The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-15
TO ENLARGE OUR TRADE.
IMPORTANT STATENENT MADE BY
sFCRBTARY DAY.

re TELLS why Thsro ShOuia ne an Apprspria.
ties sr Sso, 900 rOr = COMMERCIAL Commits
sion ts China-This Country Mast Make =
Csnsortod RnSrt to Sell Its Products In other
Csuutries-DlpIomAey sr the Present Time.
WARRINGTON, Juno 1A.-An estimate came to
the House OF Representative to-day from Secre-
tary Day of the State Department for an APP
preparation Of 500, 900 to send a commercial
commission to China.
Secretary Day accompanied the request for
tho appropriation with n statement of reasons
upon which II was based.
Tho export trade Of the United States.' no
said. "is undergoing q transformation which
premises to profoundly influence the whole
economic future of the country. AS 10 we'll
known. the United States has reached tho
foremost rank among the industrial nations. For
n number of years It's position ne tho greatest
producer OF manufactures ms we'll as OF raw
products has been undisputed, but absorbed
with it's own internal development, and salts
ned. for the time being, with the onormou
home market OF 10000. 900 people. 1t has un-
til recently devoted but little concerted effort
to the sale OF it's manufactures outside Of Its
own borders. Recently. however, tho fact has
become moro and moro apparent that tho out.
put of tho United States manufacturers dovel-
oped by tho remarkable inventive genius and
industrial skill Of our people with a rapldity
which has excited attention throughout the
great centres Of manufacturing activity in
Europe, and has reached tho point OF large excess
above the demands OF home consumption.
Tho conditions Of export trade, 1t may be
assumed, are now being studied by every manu-
~facturer who is confronted by the problem Of
finding new outlets for his products. The re-
ports of the diplomatic and consular officers Of
the United States show that ns the re
suit Of individual effort, with but little
concert Of action among exporters. many linoi
Of American manufacture have already beer
introduced into European countries of long
established industrial prominence. and are
finding ready sale In competition with theil
own homo products.
Tho sending abroad Of commissions com
posed of commercial and industrial experts tc
study tho actual conditions in promising mar
kets seems to me to be n subject which SHOULD
Immediately engage the attention Of Congress
Such commissions have been appointed
from time to timo with favorable results
but, In my opinion. tho occasion has arisen fO
something moro than sporadic efforts. Govern
mont inquiry of this character has been direct
cd mainly in tho past to our sister republic
Of tho Western hemisphere. The result
obtained havo been largely in tho nature o
preparation for rather than In actual perform
snce of the great task OF obtaining q large
share OF Latin-American trade, but it 10 be
lieved that tho efforts made have not beef
wasted. and tho continuance OF them under In
t~elliRent direction will, 1t is hoped, bear fruit q
no distant day.
But, besides tho great commercial domain
Of the southern half of the Western Hemisphere
there arc vast undeveloped fields in Africa AM
the far East. The value of these markets 1
sufficiently exemplifed by the eager rivalry O
tho European powers In obtaining the lsrges
possible spheres OF influence in them, which hH
been ono Of the most striking features of diplc
matte effort in recent years.
Tho United States. though it has made n
acquisition of Chinese territory. Is in n positio
to invite the most favorable concessions to II
Industries and trade. 1nasmuch as our con
mercial relations with China are already mos
friendly, and tho existing trade betwce
tho United States and China is in actuG
process of development. It would sccm to b
clear that tho present is a golden opportunit
for enlarging the channels of commercial int,
course with tho empire. Not only in China 1
self. but in tho contiguous possessions of RussiI
the markets for American products seem to b
capable Of easy enlargement, provided the COZ
ditions are thoroughly understood and prope
advantage Is taken OF the present situation"