New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

The new treaty between Japan and the United
Sta'es which went into effect the nth OF this
month will widely develop the
AMEKICAS rich natural resources OF Japan
OPPoRTU- and materially increase American
MITES IN interests in that country" said
JAPAN. Kantaro Kaneko. yesterday at the
Waldorf-Astoria Mr.. Kanekos
statement carries with IL the authority of long
perience. Until recently he the Mkados
Minister for Agriculture and Commerce. and for
many years he has served his country in other
nigh offices. He was graduated from the Harvard
Law School in 1875 and his present visit to this
country Is in acceptance Of the invitation OF Pres
dent Eliot and the faculty Of Harvard University.
Whieh conferred on him. at its last commencement,
me 5he honorary degree OF LII. ID. Speaking in fuller
aetail OF the financial, commercial and industrial
interests of America in Japan affected by the
recent treaty Mr. Kaneko said:
Japan offers opportunities for investment twice
as advantageous as can be found in this country.
The American capitalist rejOices II he oan get or
run as nigh as 10 per cent with good security,
such as railroad bonds and bonds Of big industrial
banking law goes into force by which the foreign
capitalist has the same privileges the japanese
re SRe TRsy depos take notes ana
Prior to this time Japan's commercial inter
course with the outside world was greatly ham
pered by the closing OF certain ports OF entry There
chants Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Hakodate and
had to be shipped to one OF these open ports and
thence distributed by railroads, a necessity which
tended raise the price of foreign goods to such
extent that they could not compete with do
nestle products. Nevertheless. the exports Of
amounted to $iOSOOO0, and / believe that with all
japanese ports thrown open to the world IN ac-
cordance with the treaty of July II. these asnres
will be doubled within the next five years. The
tariff rates OF the new treaty will not affect the
great bulk OF commodities exported into Japan, Ior
the duties are laid on the luNures and the neCes-
stiles are allowed to come In under an o ~
be the best, and are importing IT In great guam
titles and under moderate duty; .-,,.,,,.,.- -
Japan: Americans are now permitted 10 estA9iish
manufactures IN any part Of the Empire. Raw
paid in Europe or America, and as consequence
silk mills paper mills sugar rehneriesi cigar ana
TO assume gigantic proportions. This Is no
exaggeration, for under the restrictions heretofore
ready made rapid advancement. Then. too the
es OF aPe tbe baSd5 ar Of AmeTcaG T who
are equipped with modern machinery. they wouia
Mr.. Kaneko starts tonight for Vancouver by
way Of Montreal He expects 10 sail on July 81
for Japan.
Dr. T NJ Frias. a native Cuban who has
practised medicine in Cienfuegos for hfty-two
years Is staying for few days at
AMERICAN the Fifth Avenue Hotel He told
SANITATION Tribune reporter yesterday that
IN CUBA. the Cuban people owed much TO
the Americans for the sanitary I'm
rrovements they have MADE in all the cities THESE
improvements have not been at all overesumated
by the American press he said. They are every
bit as thorough and ef1cacious as the papers
IN This country have represented them 70 be. That
the percentage Of yellow fever cases IN the lslahd
will be greatly reduced this year there can be no
doubt At present Santiago is the only place IN
fected with the disease and am go G9nvinced sha1 AZ
stamping It out in short time DO not ReneVs
this year. To be sure, 1t VIII require tuhe anu
money and hard work 10 put Cuba In such con-
Gon a If 81 Prom deadly fevers as the south
ern States Of America. 1t must be remenbere9
that Cuba has long seen nd & tSe Spanish rule
no efforts were made 70 stamp out the Iislta9y
patients were never isolated There was absolute
" no quarantine and thus the disease was al
lowed 10 take its course. In addition 10 this, the
vas in the fithiest Condition. The Americans ap-
parenty appreciate the situation, I3r tHSS iIA'e
After my long experience with yellow fever and
with pernicous malarial fever-whieh is laT more ore
fatal than the Other--I have little falth IN the
serum treatment. or in fact. in any OF these s % %
called specifics Three or four years ag9 f1eat
Ioent ne which. he thought, would work wonders
i consisted & q5se S6 Ice aPPM'a9ns M this
ss5pIh say It i9a{ i9nt: Z but fV doubt it,
Al the Fifth Avenue Hotel with Dr. Frias is n s.
Acea q sugar planter. whose plantation-one Of the
few which escaped ruin in the re-
MONEY ONE bellon-is just outside Cienfuegos'
OF THE Mr. Acea said that he and Dr.
ISLANDS Frias are delegates from the AS
NEEDS. sembAes Of the municipalities u
the Province Of Santa Clara, ap-
nointed 10 wait on President Mckinley and ask
his permission 10 establish municipal agricultural
bank at Santa Clara. They awaiting the ar
rival Of five other delegates, who are expected 10
reach New York in q day or two Ihen the parry
will 20 10 Washington. The proposed bank Is 70
be capitalized by the municipalities 10 the extent
OF 81 500 600 Nh Acea says. and IS for the purpose
OF lending money, with proper securities u HsII-
culturalists who are in need OF funds ,, .
TT will he a fine thing for Santa cara frOVlnice,
said Mr Acea "and we will be much disappointed
he Pres
thing most needed in Cuba. our plantations nASe
been devastated, and IL takes money TO start lHei
Mr.. Acea employees about six hundred men men on s nls
nlantation More than hundred OF tnenl w. W.
Soldiers In the Cuban army, ana uae Paii'ei soy
tbat they are the best workmen he has. At, ., !, -
'STvhe majority Of the former CUBAN solultrs uS
said ''are men who want 10 WORK AS ~ ne "a 81
IN every army there good de oi IN ~
mixed in This element became the panuItsI. I'LL Ill
Americans however, are handling them I VeIy Wi "i
and IL will not be many months untI palu4TS f7rttd
ha as rare In Cuba they are IN Lne In NE 80
me Americans. As for the sentiment .IirJ .haI
tnSependence il is strong, but 90 n9t tiA tis re
ctba Is ready for IL yet. We neeo Ls'Ie & - otrn
befora we establish q goyernmeht o. oui oe 20
,rhere &c considerable difference OF opliiIon - 49,
~ t1,tre disposition OF the island oone aie @ -. ~
tyor ~ annexation and some favor proteVSl ,,
"a. shiny the large majority or the peopIe a.
uit,nate Independence. The present need , anu tne
S,1c need Is for American capital ana American
enferorise to revive business.