The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-05
THE COT TON MEN
WANT OPEN DOOR
Insist That Our interests in China
Shall Be Protected.
DEMAND SHARE OF TERRITORY
Now That War Seems Inevitable They
Think We Should Have a Share Of
the Empire in Case Of lis Par
titiop Amc.3. Powers.
DEMAND SHARE OF TERRITORY

BALTIMORE, MD, July 4.-Special.-
The Manufacturers Record OF July 9Th
contains the following:
Persons who had not kept themselves
informed of the dominant sentiment Of
Southern cotton manufacturers We're sur
pr!scd when last fall, South Carolina man
ufacturers, as well the the representatives,
OF ths Southern Cotton Spinners' Asspca-
tion placed themselves IN advanced posi-
ton regarding the maintenance OF Afner-
can trade opportunities IN the Far East
and the development Of them. Such ac-
ton however. was not surprising to men
in touch with the manufacturers. They
knew as well as the manufacturers that
much Of the export trade III cotton goods
from this country was with the East. and
that the Southern c0tton-mills we're supply
ing the bulk of that trades demands. They
realized with the manufacturers that events
Of the Spanish war had tended 10 give he
United States an advantage for the eXter-
sion of that trade. and had made it incunl-
bent upon this country to insist upon 1t
that nothing should be allowed to interfere
with legitimate efforts in that direction.
That the spirit which moved the nanufac
turers six months and more ago to express
themselves strongly upon conditions in the
East IS still militant is demonstrated by
the following letters which have been
received by tho Manufacturers Record in
reply to a circular question: 'tAs bearing
on the export trade OF Southern cotton
goods in China. what, in your opinion,
should be the action Of the United States
government at the present CRISIS in that
country?r
THE DOOR MUST BE OPEN.
J. 3. Cleveland, president Whitney Manu-
featuring Co, Sparlanburg, S. c.: 1t IS
of the utmost Importance, especially to the
Southern States, that the Chinese demand
for cotton goods should not be cut off The
action heretofore taken by the United
States government to protect our interest
in that quarter gives every reason to be-
lieve the same policy will be continued.
Il is generally understood that the uther
Powers have assented TO the open door
policy and in this present crisis the aC-
ton OF this government should be such
that nothing Will occur to close the door
and turn the key on US"
T. l. Hickman, president Graniteyille
Manufacturing Co., Augusta. Ga: cit
seems to me that the only thing that the
United States government can do in the
crisis now pending in China is to protect
our interests thoroughly and to maintain
as far as possible on open-door policy.
In the case of serious war in that country,
the questions that it will involve are too
great for my comprehension, and the
agreement and Settlement among the ma
lions Will have to be determined by people
who are a great deal better fitted TO eX-'
press an opinion than | am.
FAVORS STRENUOUS ACTION.
r. y. Johnson, Rockingham. y. c.:
Uncle Sam should ask Wu Ting Fang
to cable Ii Hung Chang to get out of his
palanquin and hurry on foot if he can't
travel faster to PelSin and protect our
people, or we will send Dewey and Schley
and Roosevelt ana Wheeler to teach them
lessons they will be sure TO remember.