New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

wAD-l!IINEsE AND JAPANESE TRADEllA
From The Contemporary Review. :.
II has been said that Japan, the paraJsT -.
.he globe rotter is the grave OF the ineI'tiI'
bo,ss'-a pithy summing UP or the pedu'H W
"a country the charming manners OF us leY2iIe
on the one side their indifference 20 pun
truth c- commercial morahtY on tie ~
T,,,ef-oss habits do not appear - be mErIi i
f. the japanese as they are in the ChhcSe' / ~!
feel no shame in going back on q 'OsIlS "a go.
on oo-,s.oucntly transactions between thch anu
III E,t~opean cO-traders are much more Oh d
roadv-noney basis than in CHINA IL Is. ol
course quite possible that. now that me am!
has .eascd 10 mOnOpOiZe the chNd:N q JdP@i-
tho moral aspect Of commerce may I'M loNV' III
fact sgns Of such Improvement are aIoduE
evlnc.uC themselves; but bad iIllIeSsioH nc, Iiaa
-, Gwen The effects of which il VIII take long
o. .~are Their sentiments toward Europeans
ar a. bottom. similar to those or the Chlnese'
tn do not Of course believe, with me loiinei'
mat Europeans steal babies 10 MAKE ihcutCiIle
a.. - thoir ewes liVers etc, that they nave
II. power Of seeing precious stones uhuer the
surface # the earth. etc. but though 'heH ar
too polite 10 say 50. they In man! cases iesdIu
,helr presence as an unfortunate hecesslt! tn
sr~es -0lcralle only 10y the material adNah'dStS
arising from IT, Their great ambition is 10 oD-
tain a place in the hierarchy OF great hdNIOHS
A An Eastern diplomat remarked 10 me- one OF
Their objects in entering on the Chinese war vas
4 show the world that they were not mere!
che little men who made the gold lacquer. II
Is this alone which has made them MeiCo'ne
Western customs and servilely initiate western
fashions That they are determined 10 have as
l--1a Tur0pean interference in the future as pos
81. is shown bv their eagerness to dismiss
thei! Western instructors AT the earliest IossluIe
moment and undertake their Work them selves.
WIZ. adniring their patriotism and prlde, we
cannot avoid entertaining the gravest OF dounts
a. o. whether more patient examination OF the
flaws as Well as Of the advantages Oh NeS'ei
po.ity and civilization. and more Cau'puS az
vance along the new route adopted by theIn,
would not lead 10 more enduring ana ueheHc4di
results II seems impossible that nation can
pass in & single bound from one to another FORM
g. civilization without severe damage 10 us m
to-ral structure: and from too great eASeTheHs
T. ad0pt what has hitherto been unknown, one
Is art 10 suspect a hckleness Whlch doeS not
n-r,ia VOL for permanent stability. Were japan
I, sustain a severe reverse. or were heF Govern,
uent 10 cease bostering UP her IleiO"".i'S az
manufactured enterprises ~ means 81 su"Si
a. etc il is not improbable that her present
meteor X effulgeuce would for long De STROUD
cd in comparative gloom. o,,-..
The degrading spectacle presented ny emma ol
couarilv leaders ill-armed and underted sol
dlers a c0mrnissariat and medical corps con
suicuOuS by its absence. SHOWS W IN inc bii-i4'-
est Of colors the smart. wel-cared-ior JaiaheSe
p-ivate-the successor To tn chI!alrous srrtu-
rai'-the idol Of the people. CheerfuI! taxing ms
orders from officers who. n wei knows, VIII
ever be IN the vanguard whether victory OF oe-
e. await him. and whose care for him in SICK
ness and In health Increases ms natural amour
I-opr- and makes him proud q his pos.toil
And = the army Is popular. what IS 20 bc sara
q the navy. the enthusiasm regarding Whch Is
Is great as ours IN England over our hiSt me
Of d,fcnce2 We certainly seem 10 TURN from
darkness 10 light when We pass from the cor
nm, -Trte wilfully blinded maDdarinate 70 the
honest energetic japanese official ever ANXIOUS
n rr.~s On IN the new road opened to him. and
= h.lr MS country 10 fresh successes. The
kindness T. prisoners. the absence OF beggars
tn 10Y IN living which we see in japan. all show
Us that nation has arisen which possesses
many II the virtues which We considered pecul-
lar L. The West. Has she come 10 stay? That IS
a question which is puZzng many minds both
here and in the East. All We can at present say
S that Il her moral fibre prove equal to her in
tellDctual elasticity. i her next quarter OF
century be free from dangerous internal hrolls
and external reverses. she should 10y then be
fairy launched on the sea Of nations, and be
able should she so wish. 20 replace her national
emblem 10y that Of Scotland, with its motto
"NenO me impune lacessit"
As regards the commercial future of the two
Countries though much still remains in doubt,
- may without much hesitation commit our
selves - certain beliefs
CHINA TAKES ALARM.
Il appears inevitable that one result Of the re-
ceut War must be TO give China vigorous i'm
Jetus 70 her traffic with outside countries. Her
prestige has been lowered. her pride has taken
alarm She has been vanquished with ridiculous
ease ~ a nation q tenth of her size which she
lad always affected TO despise. She has had
wIung from her large war indemnity, and has
been forced 10 make trade concessions which II
NAV be taken for certain she Will be compelled
o. carry out in good faith. Machinery IS being
freely imported. and fOreign-OWned mills are
Swinging UP on her territory, with the result
that already Shanghai yarns are being freely
taken al prices equal to those commanded 10y the
bsst Indian splnnings. The result may prove 10
D. % me advantage o. the Nan4ulShcd Tathei
than & the victor. China possesses enormous
Quantities " cotton. while Japan mas 10 import
hers There can b. little doubt that ere long the
rm,r viii be supplying herself with all sorts
q piece goods. 70 the great benefit Of her swarm
hT population. AS a producer or SIX, tea sugar
an tobacco she has advantages far beyond
I. Iee granted o. her neighbOr, while her min