The National geographic magazine . Even with this rapidgain, however, we are still supplyingbut about 10 per cent of the imports ofthe Orient, while our European rivalssupply about 50 per cent. Having thus shown, as it seems to me,that the countries bordering upon thePacific produce the articles which we require; that they require, in exchange,the articles which we produce and de-sire to sell ; that our share in the sup-plying of that trade has increased morerapidly than that of our chief rivals,and that a large market still remainsfor us to supply when we have directaccess to it, I come to th
The National geographic magazine . Even with this rapidgain, however, we are still supplyingbut about 10 per cent of the imports ofthe Orient, while our European rivalssupply about 50 per cent. Having thus shown, as it seems to me,that the countries bordering upon thePacific produce the articles which we require; that they require, in exchange,the articles which we produce and de-sire to sell ; that our share in the sup-plying of that trade has increased morerapidly than that of our chief rivals,and that a large market still remainsfor us to supply when we have directaccess to it, I come to the final proposi-tion, namely, that with proper access tothe Pacific we shall have greater andbetter facilities for conducting commercewith them than any other nation. Insupport of this proposition I propose toshow : First. That we have a greatercoast line and more and better harborson the Pacific than other nation ;Second. That we have more railwaylines to serve as land carriers for thatcommerce than all the other countries. Map No. 3. Transportation Routes of the Pacific (see page 313) Problems of the Pacific 31 put together ; Third. That we own thechief way stations of commerce on thatocean, the island ports of call which areimportant in an ocean of such vast dis-tances ; Fourth. That we control thebest and nearly the only practicableroute on which to lay submarine cablesacross the ocean—an important factor ina consideration of its commercial possi-bilities ; Fifth. That at Manila we havean extremely valuable distributing pointfor commerce for all parts of the Orient;and Sixth. That nature has given to theNorth American continent great andremarkable advantages for commerceacross this ocean—advantages whichmust continue to exist as long as thecontinent and the ocean continue intheir present relation. In support of the first of these prop-ositions I present a map showing thecoast line of the principal nations havinga frontage upon and harbors in the Pa-cific. It will b
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