The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-15
Bat Foreigners Must Suffer
PrOpOrIiOnateIy

York. The latter are occupying the
Eouse only temporarily, their intention
being to go to Washington esrly in
| October, and il is understood, though
unotficially, that their future home will
| be in the federal city. The minister who
| ia accredited to the governments Of the
United States, spain and Peru, has es-
tsblIIhed an Office in Madrid and left g
charge d. affairs in control, and as soon
az a cessation of hostilities between Peru
and Chill will admit, he will see that bis
government has 4 representative in
Lima. Apprehensiye that the cabinet in
Washington might visW it as a breach
of deeorum if he were TO talk to the pub
lie through the columns Of the Herald
concerning the circular that he has sent
to Evarts, the Chinese minister politely
referred the Herald representative t.
Felix Marsh, Iecretary of the legation
for Lima, the only Eoglish member of
the embassy. Marsh was not restricle ed
by any such consideration, and as he was
thoroughly familiar with the recent cor
respondence between the Chinese gov
eminent and that governments repre-
sentatives in this country, he was able to
impart q clear idea Of the situation.
1.-The circular" Mr.. Marsh said; gives
notice TO the commercial nations Of the
earth that foreigners In the five treaty
ports are no longer to enjoy monopoly
of ChinR's trade with the outside world,
but that natives Of the Celestial Empire
may hereafter enter into trade relations
at will. Another point in the eireu ar
that may be of interest TO American and
European merchants who are transact
ing business in China, is the answer that
is given to complaints which have been
made by foreigners that they have been
subj scted to the payment of local duties
in every province through which they
have transported goods. The govern
ment's answer, in Its circular, is that the
merchants transit certificates may be
made to cover all the duties to the point
of destination, or the merchant may take
transit certificate subject to The pay
ment of duties in every province" In
this respect" Mr.. Marsh continued,
there has been no change in the Chinese
customs since the treaty ports were
opened to outside commerce, and the
circular is sent TO the capital of friendly
governments to be published for the
benefit of merchants. / have no
doubt that this act of revocation
which releases Chinese merchants from
restrictions will force China into new
and close relations with America and
Europe No doubt thousands of mer-
chants along the densely- populated banks
of China's tens of thousands Of miles Of
rivers, and along her densely-populated
thousands Of miles of seacoast, will avail
themselves of their newborn liberty,
and that China will soon take rank
among the maritime nations. Indeed,
already steamship owned by Chinese
merchants and manned by Chinese Off
GERS and crew, is on the Pacific, and the
Chinese in San Francisco are looking for
her arrival daily"
sit is the beginning of the demolition
Of the Chinese WALTZ" the reporter Of the
Herald inquired. "Certainly, in time
il will carry European and Amer
icSn customs into China; indeed, Chin
csc exclusiveuess has already be.n
relsxed so far that in the governments
i'll equipped and badly disciplined army
Of 100000 men, European tactics and
implements have been introduced, and
China is casting cannon that are not in
ferior to those that are turned out OF
American and European foundries, and
they have actually begun to build an
ironclad war vessel. There was rumor
lately that China was about to employ
foreigners in her army and navy, and We
had no end of applications at this sm-
bassy. or course the rumor was bate-
less, but Chinese exclusivsness will out
last the living generation. TIE people
will reject railroads and telegraphs until
their own countrymen build them. Then
there will be no further hostility to these
great modern civilizers. The Chinese
dislike foreign encroAehment and in this
respect the question of Cinnamon now on
the earth will not change. The aerogs-
lion of the ancient restrictions upon
Chinese trade may prove loss TO the
few Americans and Europeans The have
been for years making fortunes out Of
their monopoly of treaty ports, but on
the whole it will be likely to be a benefit
to the world, it will stimulate trade.
The Chinese mini,ter will probably
transact all his diplomatic business ia
Madrid and Lima through his deputies,
and as New York city is the real capital
of the United States, may assume that
he will make this city his home whils h.
is in America? the reporter Of the Herald
inquired. Mr.. Marsh replied that be
would be glad 10 be able to answer the
question, but that he could not venture
10 speak for the representative Of the
Chinese government.
In the Office Of A. A. Low s. Bros, at
No. 81 Burling clip, 1t was said that the
taxes upon goods passing through the
provinces in the Chinese empire hsd for
many years been subject Of controversy
between the Chinese and fOreign govern
ments AS to the permission given to
Chinese merchants 10 t-ade with the out
side world, the gen:leHe en- il the Messrs.
Lcw's office were rot prepared to speak
yestsrdaY. a merchant whose trade Is
with China, said: do not want to thrust
my nsme before the public, but should
| like tn say thst the trade from which
.eme foreigners in the treaty ports have
realized such gigantic fortunes will
now necessarily fall into the
| hands Of the native Chinese eI-
| clusively. The latter will naturally
give their own ceuntrymen the prefer.
ence. ard New York and Liverpool and
London merchants in Canton and in
Shanghai may as well pull up stakes al
ouca, The measure will bring down the
price Chinese shippers from the in.
terror Of the vast empire Of China, from
her thousands Of miles of sea coa.t, car
deal with American importers direct
Tbero will be ore less rHiddlemGn's prof
to pay Next after this opening up o
the commerce of China to the CONNER
cial world, you may look for the intro
J duciion Of our methods of manufacture
and with these the cheap labor Of Chini
can drive American manufactures out o
Asia China will thus monopoliZe To
! Atiatic market. This now move of th
Chinese government is the beginning o
! reyolutioR Of the commerce OF th
! world.