Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23

reliance, should shrink from their assump-
ton.
An Aggressive Foreign Policy De-
manded.
1T seems to me- continued Senator
Henderson, that We have before us today
greater problems than any with which
we have yet had to deal. We are on the
eve of change. The day has come when
the United States must inaugurate Wig
orous foreign policy. Already questions
OF this kind are piling themselves one on
tof OF the other. During the administra-
uCh or President Cleveland we have had
the Hawaiian question. the difficulties in
Venezuela, the Cuban situation and the
proposed building of the Nicaragua canal
lhefe Is To-Day no European power that
Il not active and aggressive in reaching
out for more territory. The nations of
the world are now striving not for glory
or fenoWn. but for commercial supremacy
ana commercial advantage. This is the
Gay OF The politics of the pocket book and
If the United States would hold its own it
would be forced, out of the very nature of
thlnSs, Tor its own advancement and SUI
premacy, TO enter upon an aggressive pol
ICY we cannot longer live within our
selves. The drawing together of the ma
IONS Of Europe by the modern processes
absolutely prohibits it. We must from
now on Keep what we can of our own mar
share of the foreign markets"
How Asia Will Force BimetaIlism.
But, Senator, is it not a question of the
currency as well as the markets? What is
your idea Of the financial question? l find
many free silver men in Nebraska"
l am not in favor of the free coinage of
silver said Senator Henderson, Il want
to see more silver used because it is one of
our greatest products, and because as a
slIVer-p"oducing nation we can rank the
world. 10 believe. however that we can
enter upon the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver single handed and without refer
ehce 20 the other nations of the world is a
deIuslon and snare. The international
condltloas are such, however that believe
Dlinetaiilsn on some safe basis will soon be
forced by the united action of continental
Europe and this country"
w hat makes you think so?" said l.
think so, replied the Senator be
cause OF the competition which We are now
having from all parts of the world Not
CrIy along agricultural lines. but in mann
lacturlnS, are We meeting with competition
Such as was never thought of before Our
lotion mas now to fight for its place with
lhat OF India and Egypt in the markets of
Europe Our wheat fields have to comnete
with the plains of South Russia. the steppes
OF Siberia and the peasant farms of North
riildoostan. Our meat products are sold
SIDE by side with those of the Argentine
republic and Australia and there is scarce
~ an agricultural product of ours which
iaS NOT 10 night for its footing as never be-
fore" " va NC
ASiatic Labor Versus American
AS to manufacturing" Senator Msnaer-
son continued. within the past few wears
new Richmond has entered the field. The
Japanese, the Yankees of Asia, have he
come manufacturers to a startling degree
lheE are already competing with our cot
ton ana silk goods, and the cheapest rugs
and mating now sold in our markets come
from Japan L understand that an Ameri-
Gan watch factory has lately been estab-
hShed there, which makes copies of Aneri
can watches with interchangeable works.
ara met man few days ago who said
thaI friend of his had bought a silk hat
IN Yokohama Of one of our best makes So
CLOSELY initiated that you could not tell il
from the original Such a hat here costs
y. II cost in japan the sum of 90 cents.
ana II was copied to a hair even to the put
ing OF the name and trademark of the
American manufacturer inside it. Ths
japanese are the most wonderful imitators
OF the world. and l believe that they have
i genius as well. l heard of an
instance OF their wonderful skill from Gen
tapron, the man whom Gen Grant sent
te Japan at the request of the mikado 10
ttach me Japanese our science of agricul-
.ure- he was, you know, at one time at
the mead of our bureau Of aeri,ulture
ell, he made the Journey and upon his
return ne told me some interesting things
about the japanese. One, / remember was
as 10 some carpenters tools which he car
rled with him. nOng these there was a
very fine set of augurs Now the Jananese
mad never seen anything of this kind They
mad cut square holes instead Of maxim o,
round ones, and they looked upon the au-
gurS and their work with admiration Tho
general was building an American bouse
and the Japanese We're watching him very
earnestly one night the full set Of augurs
mysteriously disappeared. Gen. Capron
was in great distress over their loss Int o
rev days later he found his own tools in
the proper places uninjured and bv their
SIDE there was another set of augurs con-
led exactly. even to the scratches upon the
handle This gives some idea of what the
Japanese can do. Their ability Is not con-
mned to fans. pottery and textile fabrics
lhey are equally good workmen in iron and
steel Their wages are 90 low that thew
can undersell us in every branch of manu-
Iacture When YOU remember that un-
skilled Japanese labor brings from 5 to TX
cents day and that their skilled workmen
receive from 10 to 40 cents q day Won can
see the difference. When YOU reflect that
there are forty millions of japanese you
VIII realize the enormous competifion
which may come from that country alone"
Silver and Protective Tariff.
But would not a protective tariff keep
such products out Of the United States?"
to ALL replied Senator Henderson. I'VE
should have to make the tariff so high
that 1t would be prohihitory and the result
would be that It would cut off our reven,,e
again, you know Japan Is on q silver Ia els
and business Is done there upon that stand
ard. L believe the result will be that We
Shah not only have protective tariffs here.
but also in Europe, and that connecteJ
with them there will be q bimeTalJic aoraa
ment which Will regulate the use of silver
the world over. England will be 10th to
enter into any such agreement but the
other nations of Europe and the Tinted
States will adopt it and the English viii
have to come in. win
What LII Hung Changes Visit Will Do.
THE Japanese phase Of the question. ;"
Senator Henderson went on, SIS, however
orly small part of the possibilities Of
Asiatic competition. The great giant of the
Tar east is China. 1t has more than 400
100000 people, and 1t has been through ito
punishment by Japan rudely aroused from
Its slumbers. China will now enter tho
worlds markets as the greatest of the
manufacturing nations. Wages In that