The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18
JAIAN'S SELF-CONFIDEN
Sure That She VIII Enjoy the Fruits
of Her Victory.
New York Evening Sun.

New 1DFK Evening sun.
SILK FIRMS of Lyons. France. are nego-
tiatIng with some japanese mills for the
whole Of their weave. The delicate finish
Of the productions and the refined taste
displayed in the designs have been appre-
ciated in France. The worlds markets
are likely soon TO receive the fabric Of
Japanese looms with the Lyons labels at
tached. much as they row receive back
from Germany wines both OF California
and Australian origin as the products OF
Rhine'and vineyards. Meantime. it may
he noted that the promptitude with which
the English house of Jardines has taken
advantage Of the provisions of the Shin
onoseki treaty 10 organize a cotton mill at
Shanghai has reused the Japanese manu-
facturers, whose Osaka guild has sent
commission to China TO study on the spot
the question Of establishing factories.
The truly German system with which
colonizing operations are conducted by
Japan is illustrated in the case OF For
mosa. whose governor points out that il
would not be convenient for a while TO
have japanese colonists pouring in before
the island is prepared to utilize their Ia
Dor. Therefore, only so many as the gov
ernor approves are permitted TO start. In
accordance with this policy we read of
steamship sailing with so many hundred
mechanics and so many laborers. After
order is established the island will be
thrown open TO immigra ton by private
initiative. Another report from the island
shows that the quality OF the sugar cane
has been permitted 10 degenerate its
product being inferior. both in quantity
and quality to that of Manila and other
competing points. Orders have according
~ been given for an immediate supply Of
new seed cane. Neither viii the business
be permitted 10 stop here. The Hong
kong refineries now have a monopoly of
the refined product. and are paying divi-
bends of 20 per cent. per annum. Prompt
steps are TO he taken to refine at home
the supply Of Formosan raw sugar, hence
forth rating as 4 domestic production.
Emigration has been made the subject
or an official report. The substance of
this is that IL is not for the interest OF
the emisrants that they will be permitted
10 so anywhere and everywhere without
the support OF a consular representative.
The case of Queensland is in point. Be-
tore sailing all manner of promises are
made. but once arrived, the coolies are
mistreated and are without remedy. Thus
they become demoralzed and tend to sink
TO the moral level Of the servile labor
with which they are placed in COMPETE
ton. The report disparages emigra zion
only TO points where the rights Of the
Japanese cannot be looked after by off,
cal representatives of their government
\ different difficulty is encountered in
Korea. Chinese merchants are pushing
In and securing the trade from Japanese
merchants. IT IS pointed ont that the
Chinese and Koreans are nearer allied
in modes of thought and OF living. and
get on well together The Japanese has
70 compete as a foreigner and a stranger.
This is an interesting duplication of the
French experience in Siam. While France
has been at the expense Of reducing and
opening the country. England is doing
foUr-flfths Of the foreign trade within the
territory under French administration.
Hence. in part. the trading commission
Just organized from Marsellles and Lyons
to proceed TO the ground and find out
what is the matter.
The question or an English alliance IS
now a leading one With Japanese public
and press. While there is strong and
a growing party advocating such an al
lance. il is not without its opponents.
The position taken by the last Is that
there is no need OF such an alliance as
a counterpoise to Russia: that Japan is
able singlehanded to deal with Russia:
that the ZEAL menace To the East Is not
the Siberian railway. hut the preponder-
ating English fleet maintained in Chinese
seas: that the material interests of ia
pan ana England are competing interests:
that such interests alone determine the
permanent relations of nations: hence
that the proposed alliance which might
but prove illusionary at need. is sure in
time TO compromise Japan's freedom OF
action.
This English dominance is accentuated
by her latest move in securing a footholl
OF the mouth Of the Yang-tse In short
just the adjustments pointed out by the
Evening sun before the treaty OF Shino-
noseki was negotiated as the logical out
come Of the war. have been practically Of
fected- France has gained her preponder-
0nCe in South China: England has erlarg-
"a her footing in the middle. Russian en-
enactment AT the north is being prepared
for firmly and steadily pressed This sub
lection Of the Chinese Ia the three foreign
Influences is viewed without concern bv
Japan. whose attitude seems 10 ne much
that Of Germany. namely. 20 let those have
u who VIII take the trouble. while she sits
by cNpeCtaut. 10 profit by the change. even
as Jardines now profit by the concessions
available 70 al the world. which she har-
self wrurg from the Chinese by the treaty.
n all Or this the observer cannot fail 10
be struck with the absolute poise and self
confidence % japan and by her fauItleSs
command 81 the economic factors Of her
problem FINDING 4 course 81 exchange
running against her on the great surar
staple. she al once took measures 10 ttl~r,
- ForeSeet0g her own position as the
manufacturer o. the East. she reasons az
curately as 70 the implications Of an en-
tangltrs alliance with the great uanufact-
ursr ~ the West Studying the dfslot,srsor,
Of industries that cnsued In Germany as a
fruit 81 the payment Of tho French vvar
Indemnity. she adopts measures 90 FORE
stall such resuits--u8eaSureS not gone into
in the foregoing review. There Il rIart,,
OF dad3yiSm in parts OF the prorra n1rr,a.-
a policy inevitable with a people no, ,Ar
one generation removed from the faosai
condition. But IL Is daddyisn whose
most marked and most impressive feature
is absolute and linpid sanity
Increase OF Japan's Foreign Trade.