The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-16
BUSINESS IN JAPAN.
ruR NEW TREATIES OPENING
THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
csur,s.y OF shoPhesr,n -Nan,. Meth
cd. Not Expeditions Enough Tor r.-,-
...n. or Americans THE Na,n, s,o..
E,ehanrr queer rlas.. y

next July opth'"h w" whole Of Iapan ]
20 trade with foreigners thcy LII /
hiring about sweeping and radical |
changes in the life Of the people Who |
have been called the Yankees of the |
east" SAYS the New York Tribune.
Except in the six ports now permitted |
10 trade with foreign nations yoko-
hama. Kobe, Tor liIogol. Osaka. Ma
rasakl. Hakodatc aud Nlgata and in
thirteen other less important ones.
whore foreign commerce is allowed
under severe restrictions. the empire OF
japan Is ut present closed to out slders
so far ms traffic With them Is con-
cerned. Practically the whole OF the
interior is debarred from business in
tercourse with people ot other nations,
and the result OF this h. N course.
total nnfamiliariiy ON the part Of the
majority of Japaneso with the trade
customs of the rest OF the world.
Now that the whole country Is to be
thrown open. however. there il sud-
den curiosity and eagerness on the
part Of It's inhabitants to know how
these strangers propose TO carry on
their commercial relations. and while
II will be necessary, naturally. for for
eigners to conform In some measure
TO japanese ways. II Is more necessary
still that the Japanese be instructed
in the more practical and less cere-
monlous business methods and man
ners OF Europeans and Americans
For this purpose treaty operation com
mlttces are being formed In all parts
OF the empire to explain to the Japa-
nese merchants ana the people gener-
ally the most important points OF diff
ference between their own and foreign
ideas. For the guidance OF the for
elgners translations Of the more COM
mon japanese laws are also being pre-
pared. Many tourist in former years
would have been grateful for this
piece OF work n II had been performed
sooner. for II would have kept him
from various unlntentional offenses
against japanese ideas Of correct be-
havior.
Above all thing, the subjects Of the
mlkado are n polite people polite with
a patience aud persistence which know
no limit. and the best efforts OF a for
eigner to equal them cannot fail to
seem almost like rudeness In compari-
son. No European-and certainly no
American-could bow. for example. as
does the Japanese gentleman who
meets business friend in the street.
His inclination Ii veritable eastern
Ralaam, and II IL TO be feared that he
will stare with gentle reproach at the
jerky little nod which his hurryinl
foreign acquaintance Is likely TO sfv'
him In return. His ceremoniouS IN
quirles regarding the honorable
health OF the exalted friend and his
illustrlous family" are often destined.
It is to be feared. to be disposed OF all
too briefly for Japanese notions OF
such things. The idea OF haste and OF
business pure and simple, shorn OF so
cial ceremonies, viii come as bar
barism to the native mind. but II II
bound 10 be manifested wherever the
foreigners obtain u considerable foot
hold In trade. Many OF the japanese
cities. too, will probably see striking
changes In their appearance after the
foreign traders have become well es-
tablished In them. Al present most OF
the towns OF the empire are still like
wildernesses Of fiimsy little buildings.
scarcely better than wooden sheds
picturesque. It Is true. but frail. The
business portion II small and compact
in one place, but even here there Is
hardly anything to distinguish II from
the rest Of the city, There are no big
warehouses. no busy factories with
their whirling machinery, no heavy
trafiic In the streets. no hustle. no
noise. Even In Tokyo this state OF
AFFAIRS Is to be found. There are some
horse cars. which charge the modest
sum of 1 sen (half n ceL0 ride. and
there II one electric street railway.
other electric lines are either In proc
ess OF building or In contemplation.
but there II much opposition 70 them
among the Japanese.
our cities are very pretty" said a
well-educated. Amerlcanlzed japanese
in this city the other day. "and the
people in them think the cars a dis
figurement can't help sympathlzlng
with that feeling to some extent. OF
course. the electric ears would be a
great convenience In many ways. hut
they do seem out OF harmony with the
japanese surroundings, and. really, the
tinrlklsha. which everybody uses--for-
eigners rs much as any one else-is
not at all bad vehicle. II is com
Portable. and the coolies who carry It
are quick runners" The jlnrlklshas
also have the advantage OF belng
cheap. the usual charge being 10 sen
Is centsl for two-mile trip. one
may also hire them for different
lengths Of time, at the rate OF 10 sen
an hour. as sen CS7is cents) a day. or
6 yen $3.50 week