The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06
EXTEND OUR TRADE.
How Americans May Find New
and Wider Markets
THE OPENING IN THE ORIENT.
The CniteA States Minister 70 Siam
shows What WIN be Done on
the Pacific.


tCrs-s 6 that Of me 1ss<Aoas ~ wagea
trace with the tar East may De best ex-
tended This question has oeea carefully
ana practically studied oy the Hen JoAn
Barrett the United States minister 10
Sam. whe. 9TH II MS o-iclAl rsso< - and
II Letters % various commercial bodies
and leading reviews IN the safes. mas
during rs term OF Office strongly urged
upon the manufacturers ana exporters Of
the La.ted States ras great Importance 20
them OF taking advantage Of al ever
expanding trade TO End asw and wider
markets for their protuc,a
Mr.. Barrett Is a. present IN Hongkong
IN route 20 E.aaSkok. after . tour during
leave OF absence round The ports Of China.
Korea and Japan This morning ne kind
y granted Al interview 20 = reporter Of
The Eonskons Telegraph, 10 wnom ne
gave the following summarized accoun,
Of as trip, IN answer 10 numerous IN
qu.slss. although as far as concerned po-
aEes Nj Barrett was as silent lhe
grave RESPECTING commercial snairs Mr..
Barrett saldI
The Tour.
Having two months leave n which 20
combine business with pleasure, | took the
opportunity. among other things, to sx-
anime TIE nav industrial conditions @.
China ana Japan, which are now being 50
much discussed Leaving Bangkok for
-
and Eoochow. bat as Admiral McNair.
whom was 70 ueet was IN Shanghai
with our feet about 20 sail North / pro-
cee<ea 10 that pert direct remained a.
shanghai about a week, examining wh!la
there the aew manufactures and making
extended inquiries in reference thereto.
ana then took run UP tia Yaagtza river
as tar as Haakow, stopping a short time
a. Chlnk!ang snd K.ukiang Returning -
Shanghai. l started tor Picking. but 81
Colonel DENLY. whom | had planned 70
see. was forced 70 leave for Japan on ac-
coun. OF ii-health. | went only as far a.
Chefoo. where he American feet made its
temporary rendezvous. After brief rest
there ! crossed over 20 Korea
You know Korea Is often described "a
being the storTa center OF far Eastern po-
Ntics, ard nothing but personal observa-
ton can give proper idea OF the situa-
ton. landed a. Chemulpo, whore The
United States ship Yorktown was ordered
70 relieve the Charleston, and went up %
Seoul where I stayed week Tnis was
sbou; as Interesting a time as l had On
the trip, but DO not care 20 say anything
OF the political situation there. Politics
are. as you know, a forbidden subject TO
me "a far as public discussion is con-
csrned. From Korea I went 10 Kobe and
Osaka. IN Japan, where / spent some time
IN looking over the Gotten. watch, match
overland. stopping az several places of in
terest. 20 Yoke hama and Toxic. WHARF,
saw Minister DENLY. and Admiral McNair
again. Mr.. Dun. the minister al Toxic. IS
now 81 home on leave OF absence NJ.
Herod. our charge, was arranging an au-
dience for me with tia emperor. when
news came Of the terrible tidal wave ca
lsmlty on the northern coast 'os Japan;
hence I was denied, my tine being short,
the honor OF audience. After spending
over two weeks IN Japan took tie An
coma from Yok ohama 10 this port
The Outlook Of the Pacific.
AS inuma,sd before, IN making the
trip s,rove 20 study The new condition.
Of Ia Dor and manufactures IN China and
Japan. and 20 Judge for myself Of the ef-
fscts this new competition vas going 10
have on American and European markets.
Since have teen stationed in the East
(now about two years. have been strong
~ Impressed ws th the opinion that during
the next twenty-five or fifty years this
coast from Vlad.vostock to Singapore. is
% be the center OF great events. II Is GO
ing TO make tbs major portion of the
WORDS history. 700, during that period,
with rs four CT I'VE hundred millions OF
people and rs wonderful resources. op-
poTtunitiss and Importance c. position.
These Eastern nations are destined 20 be-
come stronger IN the future. The Panlao
tiors OF either ada. ia sure 70 be the chief
seat II the wo-li's commerce tn the no.
too distant future. Just think of ~ In
ne north "a Siberia, which we have been
accustomed 20 think OF q wilderness,
bur which IN reality is vastly wealthy ard
rari@Iy bang developed North China.
wlfh SO millions OF people and rich min
era resources IL as vet little exploited hv
foreign interests. The vast provinces ard
untold millions OF Central and South
China are In almost ths same slight.
japan, with A population nearly the same
tHa: ~ Great Britain needs 10 CON-
msrt Siam hss greater wealth In agri-
culture timber ard minerals than - conn
monty supposed and ia now gradually be-
ing op@ned up with railways and new Wa
terwsvs. although rot q. fss: as could Re
desired Further south and 20 ne south
east you Tni he Straits Settlements,
Java ana Bo-nso, al having resources
thai invite ~. best efforts TIE wealth
- re Philippines - perhaps PARTIAL
measure ~ what ro~raosa car. under 10
rev regime. promise Then look a. Aus
trsia. which "a - about - Same sta.s
80 material 6sve'o r-nens a. rrsrsea was
Gfty year. aro ans - Advancing almost
rapidly tn. isisnts % Australasia are
gcirw 20 play more important roe IN
com -r>-c~ az tt-n% go~s on. Then glance
a Western South America Cniis ia sNs
NOS. energetic - the South American
countries ard IS teveIop}ng rapidly Peru
ara Bolivis are s'so coming ,orsars. ard
wh.u their governments become stable
tnAv wiii contest T0~ ina cad IN TIA, mar.
- .he world F'~usto- hss vast mineral
resources ard Colurbia has both srrfcul-
tw-si and rnfUs-ai wealth The Central
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f~01t snc Nsv'.o "a beginning o under
sfs0t h@- oarnrtuni,fe~ and resource. as
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