Show While some of the Democrats niul Mugwumps in our own country are doIng do-Ing what they can to embarrass the Government In its handling of affairs ih Manila the shrewd men of fororgn countries who are looking on see the beginning on the part of the United States of the work which is to eventually eventu-ally dominate the Pacific For instance In-stance the London Engineering says The Americana moan to have stations of their own In tho Pacific which will give them a comniiindlni naval position Alrondy Hawaii affords a Imlfwny IIOUHO nnd there can be no doubt that before lout the I Philippine Inlands 1 will l btcomii not only an Important naval station but ulao a distributing center for the Kur East which m y rival Hongkong The InMtiPiico of the I Philippines on the future nt tho t trudo In I the Pacific area la I certain li I > ht l > very wnnl and It li not Improbable Im-probable lint Manila will bocomo ix port of dill for mill the most Important steam Limit line Indeed llrut port may bo considered con-sidered Inn most central port of tho entire AsiaticPacific canal more BO even than Hon lonr and Shanghai and nearer to tho great range of nouthorn and Au lra llan ports Tho possibilities of Manila ns n distributing port i > nre great and so also tire those of tIll Philippines inlands with their vest and varied undeveloped resources re-sources which offer IL mout Inviting field for tho expansion of trade That but confirms the opinion ox pressed by Admiral Dewey as ho started start-ed on his return from the Philippines He spoke of the island empire which had boon attached of the flag over Manila and he oppressed the hope that it would never bo taken down All men of all parties would like to see the United States assume her rightful position posi-tion as the foremost commercial power of the earth To do It she must have places for her ships to rest and be repaired re-paired she must have business for her ships to do The matter Is I working all right The Democratic orators of fifteen fif-teen years hence In expatiating upon lie majesij nhfl grontness of their country will never fall to note that i Gome of the fairest gems on the breast of the Republic are the tropic Islands I I In tho seas eat mul west |