Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14

fare or the people. To do this would
add to ChnaS strength and position
as self-respecting government and aid
her in preparing to resist possible for
eign aggression in the seeking Of undue
and exclusive proprietary privileges.
Thus no foreign aid will he required
10 enforce the open door and the policy
OF equal opportunity for all
History Making Happenings.
During recent Republican adminiStra
tons we have built up an export trade
with the Far East OF something like
S1J0.0OO,0OO per year We have landed
an army on Chinese territory. and have
been drawn willy-nilIy into the vortex
OF the Far Eastern question. During
the period policies have been formulated
which have compelled us to take hand
in momentous negotiations. We have
definitely enrolled the Far East among
the objects of our commercial and dlplo.
matte solicitude. Things have changed
much during this ten years Of Republ.
can rule
session OF the Philippines and all the
political and strategical responsibilities
entailed by this movement. The partici-
patton in, and suppression OF, the Boxer
rebellion, the expanding recognition OF
the supreme Importance to the future
Of American trade. OF the open door, the
realization that, with the exception Of
Japan, no country Is So well situated
as the United States. industrially and
geographically, TO make the most and
the best OF the development OF China.
These and other events have trans
formed American Indifference 10 the
fortunes OF the Far East into Il real.
live, tingling and vigilant concern.
Logical Com me rcial 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 onloOlier 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 foreShadowpd 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.
Father "f the Philippines.
Mr.. Taft is in sense the father Of
the Philippines. It has been his kindly.
constructive stateSman'S hand that
evolved order ont of their original
chaos. In his report submitted to Con-
crcss as result of his visit to the
Philippines to he present at the opening
Of their first Assembly, he made four
recommendations. First-action by Con-
grcss admitting To the United States
Philippine products under such condi-
lions that they would not interfere
with American tobacco and sugar in
dustrics: second. the removal of re-
strictions as to acquiring mining claims
and lands: third. further legislation
authorizing the government to carry
on an agricultural bank. which is now
authorized only as private enterprise;
fourth. the repeal OF the law applying
to the Islands the coastwise laws Of
the United States.
Philosophy of Developments.
Our nation has grown by obeying the
instinct Of development. We are to-day
entitled to he 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
suspicious time for the creation and de-
velopment of our export trade. The UNI
explored and undeyeloped markets OF
Asia furnish the opportunity. All other
fields have been occupied, and to at
tempt to wrest them from other nations
would be OF doubtful expediency. In
the Orient the commercial possibilities
exceed the dreams of the optimist.
Are the American people ready to
abandon such "A situation and leave it
to the mercy OF the Democratic party
with its failure Of fifty years looking
at us from the past?