Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
TRADE WITH CHINA
Under the New Treaty 1t Should Greatly
Increase

When the new treaty with China was be-
fore the Senate there was some talk of the
great advantage which would be gained by
commercial alliances with the country, ard
the inference was drawn that the new treaty
would soon be followed by commercial
agreements, which would prove a great ben
eft to the United States Senator Davis of
Minnesota, a member of the committee on
foreign relations, does not say that these
commercial treaties are under way but he
says that the way is already paved for in
creased business with China. The Minnesota
Senator says:
Il think that the treaty with China re-
Gently ratified will in time prove most bene-
fetal to our commercial interests.
These, for many years, have been OBJ
stIucted by the differences and consequent
resentful feeling by China against US, arts
ing out Of the contentious between the two
nations over the question of immigration.
By this treaty. China expressly acquiesces
as TO all material points in all the legisla-
tion of this government of which she had
hitherto 50 bitterly complained.
Our Commerce Ought to he Lucrative.
Chinese immigration Is now unlawful By
the law of both governments. The last
census shows that there were in this coun-
try in 1880 only 10000 Chinese, being only
about 1000 more than were here In 1880
There is now no reason why our commerce
with the Chinese empire shall not become
extensive and most lucrative. All other ma
tiCns deem it most desirable. Great Britain
made war for it and about 1910, acquire ed
the island Of Hong Kong, which has since
become one of her most important colonial
possessions. The French have been in these
later years making war for the same pur-
poses.
During much of the time our diplomatic
relations with China have been so irritati
that foreign nations have distanced US in
the race. Our Pacific ports front those OF
China. Our transcontinental railways will
serve one of the purposes of their construc-
tlOn In this respect. Our ocean carrying
trade shows indubitable signs of revival.
chinese eAclusiveneSS has been breaking
down slowly but surely for the last flfty
years. Rebelions and foreign wars have
brought about this result. Each one has
entGSsq emf ws1 g5essh y f shf wall aqd the pres
About two months ago the newspapers
contained an account of immense plant
FOR the manufacture of iron and steel and
all things made out of them now under con-
struction in China. / noticed that the III
rtctors and instructors in this great work
were Englishmen No Americans.
A Market for Our silver.
China has granted a concession for the
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Pekin Another railroad is under consid-
Grafton from her northerly coast to the
Russian boundary. The telegraph is being
extended all over the empire China will
need supplies during the press ant war. All
this indicates commerce with an emnire
whose people constitute one-fifth of the
human race. Chinas measure of yalue
and raedium Of trade are silver She pro-
duces little of this metal Payments In
| large transactions are made by bullion
weights. There is no reason why our siI\ or
cannot within a time not very distant find
such an employment in our commercial ex-
changes with China as will go far to make
| bimetallism practicable.
In 1892 the imports of China were esti-
| mated at (abouO Sl35OOUO; her exports
$lO2. 10000. OF this, Great Britain and her
| colonies furnished of imports into China
<llO.OD.OOO. and took OF exports from chin
$t,USOU-a balance in favor of Grea,
| Britain of $JO.OpO.OOO. The remainder was
| divided among other nations and In the al
vision the United States shared of such i'm
ports only about s5.OO0,ON and of such az.
| ports only about S1OOO,o0O. OF these i'm.
ports. S53,UO.OU were of cotton good
N,UO.OOO. raw cotton; s5oOOOO. WooIen
| goods: N,WO.O0, metals; s2,pOoDO coal
| 100000. kerosene oil.
| China thus imported in 1892 about sTO
| 0U0.UOO In commodities which could have
been furnished by the United States and
/ we furnished only 100000. Our access n
| the twenty-three treaty ports Is as free as
] that Of any other nation"