The San Francisco call., 1896-01-24
manufacturing, trade, commerce and agricul.

lure.
Labor and fuel are so cheap that neither
Europe nor the United States can stand out
against her in the open field of competition,
ana Japan has no patent laws and no inter
national restraints on her citizens, utilizing
any and all inventions and Improvements
found by her industrious sons in every pro-
gresslve country they are in.
japanese agents are selling in our markets
Today chemicals textiles and metal goods at
prices the American manufacturer and pro-
queer cannot touch. You will find chemicals
IN our drugstores, metals in hardware-stores
ana metal workshops, and textiles in our dry
goods houses which are of japanese make.
AS representative of textile manufacturers
on thlS coast in position 10 know that
japanese manufacturers have already taken
some from our trade, and in time, If SUFFICIENT
protection is not afforded by National legisla-
tlon, every textile factory will be affected, and
ltwon't be long before we all feel it. The evil
erect VIII be the same upon our labor1ng
classes whether We permit the importation OF
cneap labor goods or let in japanese and
chinese immigration. Indeed, the evil least
serious and Objectionable would be the adm1s-
SION OF the laborer Better that he produce his
STOCK and manufacture in this country than
90 SO In another county, and then sell his prod
ucss mere; and those who champion the cause
OF the exclusion of Asiatics should consider
TINS view of the question.
Every month large shipments of cotton pass
through this City in transit TO the cotton mills
OF Japan, chiefly to Osaka, the Manchester OF
tnat nation. Every bale shipped abroad TO be
manufactured represents a loss to the American
laborer OF $50 bale in wages.
IN 1883 Japan was erecting at Osaka her two
nrst modern mills, equipped with the latest
ana best makes of machinery. To-day she is
erecting her ffty-siXth mill, and all the mills
erected IN that time are managed entirely by
Japanese, and the financial results far exceed
TO Inc capitalists and investors their most san
gu1ne expectations No alien can in Japan
own real estate, therefore all those mills are
built for and under the control of
japanese citizens. They are well managed,
and economical methods prevail, and q large
percentage OF profit paid to stockholders, and
the products of 100000 spindles are sold in
mill help in Osaka, Japan, is as follows:
Women, for twelve hours work, Ia to 80 sen;
men, for twelve hours work, % to rs sen.
If it costs in this country $4,000 in
wages to produce from 1000 bales of
cotton plain salable cotton products
the same can be produced in Japan
for about $17 500. The freight on these goods
to and from Japan would not be more than
$15, 900, which leaves balance in favor Of
Japan of S17 800, not taking into account the
greater difference in favor of Japan arising
from the payment of everything on silver
basis.
Mr.. Sonntag moved that the joint COM
mittees urge their respective associations
to request our representatives in Congress
to urge the appointment of a committee to
investigate the Japanese import and ex-
port trade; also that mass-meeting be
held in the Chamber of Commerce at the
very earliest day possible to further discuss
and take action upon the subject of the
cheap japanese products invasion.