The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-27
UNITED STATES And JAPAN
Prominent Visitors From the ORR
ent Discuss Their Relations.

America Gradually Becoming u Man
ufactUrer of SiIIs-TFc Result of
the Perry ExPedition-Pro~Pe
for Adjusting Chinese Difficulties.
h SuCawa- of Yokohama and Y Nishi-
mura, of kyoJo, japan. two OF the lead
ing manufacturers of silk and exporters
of raw silk Who are making a tour of the
United States are in Washington They
called at the Waite House yesterday and
were presented to the President and also
paid d visit to thn japanese Minister
They are two very affabIe gentlemen and
typical representatives of the enterpris-
ing and Industrious Empire OF the Far
East
We are making a visit to the United
States" said Mr. Sugawa, for the pur-
pose Of investigating industries, particJI-
larry silk manufacturing plants. and to
pick NJ business pointers which We be
lieve viii be of benefit to us in our bust
ness We spent considerable time at Pat
erson, y J.. looking over the manufac-
turing plants there and also the silk fac
tories about Boston.
We were surprised to see the great
progress and development of this indus
try which has been made in the United
y
class Of goods is being turned out and
with the modern machinery employed it
is being done at small cost
Japan has for many years enjoyed a
very valuable market in America for its
silk manufactures. but I am frank to ad-
nit that we cannot hold this advantage
very much longer. The factories Of the
United States VIII soon be turning out
enough silk to supply the home market,
and then viii begin to encrOach upon our
trade elsewhere Still. we VIII continue
to sell you the raw silk which is pTOduC-
ed IN a great abundance in Japan and
which you do not raise here. So. that
while with the growth OF the silk indus
try in America We viii lose in stles OF
the manufactured product. We viii grin
in the amount of raw material which We
viii sell to you.
The condition of trade relations be
tween the two countries is continually i'm
proving We are Just now buying a vast
amount Of machinery manufactured in the
United States and skill continue to do 50
for some time The growth of commerce
during the lapse of forty years since Ad-
miraI Perry came TO Japan TO begin neso-
tiations for opening up trade relations be
! tween our country and yours has been
enormous We are just now making
( preparations to erect at the place where
| Perry landed a monument to his memory
! There Is another condition which has
( greatly impressed me since / have been ia
1 the United States. and that is the fact
/ that New York Is to be within short
! time the financial centre of the world in
! stead Of London Instead of going 10
/ London for capital Japan VIII within
few years be receiving the greatest influx
| from the American metropolis There Is
| great opening for American capital in ia
pan We have ths labor with which CAPT
/ tai can ute and build I'D vast Industries.
/ and the opportunities VIII be very great
! American Gna1cieTS are even now taking
advantage Of the conditions and viii
! continue TO do 50 more and more IN the
future
/ war as a result Of the present conditions
in China would be aveTred- and that in
the End there would be an amicable al
! JuStme1t Of affairs between China on one
hand and the Powers on the other While
Japan would be compelled TO resist the
! entertainments Of Russia, if they were
pressed. he said. he nevertheless believed
/ that an understanding would be reached
by diplomacy which would obviate re-
/ sort To arms While Japan Is taking the
her position would doubtless he strength
! ened by the other Powers. who, no less
than JaQan- do not wish to allow Russia to
gain any advantage over them IN China
Japan. being near. her interests are ac-
| c0rdingly greater, and il Is necessary for
/ her TO take the lead in opposing Russia 5
advances
Mr. Susawa and M Nfshimura are
uiuEiing pleasure with business in their
Trip through the L uited States and eE-
pect TO remain here for two or three
/ months longer visiting the principal cities
and various points Of interest