The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

THE Chinese Consul-General in this city has is
sued the prospectus OF the United States and
China Trading Company, to be incorporated
under the laws OF this State, with capital Of from
S., 900 900 to $40 100000. The prospectus conveys
and repeats much information as the Chinese trade
and quotes at large from Sir Charles Beresford on
that subject.
The opinion OF the Consul General is that the
United States, having been non-aggressive in China,
will be preferred by that Government in the granting
of trade concessions and protection in their enjoy
The European nations characterized in the
document as aggressive and grasping" and the in
ference plain that China will treat the favored
nation Silence is maintained, however, upon the
light in which those aggressive and graspng Euro
peans will look upon any attempt to give to excu-
sive privileges and benefits in China England, Ger
many and Russia are already there, busy in stalking
out spheres OF influence and zones OF commerce and
posts for military occupation Whatever grace China
shows toward us brings us in conflict with the in
terests OF these prior occupants and while we will
have mo dispute to settle with China, contentious
with her other powerful parasites may involve US
very seriously and to extent offset by the
mercial advantage gained
The prospectus impleads the Philippine trade with
that OF China and herein betrays feeling that Chi
interests in the islands require to help
tain them. 1t says that there are one million Chi
nese in the Philippines and that Chinese merchants
control their commerce. The proposed California
corporation is to make connections with these Chi
merchants already established there and make
use OF their facilities for distribution.
The Chinese estimate OF the wealth to be gained by
exploiting the Philippines is sumptuous that OF
Senator Morgan The Consul General says: "The
principal products OF the Philippines are sugar,
1,a-,,
indigo, cotton, pepper, cochinea betel root, areca
nut, cocoanuts and nut oil. In the forests grow
ebony bamboo, logwood, rattans and numerous hard
woods, bearing trees and plants. The islands
also abuousy rich in gold, and copper, coal and
iron abound in large quantities.
No wonder that after that dazzling catalogue the
representative OF China is able to say that the pro-
posed corporation will enter into possession of a
veritable GOlconda. The development of this new
field, however, will require labor and this can only
be had FROM China. Americans cannot work in that
climate. The million Chinese already in the Philip
pines form population already in possession. The
present population OF the Philippine Islands is 81 to
the square mile, against the average OF 81 for Europe
Asia 49, Africa IS, Oceanca s, North America s,
South America s. and the worlds average OF 26
The native races are not given to industry volun-
tary and it is clear that they must be forced to work
and lashed into taXpaying, as Professor Wooster
says they under Spain laboring popula-
tion must be introduced from China
1t is therefore highly probable that if the future
develop in line with this prospectus issued by the
Consul General Of China the United States will pro-
tect the introduction into the Philippines OF million
more Chinese who will repeat there the history OF
their invasion of the Straits Settlements Ceyon and
the other tropical countries into which they have
oene+rated