Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-22
ANGEL ON CHINESE TRADE
Michigan University President Points Out
Advantages Of Open Door.
COTTON GOODS AND PETROLEUM FACTORS
UnIted states VIII supply China with
Lumber and Flour AIsO-EncOuF-
aging words for Athletics
In Colleges.

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President James B. Angel Of the Uni
versity Of Michigan. in turn editor, min
lister to China, member for the United
States Of an international commission with
Great Britain for the consideration Of the
Canadian fisheries question, chairman Of a
committee OF this country and Canada for
the investigation of the deep waterways
from the great lakes to the sea. and. finally,
minister to Turkey, arrived in Omaha yes
terday morning.
Though he IL nearer four years
than three and has been welding matters
Of educational and political moment for
decades, this pioneer "prexy" Of the middle
west is still joyial. smiling. stout and hearty
and IL on tho lookout for the humorous
side Of things. His eye spsrkled when he
was asked at the Omaha club yesterday
for his views on the detention Of Miss
etone IN the Orient, for he saw an opening
for n test and was not slow to take ad-
vantage Of II.
FL do not see why you people in Omaha
should be so much exercised about this
Misc stone matter" said President Angel.
''You seem to raise the same sort here.
That cannot be anything. very unusual for
Omahans after their Cudahy kidnapping ex-
perience. Apparently. brigandage is not
confined to the witnesses Of Turkey or
Greece or Sicily" And then the dis
finguished visitor laughed heartily and
slapped his leg.
~As TO the facts OF that Stone affair,
however" continued President Angel, in
serious vein, I'VE actually have practically
none at our command as yet on which to
base an opinion. No data is yet available
and we win set It only as the result Of an
investigation which / presume the United
States Will insist that the Turkish govern
ment shall make.
Open Door is Important.
II am deeply interested in the Chinese
situation just now, for that open door policy
ts q matter OF great Importance to the
United States. 1t is of extreme moment to
our in many departments. Nor
do 1 think this thing is threatened by Rus
sia, even In M~anchuria. l understand that
Russia has given Secretary Hay assurance
that 1t does not wish nor intend to intrude
in Manchuria, and 1 see no reason for no.
believing Russia. The United States and
Russia have always been on intimate terms
and we should believe It in this matter.
OF course England has always doubted Rus
sia, but that Is a case where each thinks
the other lies.
ITO illustrate what the open door will do
for our commerce to China, let me say that
the great factors in 1t at present are heavy
cotton good and petroleum. In petroleum
our only competition comes from the Cas-
plan supply Of Russia, and that might be a
reason for Russia's desiring to keep us from
trading in China. This commodity goes to
all parts OF China
with the cotton goods the north section,
Manchuria itself. is our stronghold, and so
It IL especially desirable that we keep that
nIana nDau rrnuIood eli. --~.A
tons to the southern and central portions Of
China. for 1t makes a more himsy, lighter
kind. which has obtained great favor In the
hot climate. But in the north It is colder,
and there our heavier goods are in demand.
"Just recently. too. our -four trade to
China has grown very much and is on the
increase now. We were compelled to teach
the Chinese to eat -four, for they would not
have It at first because 1t was too dear.
Rice and millet were their diet. But now
they 'are taking hold OF the -four moro
readily.
lumber for China.
Lumber is one OF our products the ex-
portation OF which to China 1 think should
be greatly increased. Because Of its great
lge China has denuded It's forests and can
bot secure sufficient lumber for construc-
lion purposes. Oregon and Washington
Ihould furnish the supply.
81 am an advocate OF athletics In col
bge, properly conducted. l was a de-
Hotee myself a few score years ago. Foot
ball is a good thing. We think especially
we'll Of It In Michigan just now. after the
showing we made last year. The boys
ire very fond Of Coach Yost. Athletics
ire very clean at Ann Arbor. Profession
Lism is absolutely a bar and so is unsatis-
factory work In classes"
President Angel came west purely for
The purpose of attending the banquet Of
University OF Michigan alumni OF the mid
lie west at the Omaha club tonight. He
has been president Of this Institution for
lhirty-one years. taking leave OF absence
: bow and then to I'LL some political position
br a year or wo.