far the United State
would go In the protection of it's CHI
nese trade. cannot say. 1t is cleal
however. that our merchants are bein
reused to the Importance of the Oh
nese trade and they would view wit
deep concern any and all political o.
StacleS which menace that expansion
''l'his feeling Is likely to find expires
sion In the action of the American 90,
eminent. The United States and til
other powers favor the open door an
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