The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-16
THE JAPS ARE SHREWD.
TUEr ARE MIEIy6 IMITATION
GOODS AND SELLING THEN.
ENGLAND LOSES TRADE IN THE EAST.
She 10 Gradually Learning Some Sound FL
nsncisi NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goods Inn
ifatsd aud shipped to This Country.

Yokohama Japan. August So.-IStaff Core
spoudsnce.l-The decline In the price OF
silver in England and American and the
consequent decrease Of English trade with
the lar east Is proving practical lesson
TO the British manufacturer and merchant
In the school OF finance.
With tho fall OF silver in the west. or
the appreciation OF gold in the east. Eng
lands trade has declined. while manufaet-
uring in the east is proving 50 profitable
that capital is eagerly knocking at tho
doors of hath oriental countries for admis-
sion Native manufacturing in imitation OF
imported goods is increasing at a tremen-
dOus rate. JaTan is already Initiating
everything English and American. Even
limitations Of our patent medicines are Sc
crctIy made here in great quantities ana
pat w in packages identically like the
original In cotton goods. carpets. SILK
goods and mary other things the Jap Is
Initiating t1o best patterns Of foreign make
and Is -nsblei. both because OF the 10"
price Of labor and the hundred per cent
advantage he has in money. 10 sell his
kuusAs cheaper than they can b. mauutact-
urssI iu ans other country in the worlf.
American ami English business men both
IN japan and Cs.i1..l view the situation with
aaEtGs- III AAEEaes tEkE SAA4s-tE HGAA
CONTINUES iu England aud America. they
expect Ia So. "A complete cessation Of the
puFcl.tss- of manufactured goods from
Those countries by- the orient Nothing but
RAW material viii he imported. vail" ia
pan will control tie trade % all manufact-
ur,e9 aossla la tne east and ship 50 largely
t. the west to seriously cripple manu-
faeturius interests
Yet you ruI Americans AMI English out
here wao uke gue prtseut situation They
arr. tas globe trotters and the naval officers
Personally thc consuis like IL. That Is be-
serHee tHee rekFuass-s 1T these people come
fran ho-ue. and tt comes in gold dollars.
each 81 which win bus nearly two silver
IesIaEs. and the silver dollar goes tar
beer, rssw iu native products as il went when
tac gold and silver dollar was OF equal
value
As matter OF fact 4 the value OF gold.
a measured ~ silver and commodities,
continues o. rise the Inevitable consequence
rslu~s e. sa-. transfer 81 the great manu-
featuring Industries OF the world TO silver
standard countries
III : paper 80 which Mr. Jameson. the
English CONSUL al shanghai. recently pre-
Fars,i ou the subject and sent - the Brit
a-h government are ssvru some interesting
facts
lie says the decentralization OF silver
E.1< ee-a-aHs tHe Eu-ifsa producer To lose
le.su--- - the lowered salus 81 his produce.
while vases. rents and all outgolngs re-
Enaiu the same IS before.
IN ,s-uluezatius the causes he puts II this
Way
FL The urst Is cheap ocean freiEhts. and
a ie uius % the cost ~ production
thruu#a improvements In machinery. now
chemical discoveries. and other scientific
8 fs8f.ass-
&. The depression ~ gold. consequen,
Upon the derueus' izati0n II silver.