New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
TRADE WITH THE P1p -.
NO DANGER OF COMPETITION =.
ORIENTAL MANUFACTURES "

people II there is large influx OF .,o. s1 works,
Eastern countries. well-known m.,.so m
Philadelphia called an active. ensr... e'ufe |
spoken man from another table. ana 49, qra
to the company as DR.. Edward Bedlov' ~ Ss n
phia. Haat
The conversation was continued on N.
trade with the far East. and Dr. Bedlov ..ssVs7t
the following views: Every now and M. uR&a
starts the old story that the Western n.u.s&
danger OF being ruined by Oriental m.s'ss
In their own home market One tl,,.
takes the form Of shpoads Of cha, ~ ~
coming over; at another time OF ysh,,.ISV
priced boots and shoes; at another u,"
lamps. gas fixtures and electrol.ers rh.,."
OF this particular story Is that IN. rlA
about to food this country with PEREZ, s,."N
the highest grade at $40 and $50 apiec. ''e*sx
1.-The people who believe these lud,
ments are absolutely ignorant u n. stit<
conditions In that part Of the world. ~'usrid
danger of competition now than eve - lee
skilled industries are concerned, and ~.
only danger OF our running the far H.s not
superior methods OF manufacture, but =. ~. w
ally doing 1t to-day.
"A brief description OF the industrial va
the Eastern races, japanese, Corean Cas-
Mantle and Siamese. will show the fals,v !, AZ
floating tales of gossip. and will also ry. ' .N
idea of the existing state OF affairs in ~. ~
competing hemispheres.
THE STRUCTURE OF EASTERN socrprv
THE civilization Of these Eastern nation. !. !,
upon the family. where ours Is based upon ~.
aivdual This difference is much more n,o,..-.
than appears upon the surface It's cons.ov.
are not only far-reaching but are alnos, Im,..
BILE The first consequence Is that father ,.,s-
his children his own trade and seldom permit, A..
10 learn any other. The fine lacquer manufac,,,.
OF Foo-Chow have belonged 10 one family FOR 4.
three thousand years. and they DO their vo,t \,
day. according to their own statements the u,
az their ancestors did before the Christian a.
The moment tradesman or manufacture b.r.
10 prosper beyond a certain limit his taxe, ~,
assessments are increased more Largely than u..
the sliding scale system advocated by the nO,s,r
foreign communist. Oriental society and Law bos,
up this condition by giving man certain soca
position out of which I, Is almost impossible -
him TO move 1t permits his children to up
higher place in life. but does not advance him ia In
social scale The son OF a coo.ie who becomes
mill onaire must PROSTATE himself before II. ovx
official. The only recognition Of his wealth IS VII,
he devotes large portion OF 1t 10 pubic charity ,
public uses or general philanthropy He Is iaw
y
buy a title but it IS a title without ONCE uss
or influence.
Even then he belongs 10 and Is identified vi. ~
social class in which he was born. Corporsunu
we understand them. are unknown TO these racau
ceptIng where they have been forced upon them y
foreign nations at the point Of bayona and ns
mouth Of a cannon. As result. In their Industrial
svs,em there is no dividing and distributing Of ~
functions of manufacture among a mass Of me-
The cobbler Is the bootmaker. and starts with IN
raw leather, and works until ne has completed To
finished boo, or shoe In the silk works the nai
and his relatives and Saves will even begin with 10
siIkworm and mulberry leaf ard toll In every sag
until a roll Of silk has been produced iof the @'N
The same principle applies 10 the distribution
merchandise The handsomest stores are ABOUT
large as the retail stores on our small tnosousF
fares about twenty feet front and forty or niy dee
The magnificent magazines and aparment'nouss
OF our American civilization are unknown 10 tas
Orient The only approach 10 mem ar, are IN osss
OF great store. they have paiasl ID smsn a, nS
will be 200 stores each owned BY Its own tenant ana
Orientals are very skiiful Give them .svns.ua,;
chine no matter how complains, ana snsy wiz
reproduce il with absolute accuracy, Inc repro.
d,ctinn will be done by concern CONSISTING y, :
man and his family sons and grandsohs or poss.sii
sons brothers. nephews children a sshn
q nn-fH
I'M, they cannot reproduce five, or at eas not
same time II IT takes one month 70 rep'ocvs. y e.
will take one year 10 reproduce WE'VE .a ,ss =.
first reason why the East cdNHo' eo"ps'' ""'
Westerners.
SKILL OF AMERICAN ARTISANS
"On the other hand, they have rot that wo'ds''4
training and technical knowledge OF our o"h '4S
sans Take the sewing machine again io' az ..
ample the ircn OF the framework Is OF ONO go. ~
OF metal. the rod between the reaoie AM -
wheel il of a second OF the pin upon the wnes
third OF the finely east piece above the ooaIa
fourth OF the sliding bar hftn OF tne su he,k |,
sixth OF the needle a seventh, OF uie nv
eighth. aud Of minor parts Tour VI u, IAN which
"Our artisan selects the form OF iron , wssI n.
suited 10 the purpose for which II Is EMPLOYS IN
variety must resist shaping. ano,ner s,-.I-
one must resist tensile strains ana an imss
amount of knowledge. OF wncn the o,,,ns M
has little or nothing. II you give your spo.I nm
10 an Oriental machin.st TO be repaired ne , nj
TO nut soft ductile steel in for new u.sss' ~
a piece OF very brittle metal Tor me nln, I'M man,
I'm every trade, therefore. INVOLVING tn ia m
facture of goods. such as the sewing n IAN cs.r
bcycie fine machinery the making OF pgre -
Gals the making OF novel ana var.eu .'u,essssfsu
| textures the Orient can never compete s1''
! with the Occldent. -, ,,arsy srss
labor. unaccompanied by intelligence LIN ,syr !
| In the production OF raw sucar IN ". ,nn IN u
/ coal, the growing OF rice. mihet ana oos "a IN
| raising of siikworms. the production, o. u a. n
baws alwavs had. have to-day and will nave ~ " -
| Indefinite period an advantage over US, ,
! advantage We may stop this advih.Ae 3. ~,
tariff but il IS not a protective tarht !" M
sense of the word. any more than "ou,a ~, fruit
upon pineapples. mangoes bananas Sna ssson Wy
/ Witch will NOT grow i'm our land. The reaS. MI
our commerce with the East mas nov M sIs duo
our trade and commerce IN all o'her "'
! chiefly TO our thoughtlessness ,a
| MISTAKEN EFFORTS TO EXTEND i""
"A New-York exporter. Philadeipa. eur
facturer n Chicago merchant sends his r"s 4
rent and his illustrated catalogue 70 r,,oc.
| Canada. South America the West Indies "a a
! There they are understood. Inc VIZ .,,.s 40
drawings give fair concrete ideas OF On. man send
! goods. and trade is started. me Us. where sue
the same publications TO the - in most tow
things have never been used. wheIe " ,here are
and cities outside of the treaty Pv,i', OF Cen
postoffices no reading rooms, no Thars our draw
! merce and mercantile exchanges. ..,vss as thei
| ings appear just ridiculous 10 .r candor. Ii I
do 10 u.s. and our price list, by It's SIndle upon
! garded by them as a fraud ana s"
| face. srst-class men
What Is needed Is to send OUT m, 10 .ntrodT
| that mart of the world, not 80 mus GOODS the Pc
! our goods as to find out what kind VI "a fashions
| pie there make and the styles oN
which these goods are to be put ~ East nduHiu1
I'VE should also establish IN rs IN eight or e
exhibitions OF moderate dlmen s% should estshsn
OF the leading treaty ports, aS rd the languAe.
trade literature in both English ana .n ~ circulate
the land where the publications oumerce win
| In this way within ten years .o,id bring gons.1
| Orient could be built up when "ou % me up''
| hundreds of millions per annu'" ~
| States"
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