The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-09-05
Makes Trip Around World

r. l.. Brown and wife of this city
enjoyed visit from Tuesday of last
week until Monday of this, with the
latter's sister, Mrs. Sweet, of Manila,
p. |. Mr.. Sweet accompanied the
lady and they expect to sail the 10th
of this month on their return trip to
the Islands. Mrs. Sweet is inspector
of industrial. work for the depart
ment of public instruction. They
have just completed an around the
world trip and the Major gave out
this interview while here.
Went to Philippines in 1899 with
United States Volunteers and after
participating in the insurrection was
commissioned Second Lieutenant
Philippine Constabulary, working up
through the various grades to pres
ent rank of Major.
1t will probably be a matter of
surprise to many Americans to learn
that far from being burden to the
United States, the islands have not
cost this government a cent since the
year 1901, The Philippines are prov
ing to be a valuable market for pro-
duce of the United States. Their inn
portance in this respect has not yet
begun to be realized here. China with
its four hundred millions of people,
is two days sailing from Manila;
Japan is three and one-half days In
dia is five days and Australia ten
days sail, Manila in time should be
distributing center for America s
a1rplus produce in those countries
y past years the United States has
a3ored under a great handicap when
u competition with Great Britain
Germany and france. Those coun~
tries have had extensive supplies
within easy reach, while our mer-
chants trying to do business In the
Orient have been Obliged to require
four or five months for delivery of
goods from this country. With the
permanent establishing of a distrib.
uting point in Manila all this will be
changed,
China is a mighty country and has
4OO,000,000 people to consume our
surplus goods providing the goods are
quickly available China, Japan and
Australia are buying nine hundred
millions worth Of imported products
annually.
Within 800 mile radius of Ma
nila lives half the population OF the
world.
Resources
The wonderful natural resources of
the Philippines are as yet not real
lied. 1t is the greatest hemp growing
country in the world. The copra
output is over 100000 900 annually.
There are hundreds of thousands OF
acres OF the most productive sugar
cane land in the world There are
in the Philippines If 100000 acres
of virgin forests of mahogany, coga-
gon, ebony, tindila and other cabinet
woods. Just recently line of steam
ers has been put on between San
Francisco, Seattle and the Philip
pines for the express purpose of con
veylng those woods to the United
States. The country is especially
adapted to the growing of tobacco
and tropical fruits of all kinds. Mil
lions Of dollars are being invested an
nually by mining companies and the
output Of gold is constantly increas-
ing
Government
The following has been accom-
Dlished by the government since Com
modore Dewey, with lights out, sailed
by the sleeping Spanish fortiflcations
ut Corregador and at daylight COM
that memorable attack on
the Spanish armada which resulted
within two hours in the crushing of
5pains fleet of fighting ships and
Spain's power in the Orient.