Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
LETTER FROM JAPAN.
An Esbsustless Msrket In the vsse and
Populoss Esssfor All Orr Goods Eos
Needed sc Home.

FoRr woErH, Ten, May q, Ass.
To the Editor Of the Gazette:
+ DEAR SIR-MS apology for oferirg 20
/. for publication the enclosed copy Of
] letter received by me from Governo
Hubbard, is that 1t treats Of matters Q
general interest, and, especially calls 1t
itention to the importance Of building u
the manufacturing interest Of Texss, 81
, thst we may reap some Of the benefits o
! our large export trade TO Japan. 49,
With our four outlets to the Pacid
! coast, cheap coal, and our native "grit'
, and "pluck," predict that it will be bu
q few years until the Mans Of "rexas,'
now made known to the Japanesesoy oul
! worthy representative, will be to them q!
familiar as 1t Ia in Great Britain. VERY
respectfully, THOMAS P. MARTIN.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
TOXIC, JAPAN, April u, lSSS.
! Thomas p. Martin, Esq:
MY DEAR FRIKND-Keepipg always In
grateful memory our inIimCte Official, 81
we'll as social friendly relations in the
years which have gone, and knowing, too,
your sincere interest in Whatever COLI
Germs our American intercourse with for
eign governments-politicsl and COM
mercislly-as kindly expressed in your
letters to me, nave taken the liberty OF
enclosing herewith copies Of the addresses
delivered at the Uniied States legation on
the occasion (April l6) Of accomplishment
arV banquet gwen by me to the recently
appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentipry from Japan 10 the
United States. WHAT WAS said at that
| exchange Of diplomatic coursesise will
give you pleasant understanding Of the
friendly and cordial relations existing be-
tween this remarkably progressive peo-
pie OF the Orient and the great repuelics
similar courtesy WAS extended TO the
United States Minister and legation by
the Japanese Minister and representative
man OF the empire on the ls.h OF april
thereafter.
Being il goes without saying-as
know you to be, thorough American,
did not DOUBT that you would welcome
any indication, in whatever form, Of our
growing American commercial power, IS
well as friendly political IL 4 sence, in this
portion Of the far east. Therefore have
transmit the enclosures indicated.
The last annual customs returns Of the
foreign trade Of japan show that the
aggregate export and import trade be-
tween the U5ited States Ind that coIn-
try. for 1887, was in round numbers, !
S25, 0OO, 900. or So. 500, 900 il excess OF |
the trade Ut Great Britain and Ell her |
colonies with Jspsn; S19, 100000 in ex-
cess of Germsny's trade with Japan and |
S12, 600, 900 more than that of France |
with this country. While this aggregate |
trade with the Uaited States export aud |
imporD has increased since 1888 over
$6 i000,C (snnusl estimate s. the balance
OF the trade Is, unfortunately, still
IN FAVOR OF ENGLAND.
This results, undoubtedly, from our
high American tariff, which has made our
American home market more remuners- l.
tive to producers end manufacturers thar
the foreign markets, under free trade and
cheaper labor. II has thus, hitherto,
acted as an embargo sgsinst shipments OF
our American goods to the far eest in 7
with the manufactures of
EurOpesn nations. IT,. however, only
content with smaller profits thsn received
n the Untted Sta ,es for our surplus pro-
auctions, oCr American manufacturers
iced, hencefortb, never complain Of over +
PRODUCTION &c home for even a century TO
:ome; nor would there be, henceforth,
ny real or isncied excuse for shutting
lown the mills and factories to Pre-
ent the, so-csllec, "ovsr production" or {
'spfpsus" exceeding the home demand,
tccsf at the cruel cost OF the maDy thou
9nas Of dependent and needy laborers |
I'D operatives, who must be fed and 7
tothed by their daily toll. With the 49,
00, 600 Of japanese, (;moDg whom there (
re fewer psupers than any people on the
see of the earth, as Statistics pfove) the
OF, 900, 600 of Chinese, besides the mil :
onsof the other nations OF the east, who
lsss and must seek the productions OF Il
ssTloom, the nine and the mill, either o
.om America or Europe, such
5 for many; years to come they
ill not manufacture themselves, the
Testern nations can always find mar Q
ct in Asia hereafter, for all that surplus q
18th which over production gluts the G
merican market ard for what cur Own g.
,Dsumers ct home do not require, their
eeds being slready supplied. With deep Q
e.er on the Pacific coast, the nearest u
sighbor to those ancient peoples; two .
eeks only by ordinarily fast steamships G
ON San Francisco TO Tokohem. and g
iTty dsys only by sailing vessels, and o.
le Pacific coast being only six dsys by
ii from the greatest Of American cotton
Id wool Producing states (Texas), and =
ss than weeks travel 20 all Ut the ~
her cotton and wool-producirg states ~
the Usion, and With competing lines,
en now, of steam and sail, between n
pan snd -Chiaa and the Ps-
DC Slope, as well Is compel tt
z lines between sl parts OF IN IN
Q union and the Pacific ocean, insurirg on
d giving cheap trsnsits to the products
our cotton. wooden and iron mills, and
II Hour and general merchandise. Wiihit
ese premises considered and these IN TT
estiuned facts admitted. why should
t the United Sta:es-,he south and a,
especialiy-seIzs this golden " "
portunity by the forelock, go &c, spesk, "
putting their money into manrlsctur- OF
Z enterprises and building Lowells and tn
Inchesters in all our southern ana
states, ana thus secure for is
rich partnership in the grow d,
, trade with the east7 The cotIon mills 81
Georgia, for example, now sell i'm tn
nse qusntities OF their goods to China, vi
the trade returns officially show. hi
What Georgia does Texas and sill south. IS
, states may do In seeking xnd occupy Isl
Nxw FIELDS FOR TRADE. en-
These brief statistics given aoove illus NJ
tie without any roee-colOYiug what has ace