"South America will never be a eat market for us, for the people in South America are not adapted or receptive to trading with us. The South American trade will favour aly, Spain, France, Germany, and England, and not the United State Many reasons exist for this, which, of course, Tam not going to discuss at this time. Tt is not even good busi-hess to import from South America, when we are producing the same merchandise in' our own colonies. The Orientals are receptive and friendly fo us, and there are 400,000,- (00 of them" in China alone. The total population in the "Orient is nearly t billion people, and each and every one of those countries potential customer of the United States.
"We will lose this trade when the Philippines are free, and it is the only market open to us in which we may establish a favourable trade balance, "We will never have to send one of our boys or one of our naval hips to protect the Philippine Islands if they are properly fortified, 'The 'Army in the Philippines should made up entirely "of natives. It is the only" manner in' which any. colony can be ruled and regulated fon an economical basis, Fortified Pacific islands wilt dissuade Japan or any other Power from establishing bases in countries ad~ jacent to the United States, because they leave themselves open to attack im the rear, and at home.
"So let Congress not be deceived by Japan or anyone else, for the danger is not in fortifying the islands. The danger is instead in their de fenscles position without fortifesons "We need a market for our pro-duets, That is what our farmers want, and it is also what our manufaclurers went."-United Press.
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