Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-12-09


mating law against people with whom
IL Is your interest to keep and maintain
relations of the most friendly nature.
This is a question for the merchants,
manufacturers, capitalists and laborers
OF this country to decide, and am sure
they will decide rightly and fairly
when the facts are laid before them.
do not fear that even American labor
ers will offer opposition, because be-
ing intelligent men and men of com
mon sense, they will understand thet
increase OF trade means, of necessity,
increase of employment and work,
hence prosperity, for them.
With the view of expanding trade be-
tween China and the United States, 1t
has occurred to me that the establish
ment of an institution on lines some
what similar to'those laid down for the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, at
some Chinese seaport, say Shanghai,
would be an excellent thing Manufac-
turers could then send samples of their
goods there on exhibition, Sc that tie
natives could see what America has to
sell in the way of manufactures and ag-
ricultural products. On thu other hand
the products of Chinese factory and
soil might also be placed on exhibition
in the same building. A permenent
exposition of this kind wouic certainly
result in lasting benefit to both sides.
| notice that similar scheme has been
proposed by the Uhirr' States Consul
at Shanghai ard lIongkons and take
great pleasure in recommending such
a scheme to the favorable considera-
ton of the manufacturers and mcr-
chants of this country.
l am exceedingly glad that | have
been able TO be prescn. at some of lhr
sessions of this Congress. This is an
era of conferences and International
conferences. We have seen the Social
Congress. the Medical Congress, the
Women's Congfc.a the Mothers Con
gress. the Cons 'css Of IL typography and
Hygiene, the Disarmament Congress,
etc, that have been held in different
countries. Now We have this Interna.
tional Commercial Congress. Great
credit is due DR.. Wilson and his asso-
ciates for getting up this Congress, and
/ am sure / am expressing the senti-
ment of all of us that we are grateful
TO them for inviting us to take part In
It. This Congress in my opinion, can
not fail to go good to the world at
large. II has brought together the rep
resentative men from different coun.
tries and afforded them an opportunity
TO propose and express their views
from the standpoint Of their respective
countries, and at the same time ascer-
tain the views of other nations and
states.
] anticipate that the results of this
Congress will be far reaching. When
the representatives Of the different ma
tons report to their respective govern
ments and chambers of commerce the
things they have seen. the people they
have met and talked with, and the i'm
pressions they have formed from per-
sonal contact and investigation, bet
ter understanding will naturally be es-
tablished between nations and peoples,
reading to closer friendship and to the
Increase of trade and commerce. My
earnest hope Is that in our delibera-
tons here, We shall rise to that higher
plane which enables us to see our way
TO contribute as much as possible to
the common good of the world while not
giving up the nation interests of each.
l pray that the efforts of these good
men in getting up this Congress will
be crowned with great success, and Its
beneficial results will be permanent.
prolonged applause).
Ambassador WI, speaking again,
said: | wish to say few words, and
shall be very brief. wish to make q
few remarks in reply to the gentleman
who has just spoken. He said after
nearing my address, IL is all very line
speaking about spheres of influence
1t Is all very fine, but it is not justice to
us to exclude the Chinese from Amer
lea. lie says that China has four hun
dred millions of people, and If the law
OF exclusion is abolished the four hun
dred million Chinese would all come L
America. That is his statement Of tn,
question, but / am very sure they
would not come, and l am obliged t.
him for having made that statement
because 1t affords me an opportunit,
for answering him.
That question has often been debat
ed by people, and II often shows itsel
In the press, and am glad of II. and