Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-16
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uoo - 49,
The little brosp man across the
cific il awakening from the sleep Oh
area. The nation which for csntof'ee'
reaching back beyond history $ fec''d7'
h.s hssn elo,sed 70 the outside baroaf-
ian. has in these later years a~aAeheu
~ the call of commerce and attendant
progress, and slowly but surely =
ser,ir Q it's power and capabilities a'no"e
the nations. Ere two scores o' Gals
shall slapse, China will be prepared !"
a;.,,.s With either Of the most rro.res-
awe nations for supremacy IN h@'ei
warfare. in varied manufactures f'i'a
the ocean trade Of the world lhai
.,ea. nation Of 40. 1885 human beings
has unlimited commercial ara manu-
featuring capabilities. Labor Is cheaf'
an chsan "a to defy competition from
any other people. Chinese are proven
bialiy quick and accurate irntators ano
learners. They are rapidly acquiring
snt;tude in mechanical arts, and are
adopting Caucasian Inventions a"o
methods of construction. They are
buiIdine a commercial marine which
will. within a score Of years, fivai tha'
of any other power, and which VIII oe
constructed and manned at 50 limited
an outlay as to afford profits at rates
which elsewhere would involve a loss.
The various articles which they can and
will Manufacture vii be produced %
chen DIV as TO compete successfully 10
the worlds rDarkeiL
China il a vast human hive. Win
nine-,euths Of It's berded millions, life
is at best = struggle for existence. fro-
gal, simple in tastes, satisfied with Ut
tie, persistent In purpose and indus
trious, the aggregated force OF these
ur counted hosts is almost beyond cal
cuIation, and when directed toward
given point. resistless. In this country
ON the Pacific coast-ve have already
recognized the dangers of this compe-
titiou. the warfare which the few who
have invaded this Western Coast have
made upon our workingmen. But IN
this local field meagurss can be taken
for self protection by denying admis-
sion TO the scouts sent from that over
crowded country TO spy ont the land
la the wider field, that which involves
the industries of nations and the race.
John Chinaman will be, ere long, felt
in fierce, aggressive, tireless industrial
and commercial conflict. 1t Is not at
all impossible that within score OF
years the very power which, with its
ships and sailors, frat demanded en-
trance into that vast empire, will find
cause to regret the day it enforced that
policy.
Our Consul at Canton. who from loca
tiOn and position should certainly be
qualified TO judge and forecast prob
abilities. in recent letter on the pro-
gress OF the Chinese Empire. and its
eventual effect upon other manufaotur-
ing and commercial nations. usee this
languages: II cannot say that the west
srn nations can gain much by initial
ing the Chinese ~ mass but if these
people 90 on for another century in the
direction Of improvement and progress.
a. they have done in the introduction
Of steam power, telegraphic communi-
cation, manufactures, etc, some Of the
European and American successors.
heirs and assigns TO the present superb
Ority Of the western countries will have
to correct the free trade tendencies Of
present times. Otherwise these little
brown Cinnamon, who are satisfied to
work for "a per month, will dictate
terms to nations whose derision of the
Chinese will be followed by a roaliza-
ton Of their perseverance, and in.
dustry." He says "for another cen.
fury" 1t must not be forgotten that
the development of nations in this
age Of the world is like the growth of a
SNOWFALL rolled down mountain side.
increasing in size and velocity with each
foot and moment of progress. SCORE
Of years in this modern age, judged by
events and results, outmeasures many
centuries OF the past. When the tw n
tieth century opens its portals to the
nations John will 10 there, in force,
equipped and panoplied.