The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-05

ports to Japan have grown from IS .2s3 6t3
In 1890, 10 ST. ga ass in 1899. During the
same period the exports OF American raw
cotton increased from sS5,2il to S,715, 5S4.
Iron, steel and manufactures of these In
creased from sS.o0o TO s52a,5ls. cigarettes
from s1s.556 10 Sass. 263. tobacco from moth
s722, no
s2n3Ss,5tl, being S.io.S55 more than for
the year 1899 which were. as above stated.
ST.2s4.sSS. This fact Is instructive. az
showing that of late our trade with that
great empire has apparently not been
pushed as earnestly as II Importance de-
mauds.
Exports to Japan.
"in 1881 the United States supplied ia
pan with only 5.f2 per cent OF the imports
into that country. while the United King
dom Of Great Britain furnished 6257 per
cent. OF those imports. In 1885 our country
s stand as follows: The United states
1851 per cent. and the United Kingdom.
22.Si per cent. These statistics show the
possibilities of our trade with that EN-
pire when the American people shall pros
ecute that business with the same yigor
and intelligence that are employed At
home. There certainly IS no reason why
the balance OF trade with japan shall be
b4.S per cent against ours, as IL was in
1899. the imports from that country for
that year being Se.lieTlQ, as against our
export trade Of sl7 2si. esS.
'i'rhe empire OF Japan contains %. Co.,
Na0 Of people. who are rapidly growing
into civilization closely allied TO our
own and yet Of their methods and needs
we know comparatively little. We should
certainly exert ourselves 20 acquire au-
thentic and official information covering
the whole field 81 their trade and com
merce. to the end that We may secure
cur fun share Of the trade advantages
which Japan win offer in the coming
There IL sim larger field open 70 vs.
sfafr hat
twelfth Of the habitahle area OF the globe.
and that holds one-GuRrter 81 tho world =
population The Chinese possess a high
tvpo ~ Oriental civilization. and ia their
commercial transactions they are rapidly
conforming 70 tho methods ~ the West
ern world while many ~ the Inhabitants
are poor there ~ much wealth IN money
and natural resources, both developed
ana undeVeinpcd. The uAtion hiss q debt
~ only 70 cents Per capita The trade
with China is especially desirable. be-
cause the Chinese are not natural me
chanlcz IKE the Japanese, but aro main
lv farmers and merchants This fact e
one % Importance 10 our people. When
once We secure that trade. u is self-eyi-
valuable customers.
pirth Of Trade with china.
ION washinEton's birthday, February =,
f-S4 a vessel sailed from New YORK FOR
the purpose o. establishing trade relauons
nth ChsuA The venture was @ifhcieEtiv
business which. hoNCver. was ~ euail
account until after tAe treaty o. i>i- De-
tween Great Britain and China, nv which
Canton. Annoy. Shanghai. Foo-hcw ami
NirErco were made treaty ports For
quarter 81 q century after taat tirus very
few American goods. EXCEPT cattau c.oth.
found a market 81 that empire, 50 that r
IS safe 10 say that ogr commerce wtih the
chinese empire IN general lines ~ goods
dates from about the year lSsN
THE statistics Tor the wear 1870. resent
IL published indicate hat our total ex-
x,s,rts 20 China amounted 20 S44E ~
ealn % - - per cent over tho year ts1S
az thls total the sales - cotton ctotA
amounted "a so ~ ~. q gain over 1sS
III 81 SsS ~. while our general msrcAan-
disc sales were s5t9lG less IN 1899 than Ia
iSsS
"-rhe foregoing facts show plainly :hat
while We have increased our business
largely with China anly a part ~ ,he trade
that should come 20 the United States
from chat empire has as vet BEEN secured
This Is especially true Of the multifariors
products ~ oar farms. workshops, and
r,iIls 4 considerable part OF the trade
thar should como 10 us row Eoes 70 the
Farmers. merchants. and manufacture "
ether nations and Il goes there for the
reason that those nations have studied the
Conditions existing "a China. ana have
adoptea the proper and necessary methpds
~ secure the business II IS unbeatable
that the information acquired by our COM
peu,ors has been very largely obtained