Show COMMERCE OF THE PACIFIC The development of commerce on the Pacific ocean means the enrichment and Improvement of the Pacific coast of the United States I this can be accomplished without the Philippines well and good I the retention of these islands is necessary to the commercial com-mercial development of the world then the fear of native revolutions should not influence the action of congress in the least Pacific commerce is bound to help thiswhole republic and especially the western sop Japan is our nearest rival of all the nations bordering directly di-rectly upon this great ocean Other commercial powers are thousands of miles remote The United States embraces em-braces the Pacific with 5000 miles of coastline and binds the giant with a chain of islands from shore to shore And while it will always be a free highway for all the ships of all the world there is nothing it seems now can prevent this nation from becoming and remaining the dominant commercial commer-cial force of the Pacific The trade is worth the island experiment experi-ment Japan imports 150000000 China 200000000 British Australasia 3JOOOOOOOOO British India and the settlements set-tlements 3300000000 worth of goo Sever S-ever year The United States ought to supply half of this immense trade I actually furnishes about onetenth The business busi-ness is worth going after already and i can be improved twentyfive per cent in ten years with proper methods pursued pur-sued I it can be accomplished without with-out the Philippines they may be considered con-sidered apart But the trade of the Pacific belongs to this country and it I ought to spa no pains in taking i in hand I |