The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-06

fail 60 see that her failure 20 sntrodaes rail-
ways through her empire places Der IT greas
dIssdvsnt.ge in q wsr with Japan, ana
she viii reflect that II her eneEay were
great power, like Russia, instssd Of CON-
parstlvely weak power. ike Japan. she
would be easily overrun before she could
organize . successful sesistsnce- After
her var with the French in Tonqutn one
Of the leading statesmen Of China. man
DARN who governed the island OF For
mosa. addressed . letter 70 the Psking
government, pointing ont that when hns-
STA had completed her trans-Siberian rail-
way she could easily concentrate large
army against China. 10th from Siberia and
Turcomania, and urged thai China could
not hops to defend hsr empirs IN the fu-
ture against . strong poser without the
adoption OF the European railway system
Ths only railway nov existing in China IL
the short line constructed by Ii Hung
Chang. The work on further railway ex-
tension was stopped By orders from Pc
king.
England and Russia doubtless are glad
70 see China and Japan ct war. because
they both know that it is likely to result
in greatly increased trade With China
China will DO obliged TO abate something
of her policy of exclusion and to adopt
European methods Of quick transporia-
ton for both men and supplies. England
and Russia both foresee clearly that there
are millions of Chinese trade in the future
which are bound to turn to some ex-
ehequer. England holds the ports of
China practically in her power; she has
already managed to steal away from China
the opium trade, and has become sue
cessful rival to China in the production of
tea, both In India and Ceylon. England
is the most farsighted in her commercial
policy Of any nation on the globe. She
made no mistake when she constructed
the Canadian Pacific railroad. She did
not build It because of Canada; she built
il In order TO direct as much as possible of
the future overland traffic Of three conti-
nents from the great transeontinsntal
lines OF the United States.
When the Siberian railway Is built and
China Is webbsd with railways there will
be millions in it" to the nation that is
most successful in angling for the trade of
the Celestial empire. When that day comes
the United States ought to be in q position
to be successful competitor fer large
portion of the trade OF China. England
today, despite the fact that We are Japan's
best customer. sells Japan SCI DOC. 600 worth
of goods annually, against our sales Of
-. IA Of In
ls82 nearly $50, 600, 900 of goods. while
England bought only 81, 900, 600 outside of
the $i3, 000. 900 worth sent TO Hongkong.
England exhibits superior skill and energy
in increasing her export trade TO both
China and Japan, while at the same
time she has succeeded in deereas-
ing the tea trade of both China
and Japan and transferring il to
Ceylon and India. England has thus
reduced the consumption of Chinese tea
In Great Britain by 10000 900 pounds. and
expects to capture the American tea mar.
kst in few years, for already great houses
have been opened in New York and Chi
eago to supply the growing demand for
Ceylon and India tea. Great Britain is,
therefore, a dangerous rival of Japan and
China in the matter OF their tea trade, and
threatens to destroy it by her commercial
energy and skill. The United States is not
competitor with China and japan, and
ought to be able to successfully compete
with Great Britain for very large share
of the trade OF these countries. We fiatter
ourselves that we are smart business peo-
pie. but in commercial foresight. energy
and skill England thus far beats not only
the United States, but the whole civilized
world
Now that the new Chinese treaty has
been negotiated, there ought to spring up
a new era of good feeling between China
lowed the ratification of the BurlIngame
treaty Of 1865. II a sensible and peaceful
policy Is maintained and this new treaty
with China respected, the Pacific coast at
no very distant day ought to be able to
secure q large share of the increasing
trade OF China We ought to be able to
furnish China with -four, canned goods.
leather. railroad supplies. locomotives and
machinery OF various sorts. II We can
find a market for our locomotives in Aus
tralia, why not in China, when che once
commences extensive railway construction
az she is sure to DO at no distant dsyg Loco
motives built by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. of Philadelphia, have been intro
dnced In the British colony Of New South
Wales; they cost less than the British en-
gtnes and have given satisfaction not only
!n Australia, bat also upon the Brazilian
railways Why may not the United States
therefore expect at no distant day TO fur.
nish China With her railway suppIiesf
The Chinese trade is Q most desirable
trade, for the Chinese government does
not think IL right to le. any barbarian
suffer through Its subjects.
The latest authentic history Of China
describes the whole body of Canton mer-
chants as honorable. reliable in all their
dealings. faithful In their contracts and
Isrge-mindsd. The famous American
missionary. 3. Wells Williams. speaks IN
similar terms. "Chinese merchants are
acute, methodical. sagacious and enter
prising--in large dealings exhibiting tha,
regard for character in the fnlhllment Of
their obligations W hieh extensive CONNER
elA engagements normally produce
Cooper, an English writer, Who lived
many years in China, and speaks from
personal experience. SAYS that "a slight
acquaintance With Chinese merchants is
enough 70 convince the impartial observer
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