Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16

Frfoarwynfvs Ddilee. d6 q export trade
WIZ rths~Fkr East~of s-ssoneth thing iiks.
$50 100000 per year. We have landed,
narmy on Chinese territory. ana have
been drawn willy-nilly into the vortex
Of the Far Eastern question. During
the period policies have 'bsSn formuastsd
witch Asvs compsIlSd ds-to taks SsxAxa
tn lnomes1teus neiSetiatieAa naAts
dsnaitslys enrolled the Far Ea6ts 4i1Ibkf
thtsebjscts Of eur commercial and dlbs6.
tpatic selicituds. Things have ehAdked
much during this ten years of Kebubli.
can rule.
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The United States has come into pes.
session Of the Philippines and, al the
political and strategical responsibilities
entailed By this movement The particle
patton In, and suppression Of, the Boxer
rebellion, the expanding recoSpitfons Of
the supreme Importance to the future
Of American trade, Of the open door, the
realization that, with the exception of
Japan, no country 10 20 we'll situated
% the United States, indnstrially and
geographically, to make the most and
the best Of the development Of China.
These and other events have trans
formed American indifference to the
fortunes Of the Far East into real,
live. tingling and vigifant concern.
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Logical Commercial Events.
It did not need the Chinese boycott
Of American goods, or the outbreak Of
the trouble with Japan over the immi-
grafton question, to convince an Impair
tial onlooker that Americas relations
with the powers Of the Far East would.
before long, be more immediate, of
greater moment and possibly Of greater
hazard than our relations with the
powers Of Europe. The American feet
has foreshadowed the systematic asser-
tion Of American power in the Pacific.
American interests in that ocean, COM
mercial, political and territorial, have
been neglected far too long.
Mr.. Taft is in q sense the father Of
the Philippines. It has been his kindly,
constructive statesman's hand that
evolved order out Of their original
chaos. In his report submitted to Con-
gress, as result of his visit to the
Philippines to Be present at the opening
Of their hrst Assembly, he made four
recommendation Tirst-actton by Con-
gress admitting to the United States
Philippine products under such cohdi.
tions that they would not interfere
with American tobacco and sugar In
dustries; second, the removal df re-
strictions as to acquiring mining claims
and lands: third, further legislation
authorizing the government to.scarry
on IN agricultural bank, which Is now:
authorised, only 90. private enterprise:
fourth, the repeal OF the law applying
to the Islands the coastwise laws Of
the. United' StateS.a
Philosophy Of Development.
Our nation has grown BY obeying the
instinct Of Development. We are to-day
entitled to be called Greater America,
but that greatness will be lost IL We
forget the political philosophy which
has made Us great expansion Of Amer
lean thought, territory, mechanical skill,
civilization and philosophy: This is an
auspici1hs time Tor theecreation and dc.
velopmsnt Of our export trade: The I'M
explored ana andeveIeped markets Of
Asil furnish the opportunity. All other
fields liavszbeen' occupied, and to at
tempt towrest them from other nations
would besof doubtful expediency.. In
ths,o Orient the Commercial possibilities
exceed the dreams OF the optimist.
sxrsrths Americas people ready to
abandon 1ucll q ssituation and leave it
tostAosmercy of the Democratic party
with itsN fstturs Of afifty years looking
ct 40 from the pastl =
TH1 YOUNG REPUBLICAN,.
In business sense TIE young voters
v,hO hayeEcom8s SrN6fafd since fgilk have