Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
They Vii Flood Us Under Free
Trade.
He HAS HAD OBJECT LESSONS
Was Humiliatiug Incident at Kobe.
The Americans Appeal 10 the
Brit sh Consul.


Gently returned from a five months
trip to China and Japan, and is loaded
with tariff arguments that the work.
| ingmen can readily understand
The protective tariff is all that can
| save this country from flood of Ash
attic products and manufactures" he
| said yesterday in conversation with a
Spokesman-Review reporter. 1t is our
| only salvation. Common labor is paid
from cents to cents a day in those
countries, and skilled labor receives
only yen per month, or "a in gold.
Japan and China have skilled artisans,
! and they are the cleverest imitators in
the world. AS soon as they learn the
knack of making what is wanted in this
country and Europe they will produce
1t at less than a fourth the cost in the
| United States. And they are learning
how to do 1t. Bright Japanese are now
In the United States learning the details
or every American industry know OF
one instance in this state where jap
anese paid 800 for the privilege of
learning the dairy and creamery bush
ness.
| Look at this suit / am wearing
| What do you think that cost me in
Hong Kong? Seventeen dollars, and 1t
/
r. ]. Walsh in Chicago. and for which
| paid $65. If anything. the China suit
Is the best, because it is lined with silk,
| and the Chicago suit with farmers
i satin.
1T is the same with everything. /
bought in China a superb little sail
boat for my son. 1t is of teak wood, with
| brass and copper fastenings. 1t cost
me $50, and 1 brought it over free of
| duty. I made inquiry and found that
as good boat made in Tacoma would
have cost SITS.
Il also bought a silver case watch,
| with good movement, for $3.50. They
are making watches over there and
| marking them Waltham, Elgin, Swiss.
etc.
"our party bought rattan set of s
pieces, chairs, settees, table, ETC., for
$11 gold. One of the chairs alone would
sell for $40 in this country Well-to-do
people can afford to make a trip to
\ China every year only to lay in a stock
of silk, clothing, manufactures, etc. A
person with an income Of few hun
dred dollars year in gold can live over
there like prince. bought large
number of articles for the sole purpose
OF arguing the tariff with some of my
democratic friends"
THIS WAS HUMILIATING.
At Kobe, Japan, Mr.. Huestis had an
experience that made him blush for the
stars and stripes. 1.-THE customs officials
there" he said, proposed to tax our
baggage going into the country, and
again coming out. We demonstrated,
informing the official that we were go
ing in as visitors, and these were our
personal effects, but he would not re-
lent Our party, consisting of Mr. Doc
little and two other congressman, then
| appealed to the American consul to give
us assistance, but he said nothing could
| be done, and he guessed we would have
to pay the duty. Some one suggested
then that we go to the British consul,
| and to that official we went with our
+! grievance He laughed good-naturedly
and said: oh, you fellows always come
| to us when you are in trouble but he
| went with us and after speaking to the
Japanese officials they issued an order
| that the Americans trunks be passed
in free.
American business men over there
| informed me that our government has
| no standing either in China or Japan.
1 saw is Russian vessels in Japanese
| waters, and ugly looking ships they
| are. They reminded me of savage bull
dogs, and seemed to say to the observ-
err, don't kick me- The Russian yes
sells are better constructed than the En-
| glish or the American. We have made
the mistake, and England has done
the same thing, of exposing too much
| to be shot at was informed that be-
sides these 10 war vessels, Russia had
$4,000 troops and more vessels at Vlad-
| livestock"
did you see an American vessel?"
mo. Well, the Petrol did come into
Formosa while we were there, but the
government demonstrated, alleging that
Japanese were aboard, and the id
coward turned and went back"
| AFFAIRS AT TACOMA.
| How is Tacoma standing the hard
| times?"
| "In a business way Tacoma is doing
well. She is doing more business than
ever before, and new industries are be-
| ing established, but the city govern
ment is in a bad way. 1t has been stolen
blind. There is talk of organizing
citizens movement and trying to
straighten out matters. A vigilance
committee is what is wanted"
! Mr.. Huestis will remain in the city
| for two or three days.