The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-10
Orr INTEREST IN JAPAN.

While it Ii true that we are extend
Ing our trade very rapidly with the
continent Of Europe for manufactured
articles In cS~tain lines OF trade, we
must rs beIittle the far greater pros
pcct OF business with China and Japan.
The market we can secure In the Orient
wifi be chiefly in such products as viii
benefit the farmer. President Hill. of
the Great Northern railway, has point
et out the vast quantity OF -four and
other cereals that could be absorbed by
those countries If the markets were
once thrown open to us.
We do not come into competition with
Great Britain in this field. so that We
should not be acting the part OF CATS
paws to that country by siding with it
in the present trouble rather than with
Russia on the contrary, we shall be
creating a competitor against ourselves
by aiding Russia. which Is seeking the
same market for the products of ST.
IBERIA, which win be increased enor-
mously when the new great railroad
through that country Is finished and its
terminus is carried down to Port Ar
thur. as it certainly will be If Russia's
ambitious schemes are permitted by our
short-sighted policy TO be carried To a
successful end.
We have everything to lose by the
success Of Russia and nothing to lose
by assisting TO check it, Our friend
ship for Russia is Of that same senti-
mental character as that now existing
for Russia on the part of France. We
can see. as all the rest OF the world can,
that Russia has simply tickied the van
fty OF France in order to promote her
own ends and the taffy we have re-
ceived SO plentifully has had no other
purpose than to keep us from interior
ing with policy which is to result in
shutting us out from a magnificent
field for our wheat and corn and cot
ton, and even manufactured articles:
and at the same time build up a power
full rival in the already existing wheat
mar,,a,s ne ,n, world non, oro,
Although China and Japan were at
war short time ago their interests
are very much alike. and Japan is wise
enouph n see ,ha, ,ha ,rasarvo,,on -
China from, the eo,,,,a,,on =, p,,s.,,
| is essential TO her own security. We
aasirs No alliance with r,i,a axoo,.
Of y commercial, character :, ,s - ,,r
interest. - 500 t,,. tha nor,s 90 -.
orsr - oil ro,,onx at,,-,,s >. 49,.
ex,ont our o,,,,,a. an ~. a,o..,. -
rrec,sa,u ,ha, of cr.a, pr,,a,n,. 49,.
diract,v contrary n tho, .. t,,,sst, "a
Germany which 6.s,ra - ,oo,ano,,.o
The trade
We have see, how ,ar;d,,, ~. .rao
hstvaen this co,,,,t,,,. aca ,aov 40.
been extended c.ra,t caroo.. g., -.
o,I; from Seattle s., re-,,ar in,.r,.,,..
and a line of steamers a,so collie a, So
Francisco when tho ,rsda ,.ar.arts :.
\ wear am {, y.o,,,.. Inv, s.o.,,,., 49,.
talk NJ oh
Seattle to Janan but alr,aav The. ,rat
ac Is growing so rsn,;r, tho, tho ~.
ports Of cotton alona a,,p,o.,,, .ror, a.,
;-nitad states ,.,o,,,so .a,r - -,
the vaIna If sn,, a~.,,,r.s >, ,ho 1,,,,-,
States from Janan
Within q sh,rt Tins tho ar,..
/ creased so raui3Yv that row, na,,,o.,
one-.hird ana on...fo,,r,h - tan...a
total EXPORTS came. =, rh., t~.,,...t 60,
\ very fr,sns,v fae,.,e T.. -
IN Japao towards th.. r-nt.aa -
and II Is rsnarte3 that bar o,.u4r,.--
are arxious n ,nrr9axA ~, -.
from that country n rs,5,rn eo- .r,;.
cIeS hourh. from - ~. ne. .,,-,,--
some 81 the trade from r-.slara ,.,,
the field is a wide one and v-a sr. hs,a-
ating re less bv the natural e-ro,r,,,
The imports into Jaran ~ o,,r ,r,.4,,,.s