Here was an archipelago practically without manufactures to protect, or need for protection to develop manufactures; and here were swarming populations with whom trade was sure to increase and ramify, in proportion to its freedom from obstructions.
Reid discusses the unique economic situation of the Philippines, emphasizing the lack of manufacturing and the potential for trade.
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