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Show That Manila Chamber of Commerce, which "doesn't caie a snap for American Amer-ican Interests." being mainly composed of Englishmen, should bo superseded nt as early a date as possible by a chamber enmposod of Americans, to whom American Intersts will be all In all, and who won't care a snap for any Interests but American. This, of course, cannot bo until tho wretched Hoar amendment is wiped out, that forbids I American corporations to operate or j concessions to be made to them. In a strong nrtlcle In the March Inernatlon.il Monthly. Mr. Chat lea A. Connnt. who ' has made a special study of Philippine conditions, mentions ns almost the sole condition to stlmulata the extension of American trndc there "the icpeal of the restrictions upon tho creation of corporations corpo-rations which weie Imposed bj the last Congress." There Is no doubt but such rcpcnl would push Amerlcun trade to tho front with a bound and cnergj that would sweep nil before It, and also that It would bo a powerful agency in forcing and keeping peace nnd order. Awuj with tho icstrlctlons on American bus-Iness bus-Iness In tho Philippines! |