Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-01
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
EAST.

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The jamestown Alert publishes an
interesting interview with V. l.. lis
sera, Il native of Ceylon, who has been
in the United States for five or six
years studying customs and methods
and developing III eastern tea trade.
The statements Of Mr.. Tissera are in
tercsting as showing the possibilities
Of developing the eastern trade and
supplying Il portion at least of the
hundreds Of Millions Of people in India
from the factories of the United States
rs well as Introducing breadstuffs. In
the Alert Mr.. Tissera says:
"Our people are very friendly to the
United States and have not formed
against you the prejudices they enter
tain toward Great Britain. The Eng
lish government has been our Oppres-
sol's and tax masters since Lord Hast
ings and Lord Give with English sol
dicrs butchered Tie native princes and
tribes and carried off millions of gold
and silver which had accumulated in
India by the industry and labor OF the
natives. Great Britain's government
is cordially hated there, us Il natural
consequence, and the feeling Of the
natives, even after much has been
done to improve the country in way of
railways and other public works and
institutions is that England only in
terests herself in us for purposes Of
extracting .De last rupee, in revenue,
and forcing her manufactured pro-
ducts upon us. Our people want to
trade with this country freely, because
we get a square deal. Your products
are better, and the prices are less. We
want a direct shipping and trade COLI
nection without having Liverpool mer-
chants act as middle men and charge
us high rates for the service and pre-
vent a full exchange of products.
1.-The native Indian or cOolie is a very
enduring person: he is able to work
hard and sustain life on 10 cents a day,
which is about all he is able to get.
He has never had any advantages of
free schools. His education is neg
lected and he has no means Of ac-
quiring even the rudiments. His slate
is the sand in which he traces his first
figures and letters, and he is taught to
count a little by beads. I'VE want
Americas help to get an awakening
into the life, liberty and comforts Of
tne west. There are thousands of ar
ticles YOU make here that would find a
ready sale in India and Ceylon if they
could he brought to the attention of
the natives and he had the chance to
buy or trade for them. But now it is
only English goods they have a chance
to get. l have sent back very many
nf H.nI1p me 1l1fo af1yins S11ch nc SCNyinV
machines, electric apparatus. charts,
and the more common inventions you
have here, to compare them with the
English manufactures. l get the most
encouraging letters from merchants in
Colombo, Bombay. Madras and other
cities. who are anxious to build up a
direct with the United
States.
I'm the field of China and Japan you
ought to get a firm foot hold also. for
your route by way of the Pacific is
shorter and better than by way Of the
Suez canal. Mr.. Hill is building two
large steamers for the trade and every
ship that sails from Seattle has all it's
freight space taken long in advance.
Seattle ought to become a great city
and one of the biggest ports in the
world on account of it's location to
handle goods for the Oriental trade.
rour of is came to this country in
1893 and non have yet returned. We
had enough Of the English rule and
while not citizens of this country vet,
will probably become SO. A number
Of our young men are in the United
States learning the customs and get
ting posted on the free institutions
here. to so home and tell their country
men about. We will have others
come for the same purpose. We need
an awakening and feel that we will be
subjects of a Foreign power until we
get arounu and organize u popula-
ton to strike for independence and bet
ter condition Of the masses.