The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-07

of Europe absorb the majority OF the
surface of the Chinese empire. If Eng
land absorbs it it's trade will he freely
open to US. If Germany or the other la-
tons prohibitory tariffs will feEce Us out
to large degree.
But the struggle for supre macy In the
worlds affairs will not lie betwee,, Ger
many and England. Germany, nptwith-
standing her marvellous progress in the
manufactures, and arts, has a defective
geographical position, and is Weighted
down with mifitarism but the dominant
civilization of the future viii either be
that of the Muscovite or the Anglo
Saxon. The struggle for sovereignty of
the land surface of the globe must even
tually narrow down to these TWO enter
p1'ising and aggressive races.
Russia, with her vast territory in lat;-
tides strikingly favorable for the devel-
opment Of nigh civilization, owning
hundreds of thousands OF square miles Of
virgin lands in Siberia, of one hundred
times more area and of equal productive
power and similar climate to cur own
Red river valley. is bringing TO near COM
pletion a transcontinental railroad five
Thousand miles in length. We can come
20 but one conclusion In regard to its
policy toward China. Russia aspires not
only to the sovereignty of China, but to
Universal Sovereignty;
and who shall say but what the wisdom,
aggressiveness and breadth OF mind
shown by her statesmen. VIII give the
Anglo-Saxon civilization most difficult
task in the fight for supremacy in tn
dustrial struggle or physical warfare.
And this leads up to the interest that
the United States has In what rs now go
ing On In the far East. The trade "of
China and Japan naturally belongs to the
United States. Two thousand miles of
Pacific coast, with it's magnificent har-
bors at San Diego. San Francisco, the
Columbia river and Puget sound. directly
faces the Chinese and Japanese shores.
The nations Of Europe are at "a natural
disadvantage compared with the United
States A ton of freight can be landed
from San Francisco, Portland or Tacoma,
in competition with England, German or
Russia. at one-third to one-half of the
price it will cost those nations to trans
port it to Chinese markets.
1t is true that the policy of China from
| time imn:enor1al has been that of non
intercourse ana exclusion of foreign
trade. The Chinese statesman has said,
eve are sufficient unto ourselves and
don't need the trade of the world This
policy, followed for hundreds of years,
has led to it's inevitable result. Living
within themselves, without intercourse
with other nations, progress has ceased
and China is not capable within herself
Of advancement y
Vast as is the Chinese trade now. what
will it be when 400 900. 600 people develop
the wants and needs of civilization? We
have in China, as it were, "a ready-made
country so far as human units are con.
cerned, but a country essentially lacking
the agencies of civilization. No railroads
telegraphs telephon es.i sewing machines,
BICYCLES Easter bonnets! What may4we
expect when 400 100000 people begin to
want all these, and other things that we
and Indispensable. -. ~ sge. :
Mt roo a
the ways of civilization? Yes. He can
not invent, but he has a marvellous
adaptability to assimilate the inventions
of others. One year ago forty miles OF
railway was opened for traffic between
Tien-tsin and Picking. Tt had been built
in the face of the most persistent oppos1-
ton from Chinese offtcialdom and the
masses, It is double track road, ope'
rated over a perfectly level country, and
therefore favorable for handling large
amount of traffic. Within "a month after
it's opening for traffic 1T was suffering
from VILE s.5,.
A Freight blockade
Twelve passenger trains run each way
per day, each laden to the utmost limit
with the very Celestials who strongly
objected to it's construction by the Tor
eign DEVILS And so it will be with the
telephone, the telegraph, the street car.
| We have no conception of the density OF
population in the central provinces. China
has sixty cities with population above
100, 900 increasing all the way to 800, 600
One province alone Hu-Peh, only two
thirds as large as Minnesota, has a pop
ulation of over 33OOO,O 900. Yet we call
Minnesota pretty we'll settled with Its
/ Zoo, 600 people. One province. Sz-Chuen,
about half the size Of Texas, has 81, 500,
600 inhabitants, or within eight millions
Of the entire United States.
Since we have acquired the Hawaiian
islands and the Philippines, 1t Is but log
ical to consider them steppirg-stones to
territorial acquisitions upon the continent
Of Asia. We too, must have our
sphere" Of influence in China Within
twenty-five years 100000 miles of railroad
| must be built in China. Railroad 'fnan-
| ciers'' will be able to build trunk lines
| from one end of China to the other, with
| their civilized accompaniment of stocks
! and bonds. There will be trade openings
! for telephone companies, street railway
| companies, and all the other modern
business agencies to operate tn that fas-
Grating field which contains one-fourth
OF the population Of the earth. The
| Chinaman dearly loves pig" With
! proper trade relations and interests in
China cur porkpackers may find a mar
Eet for their cured pork and beef.
/ The private fortunes that China will
| create within the l.ext ten years, will be
Of such immensely that the present pos
sessions of our great millionaires will
dwindle into comparative littleness
China will make the first Millionaire the
world has ever seen. because 1t has the
people as a foundation on which to work
1 to build vast aggregations Of wealth, as
they acquire taste for and are supplied
with the appliances OF civilization.
| The business openings in China at
present are abundant In all avenues
Serious obstacles will be met with there
| &c clcavyhere Rift hl1SineSg frarsa
with the Chinese themselves are won
| derfully simpliied with the help of the
.'coInpradore, who is the Chinese GO
| between or business agent who carries on
| all ira nsactiOns and negotiations between
! the foreign firms and their Chinese Gus
| toners. The conpradore has full charge
of all bargaining, payments of money
and. in fact, represents the European
| business man in his business relations
with the natives. It is q significant fact
as bearing on the commercial probity OF
| the Chfnaman that the cornpradore. max
ing all bargains and trades. paying ou
| and receiving all moneys of the firm Il
absolutely trustworthy ard invariably
works to the interest Of his employer.
Many of these Chinese business agents OF
the great foreign firms receive salaries
uf many thousands Of dollars per year.
But the great business enterprises Of the
present and mo-e of them In the future
will be entirely in the hands Of Euro
*Deans s .ssss
To-day the business man going to
Shanghai. Annoy, Canton, Victoria or
Horgkong island. or any of the other
free ports of China will find plenty OF
people speaking his own language and
:. 1t is with them that he will chiefly have
to do In soliciting business. Tor instance,
the European quarter Of Shanghai has
a population of over 10000, with paved
streets VA s
European Built Houses,
and It's appearance differs little from the