New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
THE PASSING THRONG.

The American middle man" in Japan is likely
TO be compelled TO look for some other means OF
obtaining livelihood. II the action
Japan of the firm OF Okura & Co., In
SENDING Toxic. may be taken as criterion.
AGENTS shikaji Takaya, who Is an agent
ABROAD of that firm was at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel yesterday. He says
that his company has the contract from the Jap
anese Government 10 furnish hundreds OF thou-
sands of dollars worth Of supplies to the army ana
navy. BY supplies he means everything from
batteship's engines to drummer boys cap EVi-
IDENTIFY Okura & Co. are not specialists.
Heretofore my firm always made it's Foreign
purchases through the foreign agencies In TOXIC
said Mr. Takaya, In explaining the matter to
reporter last evening. "The treaty revision
which went into effect on July Is. has caused T.
change in Japans small business world Und'|
the old law Japanese firms would not deal direct
with foreign business houses because, In case OF
any litigation, they would have TO go into inc
foreign courts. Under the treaty revision, how
ever all such cases will be tried in the japanese
courts and thus the business mon Of Japan have no
longer any reason be backward about establishing
closer relations with foreign firms 1T is this desire
for closer relationship that has caused my Arm to
send me to America and England to get into toueh que,
only through their Toxic agencies | sail for Eu,
rope tomorrow, and will return 10 tne unlt.u
lea are mostly in the machinery line, They viii
amount TO about 500 900 this year. Your clothing
hat + too # IS tSr Of interest," a fG
purchases are steadily increasing; while our Euro.
now Europe has the advantage. but don't think think
II will be many years until the blik OF our ousi'
ness Is transacted in the United States.
Harry A. Garfield, Of Cleveland. a OF tho
murdered President, IL at the Murray Hill Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield expect to
CLEVE- sail for Europe on the Umbria on
LANDS Saturday. Mr. Garfield said yes
STRIKES terday that he had legal business
SERIOUS. which called him abroad. He ID
the president OF the Municipal AS
sociation Of Cleveland, the organization which was
the chief instrument in the defeat Of McKisson
when he ran for Mayor. To use the words OF It's
president 1t Is an association tor practical. not
theoretical. reform. Said Mr. Garfield:
I'VE opposed McKisson because he was endeavor-
ing to establish a kind OF Tammany ring in Cleve-
land. 1t IS fact worthy OF notice that every can
ddate on the Republican ticket 5ut M
We are not the kind of reformers who are always
trying to bring about the impossible. We simply
throw strength to the right man, and shout Tor
Mr.. McKLpley's popularity in my community nat Is
doubt of his denomination and election; and feel
sure that his plurality in Ohio Will be fully as
large, i not larger than it was in 1895 1895" ..oord
streetcar strike In Cleveland, which was declared
on Monday will prove as serious as ITS predecessor
"and fear that it will be stubborn fight: The
first strike really>caused by change in the
administration OF the street railroads ana ,he In
unreasonaby strict. II is true that these rules
were subsequently abolished. but then the strike
into fight for the recognition of the union. After
a while the difficulties were apparently smoothed
is every indication that the present strike will be
serious as the first one, II not more So"