Thus very adroit proposition will not be accepted for two reasons. First, the open door will give the United States all the advantage of trade desired, and it will not be confined to any particular sphere of influence; and second, it is not the desire of this government to expand into China and to assume responsi torial possessions in that empire. The President is intensely interested in this matter of insuring our treaty rights, and expanding our trade with China. followed with most profound attention the discussion of this question in the commercial congress, and is greatly interested in a tour through the South that has been made by Mr. Barret Minister to Siam, who is actively agitating the question of Eastern trade. Since the cotton planters and manufacturers will be, perhaps, more than any other, immediately benefited by the development of Chinese trade, the President expects to receive support from the South in his efforts at trade expansion. The cotton manufacturers of the South are showing signs of awakening to the import ance of the movement and are communica ting with the President on the subj-ct.
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