The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
prodded to certain degree he will stand
up for himself and fight his battle like q

prodded to certain degree he will stand
up for himself and fight his battle like q
man.
1.-THE only remedy is" he continued,
''for American citizens to protect Ameri-
can industries. When l say American I
mean American in the widest sense, The
spirit of the Boston tea party is net dead
in American hearts. The time will come
when the people will refuse to permit
American manufactures to be reduced 10
any foreign standard. If foreign importa-
tions threaten to undermine our com merce
then let them be stopped"
L. G. Schroeder dwelt at length on the
necessity for individual action. Consum-
ers should abstain from buying articles of
Japanese manufacture and then the
Japanese INVASION would lose its terror.
He mentioned the failure of the Otay
Watch Company at San Diego and said
the machinery had been taken to Japan,
magnificent business, the watches turned
out by Japanese workmen finding ready
market in all parts of the world.
Craigie Sharp said the only way to pro-
tect Californian industry was to- put up
factories on the coast and keep them go
ing. If foreign manufactures offered
menace to the success OF domestic indus
tries then the tariff should be raised SO as
to keep them out.
"Now is the time,' continued Mr.. Sharp,
s'for us to show Japan and the world that
we can take care of ourselves in the face of
everything. We must get to work and
keep the work going. Our brethren In the
East are not going to sit calmly by and
permit California to be made a mere geo.
graphical expression, and Californian bows
and girls kept from all chance of learning
how to make an honest living.
'sThe old spirit of '49 is away behind the
times. The old-fashioned folks seem to
wish to fasten on to all the money in
sight and sink it deep in their pockets.
What we want is public spirit, plenty of
it. If this spirit can be once diffused
from Japan or from any other quarter
whatever. Let the American people get
to work and work together, and nothing
on earth can down them"
Other well-known business men ad-
dressed the meeting in a similar strain
after which the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted and ordered sent to
every member of Congress:
WHEREAS The matter of the invasion of the
manufacturing field of the United States by
goods manufactured by cheap labor in Japan
has been under consideration by the Manufac-
turers and Producers Association of Califor-
MIA and by the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce; and whereas, a joint committee from
the Manufacturers and Producers Association
and The Chamber of Commerce of San Fran
cisco, after full investigation and considera-
tion, have reported that great danger to the
manufacturing interests OF the United States
exists in the rapid strides being made by Japan
in manufacturing; and whereas, this meeting
of the members of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association and of the Chamber OF
Commerce, called for the purpose of discussing
the subject, have listened to the report of the
said joint committee and the remarks made
thereon; be it
ResotUed, BY the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association and by the Chamber of
Commerce in convention assembled that the
Congress of the United States be requested and
urged to appoint commission TO Investigate
the question OF japanese manufactured i'm
portations and Japanese export trade.