The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-20
PROGRESS OF JAPAN.
An Interesting Discussion in the
Great Commercial Congress,
A CHANCE FOR CAPITALISTS

AuildutlDlllhs Otls ~ ne UItnlhlllh
officer of the first session of the sixth
day Of the international commercial
congress was Everett Fraser, consul
general for Corea, and president Of the
American Asiatic association. The re-
Gently arrived Japanese minister, j.
Komura, accompanied the speakers
when they were invited to seats upon
the stage.
The days sessions we're devoted
mainly to a discussion of Japanese in
dustries MIR. Fraser first introduced
Mr.. Komura. who spoke very briefly.
Mr. Komura said:
Having come in the expectation
that all ] would have to do today
would be to listen and not to speak.
| will not trouble you with an address.
l very highly appreciate the courtesy
and honor Of being invited to attend
this session Of the international COM
mercial congress and also appreciate
the kindly words of your chairman for
my country, Japan. The policy of
Japan has always been and always
will be that of peaceful expansion In
the domain of commerce and industry
The speakers who will follow me are
no doubt prepared to fully exhaust
the subject and tell what progress
Japan has made in the past years. and
the great promises held out for the fu-
ture."
Mr.. S. Uchida. imperial Japanese
consul general and government dele
gate, followed in a brief review OF
Japan's export trade. and was follow
ed by Alfred ]. Ortheimer. who spoke
on Commercial JapaS in 1899"
Chairman Fraser. ~ calling the af-
ternoon session to order. said he re
gretted that the minister of Corea. who
had partly promised him to be present.
had found it impossible to change his
other engagements in order to keep
this promise. Sixteen years ago Corea
was sealed book except TO China and
Japan. Since then she has made great
progress. Americans are carrying on
large gold operations in Corea, and
its products of coal, timber, rice, hides,
wheat, seaweed and pearls are being
developed by American and European
enterprise. Six ports have been re
Gently opened, and there is every pros
pect Of a much larger growth Of our
present considerable petroleum trade
with the country.
Truxton Beale's paper on the trade
in Central Asia was read by Mr.. Fox,
of Washington.
Mr.. Yamamoto, delegate from the
chamber of commerce OF Kobe, Japan,
followed with paper on Future
Trade in the Far East" He spoke
In Japanese and was followed by an
interpreter. In the course of his ad-
dress he spoke of Japan's great strides
In commerce and industry in the last
few years. In dwelling upon Ameri-
can cotton and its import he said the
value of imports In American cotton
In 1894 was 100000 yen. In 1898 it
had increased to 50000,00 The quail
ity of American cotton, he said, is well
proven by the increase. but for some
reason each bale does not seem to con-
tain the same quantity, and there have
been some complaints. THE confer
ence between the United States and
Japan" he continued, has fiourished
to a certain extent, but 1t has been
evident that the means for imports
and exports has not been competent.
We want more ships of greater ton
mage and better fitted out, and l firmly
believe that the opening of the Mica
ragua canal, in line with the open
ing of the rest of the commercial
world, create an era in our relations
NJ Okada, representative of the
chamber of commerce of Kumamoto,
Japan, in paper on the Present Sit
uation of Japan" said among other
things:
''At the completion of the war with
China, Japan stood before the world
as a powerful nation. AS a result of
victory various railroads have been
projected, Industrial enterprises have
been made importations and sxporta-
tions have grown enormously, educa-
tional facilities have rapidly multi
piled, and wages have advanced. Japan
has population of over 40, ,000, 900, and
her people are intelligent and enter
priZing. But so far the industrial en-
terprises have met with small success,
or with failure. simply on account of
the scarcity of capital Japan wants
capital, and our arms are always open
to foreign capitalists"
V. r. Gandhi. Of Bombay, delegate
from the Bombay Piece Goods associa-
ton, and other commercial organiza-
tions in India, spoke on trade rela-
tions between the United States and
India.
''India's imports are very large" he
said. "the foreign merchandise import
ed yearly amounting to about 1910 ,O00,-
900, while the exports are as high as
$500, 900, ,000. The imports from Great
Britain amounts to as high as$175, ,JOO,-
900 yearly. Next comes Germany,
with $4,000, 900, and the United States
stands seventh in the list, with i'm
ports amounting to but s., 900, 900 year.
ly. The share of the United States in
the commerce of India should be
larger. The most inviting fields is for
American manufactured products.
British manufacturers make a study
and a speciality of catering to the
wants of the Indian trade. That is the
secret Of their success"
Fred H. Smith delegate of the
Bridgeton, N. j., board of trade, Of
fered resolution. which was referred
to the committee on resolutions with
out discussion. The resolution de
clares that the United States having
acquired the Sandwich Islands and the
Philippines, where there is a large
population of Chinese, it becomes
necessary to modify the Chinese re-
striction act.
Previous to adjournment DR.. Wilson
made the announcement that President
Mckinley would tender a racention 10