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The advocate., 1896-05-13
JAPANESE COMPETITION.
Alarm 10 Not without Csuse-A Great In
duStrial Surprise Problems Of the
GrAVegt Nature.

ton in many important lines of manu-.
faCture, which is fast becoming one Of
the gr8vest problems of the day, has
been made the subject Of an interest
ing report drawn by Senator Perkins
Of California and presented to the Sen
ate In recommendation of the early
passage of resolution authorizing the
appointment of q non-psrtissn COM
mission Of tWenty.one members to In
quire into the conditions affecting
labor and capital in the United States
with special reference to the competi-
tion Of Oriental manufacturers. The
resolution provides that five members
shall represent labor, five agriculture
and Eve manufacturers, and these fif-
teen, who are to be appointed by the
President, are to choose the remaining
six.
"Many remedies for industrial de-
preston have been proposed, says the
report, "the most important Of which
are the restriction of land grants and
of immigration, the contraction Of
credits, q sound currency, commercial
and mercantile regulations relating to
tariff, transportation, navigation laws
and public works, but trivial indeed
viii some Of these questions now alb.
sorbing the minds Of our people be
when we shall be face to face with that
industrial competition which is being
forced upon US by Japan. 1t is but q
few years ago that this remarkable
nation began to establish msnufac.
tories to supply goods which 1t had
hitherto purchased abroad, and yet now
there has arisen alarm from England,
Germany and our own country regard
ing the influence which japanese man
ufaCtures will have upon our prosper
ity. And this alarm Is not without
cause. The grave Importance of the
question raised by the marvellous de-.
Velopment Of Japanese manufacturing
has been fully recognized by the Ma.
tionAl Association Of Manufacturers Of
the United States, which has requested
Congress to appoint commission to
inquire ss to the invasion of our home
markets by Japan. The Msnufactur-
era and Producers Association OF Cali
fOrnis In February called meeting to
discuss the Japanese industrial ques
ton at which Julian Sonntsg called
attention to the fact that it Is danger.
ous fallacy to contend that Japanese
can never compete successfully with
America and England In commerce
and manufactures.
"The great newspapers of the coun-
try have recognized the importance of
the industrial revolution In Japan, and
are discussing it seriously. Writers In
magazines devoted to economics are
giving the matter their attention. In
the March number of the Gunton Mag
Gzifle appears the following:
INDUSTRIAL SURPRISE.
""There is no country whose eco.
nOmic changes are likely to create so
much industrial surprise, if not dlslo-
cation, In the next quarter of q CEN
tury, as Japan. Until recently Japan
has been classed with China and other
Asiatic countries as In the hand labor
area. The more advanced machine.
using countries, like England and the
The advocate., 1896-05-13

4 W@~~oNSN NNA
machinery for the manufacture oi
watches, meanwhile the manager and
two foremen are teaching thirty Japan
ese operators how to manufacture the
different parts Of Watches. MaChin
cry, therefore, has been ordered In the
United States, and will arrive In June
and Herewith seven or eight American
fOremen. The original project was tC
import csses from America, and an
order had already been given to q New
York firm, but the prices were 80 high
the company concluded to msnufsc
ture the gold, silver and other metallic
cases themselves.
"Thst Japan is thus able to under
sell as is due to the fact that it makes
use Of the best modern machinery, and
that the wages paid are hardly more
than one.tenth the wages paid in the
United States. N. w. McIVor, Consul
General of the United States, gives the
following list of wages paid at YokO,
hama for a working day of ten hours
Carpenters, 26 cents; roofers, rs cents
tilers, 81 cents; jOiners, 80 cents; black
smiths, "a cents; oil-pressmen, "a cents
ship carpenters, 20 cents; lacquer
workers, "a cents: common laborers,
10 cents.
"There is another fact In connection
with the wages paid Japanese work.
men which is of Importance. In 1878
the mills of Japan and those of the
United States and England paid wages
that had a certain given relation to
each other. Since then silver has de.
preClsted In value one-hslf, yet the
Japanese manufacturer pays exactly
the same rate of wages as before. The
cost Of labor to him is, therefore, one
half what it hitherto was.
CONSULAR OPINION.
"T. r. Jernigsn, Consul General Of
the United States at Shanghai, says:
"'The enterprising Japanese have,
within few years, established docks
and machine shops for the building C1
medium, sized wsrships, and each sub
sequent year has witnessed fewer orders
given to foreign markets for naval sup
plies. Soon from the naval shops OF
Japan will be launched as strong war
ships as breast the waves of AsiatiC
seas, and ere distant year the forces
Of civilization which have moved Japan
so rapidly on lines Of progress will be
actively and practically at work In
China. The awakening of the middle
kingdom here predicted will put to
sleep forever the custom which has for
centuries dominated in China, as it will
call into life new principles to govern
her foreign and domestic relations.
The thoughtful statesman and mer-
chant will prepare for the solution of
the new political and commercial prob
lem. These problems are now claim
ing the attention of the business men
Of Great Britain, and the fact that the
China Mutual Steamship Navigation
Company of London is having its Ves-
sells repaired in China and Japan, is
regarded as being of serious signif.
canoe and as an evidence of British
labor being displaced by the cheaper
labor of China and Japan. Atsrecent
meeting of the Peninsulsr & Oriental
Staamshin Cnmnanv the haliaf naa az.
The advocate., 1896-05-13

huu uoXC6ElGy OF Cne nlgnor wage Ia
bOrers. Because we could compete
successfully in most lines of msnufsc.
ture with Aslstlc countries, it has been
insisted that we could do 80 with Eng.
land for the same reason, namely, that
our wages were higher.
$50 Having assumed that the superi-
ority of high wage conditions all lies
In the increased personal dexterity of
the lsborers, many writer's seem to
have entirely overlooked the great part
machinery plays in low priced machine
phenomena, The reason this country
is In greater danger from English com
petition than from the Chinese is that
England has similar machinery to our
own, while the Chinese continue to
produce by hand labor. Whenever
two countries employ the same tools Or
machinery, the low wages become the
great element in determining the com.
petition. This is precisely the case
with the United States and England.
So that while we have little to fear
from the cheap labor of Asia without
modern machinery, we have everything
to fear from the relatively lower wages
of England, because English laborers
have az highly perfected machinery as
we have
"Here are presented problems Of the
grsVest nature, with which the United
States must soon deal. The fact that
the Japanese are considered simply an
initiative people, and that their civili-
zstiOn Is by some deemed inferior to
our own, should not blind us to that
other fact that Japan Is putting upon
our market for 81 cents felt hats of the
best quality, upon American and Euro
pesn patterns, which would sell In
London for $2.62, and in this country
for $3. Already there is an agency in
San Francisco which is engaged In un-
derSelling American products. Doors,
ssshes, blinds, all kinds of wooden
ware, cOoperage stock, etc., are being
sold from 30 to so per cent. less than
the same grade Of goods can be manu-
featured for here. Even bicycles,
clocks, watches, boots, shoes, clothing,
hats, caps, gloves, fancy goods and no
tions are being sold at similar prices
which defy competition.
"The following translation from q
recent report of the Swiss Consul in
Japan gives another view of the situa-
ton:
CHEAP LABOR.
There being no protection for for.
eign machinery against patent infringe.
ments, the Japanese initiate quickly
all tho European novelties and i'm
proVements, and hence work under
favorable conditions. Labor Is so
cheap that even Europe can no longer
compete. Good cotton undershirts are
being sold at "a to 80 cents per dozen.
Cotton umbrellas, on iron sticks ian
important export article of Osskal, are
sold at $3.50 to SO per dozen, and the
total export Of umbrellas In 1894 footed
up S746,067, as against $685., ,272 for
1893. The manufacture of hemp and
cotton has begun.
"'In addition to watches, $3.50
worth Of parts of watches were i'm.
ported in 1894, of which Sl3,425 came
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For window glass call at Butte Ar.
Stained Glass Works. S26 South Main.
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MR.. HANNAFoRD IN PORTLAND
Northern Pacific Traffic Manager on an
Inspection Tour. t

Northern Pacific Traffic Manager on an
Inspection Tour. t
Portland Oregonian: J. NJ. Hanna
ford THE general manager of the
Northern Pacific railroad. with head
quarters at ST. Paul, arrived in this
city yesterday I'm his special car, hav-
Ing as guest G. ID. O'Brien, ex-mayor
of ST. Paul, whose last trip to Port
land was made with the great Willard
excursion of 1883
Mr.. Hannaford is here on his period
ical tour of inspection, having already
taken in the Sound country, where he
consulted with MIR. Burleigh. who,
since his appointment as receiver, has
again appointed Mr.. Hannaford gem
eral traffic manager over the lines
within Mr.. Burleigh's jurisdiction. Mr.
Hannaford viii remain here the rest
of the week, and return direct east
II have been "a years with the
Northern Pacific" said Mr.. Hannaford
yesterday. "and 1 suppose / may con-
slider myself as part Of the personal
property of the company turned over
to the receiver.
"Outside of my own department 1
know nothing of the affairs of the
company" said Mr.. Hannaford. in an
swer to a series of questions. From
a traffic standpoint l am happy to say
that everything looks bright and prom
Using. Figures. you know, are the
tests OF all railnoad business, and the
figures covering the earnings of the
road for November and December show
an excess over last year. while Janu-
airy is already promising well. This
excess. happily, does not include the
movement OF wheat from Washington
to the Pacific coast. which has, so far.
been much less than IL was last year.
50 that the actual increased earnings
indicate an improved condition of az
fairs on the road. The movement of
these delayed crops to the seaboard is
now beginning, and we expect that
they will help out our earnings for the
balance of the winter and maintain
the increase of earnings over last
years, already shown by November
and December. These crops. I suppose.
will represent a total of about 5000
cars.
II find a better feeling existing in
the business community. There Is more
confidence. and as confidence Is eouiv-
alenf TO capital. the result is better
business everywhere. ST. Paul mer-
chants are reporting good trade. and.
II the immigration is properly handled
out here. you should soon feel the re
turning wave Of prosperity that is said
- be rolling westward. Our people
widely interested IN the Immigration
question. and your people are getting
at the matter in the right way Thesa
local committees and state asssoefa
tons. by such harmonious. concerned
action. ought to bring about satisfac-
tory results"
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HOTEL REGISTER.

The Butte-H. Sommers. Peter Whine
". j. Clark. Helena; II. Blackford, D. J.
Mulberry. y. Kluger. b. +. Black, New
York: j. 4. Simpson, +. Il. Miller. D.
Howell Chicago; j. II. Mills, n. ].
Bielenberg. Frank Conley. Deer Lodge;
A. Klein and wife. Anaconda; NJ. A. NIL
Ter. Dillon; J. II. Mlser. San Francisco:
J a. Grosscup. Kansas city; j. L. Funk,
St Joe: +. II. Gould and wife, E. j.
kuhland, J. J. Oliver. William Burns. st.
Paul; +. T.. Howe. Anaconda; d. NJ. Liv-
ingston. San Jose; ID. NJ. Moses, NJ. NJ.
Cullom. Minneapolis.
The McDermott-H. A. Neidenhofen
Joseph IIoatson, S. Gensberger. Butte; c.
II. Burkett. Pipestone Springs: Mrs. Nc
Namara, San Jose: J. +. Young. Salt
Lake: G. w. Knee st. Paul; w. L. Hall.
Chicago: +. NJ. Trask, Divide: s f.
Shannon, F. NJ. Wall. Helena: NJ. II.
Townsend. Minneapolis.
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Butte Department.

has just gotten rid of with considera-
bic delight, as you know. In short, 1
found all the American whites and all
the natives, as near as i could learn,
in favor of annexation.
Il crossed over to Honolulu on the
steamship Monowai. and had as travel
ing companions three young Germans
who were just returning from a visit
10 their native land. They were large
ly engaged in business in the islands,
and all three were outspoken in their
urgent desire for annexation TO the
United States, and inferred from their
conversation that the German residents
were about equally divided on the
question of annexation. / assumed. as
everyone else seemed to, that her ma
1esty's subjects, about 1000 In number,
were those probably opposed. / think
II is no more natural that we should
desire TO annex the Hawaiian islands
the world, except, of course. Canada:
and j think a mistake was made that
the islands were not annexed before.
and IL VIII be another mistake II the
next application for annexation Is de-
MED. The islands should be ours as
soon as the powers that be can act in
that direction. If they are annexed
there Will be a tremendous boom in all
business there and, of course, imme-
diate cable connections, which will
make their daily papers a little more
readable than they are now, aud with
improvements in the newspapers comes
improvements In every intelligent and
Industrial occupation.
THE islands are beauty spots, verita-
bic gems Of the Pacific, and they have
immense undeveloped resources, which
would be called into vigorous activity
by annexation. If that time does come,
Hawaii viii be a country to which
Americans Will flock as no other people
know how to stampede. Business has
improved substantially right along, but
1t does not show quite as much push,
energy and extravaganza, l was told,
as IT did when sugar. the chief export,
brought a better price. The country,
however, has a great many other re-
sources that can be developed, and are
now being developed, such as coffee
and tropical fruits"
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CO. C. KICKERS.
Members of the militia Organize Foot
ball Team.

The members Of Co. c., ". G. NJ, or
ganiZed football team last evening
and elected Lieut.. Ben Calkins man
ager and George King captain, Major
Cook, Captain Wynne. Corporals Tree
rise and Rogers and Private Williams
were appointed a committee to draft
a constitution and bylaws and they
will report at a meeting of the club
TO be held Thursday night Captain
Jim Hooper stated that he would give
the new team every assistance possible
and that several other members of the
Butte team would do the same. There
Is some good material in Co. c.. and
1t should get first class team to-
gether.
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business Snap.

4 wholesale and retail business loca-
;ion i'm a city Of ten thousand popula-
tion for sale in one of the best towns in
Montana. An established trade in
fruit. confectionery. cigars and tobac-
CO. Soda water fountain and electricity
furnished. Ice cream parlors offered at
a snap. The entire plant doing a BUSH
ness OF from $4,000 90 200 annually.
offered at invoice. About 81. 600 reouir-
ed. For particulars address a. b. &
Co, Standard office, Anaconda. Mont.
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ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS.
Past Councillor Mrs. James Aitchison In
stalls Officers.

The following officers were installed I'm
Montana Council. No. 1, Order Chosen
Friends. last evening by Past Chancellor
Mrs. James Aitchison: Councillor, Edgar
Dayton; vice councillor George Hea-
wood; instructor. Mrs. James Aitchison:
secretary. IL. T. Swenson; assistant
secretary. Fannie Swenson: treasurer,
Oliver Gardner; prelate. Emma ]. Prisk:
marshal, Nettie Davis; warden. Charles
Eybel; guard. Susie Barsleau: sentry.
Rosamond Nantor; trustees f. r. r.
Fourth. w. L. Sherman. Mary Murphy
After the installation an interesting pro-
gramme was rendered and refreshments
" ere served.
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Pianos at Less Than Cost.

/ have for sale this week one elegant
light wood Estey piano which has been
I'm use only a short time and is just as
nice as new; original price. 5000; will
sell now for 1875. on easy payments.
Also an Emerson piano I'm fine condi-
ton; sold originally for $3.50: will now
sell for $265. One Estey organ. full
size, five octaves, only used couple of
months, beauty, for SIS. on easy pay
ments. Call and see them at Sher-
mans, 125 East Park.
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FALSE PROMISES.

Eutte Girl Goes to {. Paul to Marry
Her Lover, but He's Missing.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 20.-Last Thurs
day Miss Annie Karien came to Min
neapolis from Butte, Mont, to meet,
by appointment, a young man who had
won her love and had promised to
make her his wife. He was not to be
found, and as the poor woman was
without means and in bodily and men
tai distress, she was obliged to apply to
the police for aid. The unfortunate
was given quarters with Matron Paine
and a diligent search was made for
the false one, but to no purpose. The
chances arethat he never came to Min
neapolis. This afternoon the young
woman was supplied with a ticket to
her home
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Quicker Time.

The Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cifc having shortened the time between
Butte and san Francisco from two
days and three nights 10 two days ana
two nights. makes this popular route
tle only practical one. 4 correspond
Ing change In time also apples to
points I'm Southern California.
Excursion tickets are on sale daily.
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For all kinds OF electric supplies.
lamp fixtures. etc. go 70 Western EIec-
trio company. = East Granite. Tel. g
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-21

laws. This committee Of distinguished at
torneys has prepared new charters for
Philadelphia. Pittsburg and Allegheny.
which will make changes pleasing 70 the
crankiest of municipal reformers. They
will aim to stop jobbery in municipal con-
heads of much of the appointive power
which they now possess. They will COM
pei the personal payment Of taxes and
Will prevent the wholesale purchase OF tax
receipts by campaign committees.
-:H:-
Nearly every evil OF American municipal
government. growing out OF the American
plan OF politics. has been dissected by this
data was gathered for them by u sena ,e
committee which took testimony In Phil
adelphia and Pittsburg. several sessions
being held In the former city and one In
called. was little disappointing. 1t did
not remain at the business Of probing
municipal secrets as long as honest citi-
gems wanted It to- and the testimony was
not quite SO startling as was predicted.
But then these facts must be taken into
considerations: The Tammany revelations
In New York had prepared the people for
almost any sort OF revelations concerning
their own rulers: the enterprising inde-
pendent newspapers had been for years
anticipating just such revelations, and
then, again, the committeeman were conf
PEELED to neglect their own business while
serving the state between legislative ses-
sions without pay and they even had to
defray their own travelling and hotel ex-
penses. 1t was a thankless job. To sum
II all up, Quay is a genuine reformer In
Pennsylvania. or he will be so considered
until the legislature of next winter has
had fair chance at the reform legisla-
ton. IL the independent voters of this
state are then disappointed, Quay will be
dead forever afterward so far as politics
is concerned. Should the legislature take
the other course. Quay may have anything
which Pennsylvania can give him. This
Is Quay's future In nutshell. What may
be done at st. Louis Is an entirely differ
ent matter.
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On the Democratic Side.

Having reduced the st. Louis con-
vention to the tame dimensions of u
Mckinley ratification, meeting, our
amiable friend Major Handy, now de-
votes his clever column in the Chicago
Times Herald to forecast Of the plat
form possibilities Of the Chicago gath
ering in July. There is now no doubt
whatever In his opinion that the free
silver wing Of the Democracy will mus
ter majority Of the Democratic ma
tional delegates three months hence,
thus giving 1t control over the plat
form; and he thinks that the possibili-
ties are strong that there may be a twoI
thirds vote for silver. in which event
the Cleveland wing would be ignored
altogether and some westerner nomi-
mated who is conspicuous as cham
pion Of free and unlimited silver coin-
age. He does not look for d state
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CASTLES.

There's building boom In Nowhere land
It's the one that comes each year,
When the spring IL new
And the skies grow blue
And the south wind whispers cheer.
With Fancy as architect, we've planned
(His charges are small but falr)
improvements great
For each vast estate
And our castles In the air.
It's only minute we need to see
The minarets and towers
In beauty rise
Meath our very eyes
And these treasures all are ours.
Your likes may be tickle Aeid strange and
free,
For easily you repair
The wreck that falls
When the old charm pals
In your castles In the air
When the golden rivers of twilight start
And the scarlet sun sinks low,
It's a journey slight
To that land Of light
Where the maybe blossoms blow,
And IT'S only the friend with the honest
who has followed through Ill and fair
Who can be your guest
As you dream the rest
In your castle In the air.
Washington Star.
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Total

The foregoing estimate comedies In
diana and New York to the Republi-
cans and South Dakota to the silver
wing of the Democracy. 1t Is within
the range of possibilities that the gold
wing of the Democracy might capture
New York. thanks to the Raines DILL
and the silver wing capture Indiana,
the Republicans meanwhile regaining
South Dakota. Such a combination
would leave the Republicans one vote
short of a majority and throw the cleo
ton into the house Of representatives,
but this is highly improbable contin-
gency. and would still leave the Re-
publicans successful. Viewed from
any standpoint, Republican success
next November seems assured.