The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-02

our purpose better The Anglo-Japanese al
lance is in the interests Of peace japan.
America and England can accomplish much
by working together in the orient. We want
no trouble with Russia and expect none
Count Matsukata and most OF the Japanese
statesmen hope to make good customer
for Japan of eastern Siberia when it is de-
yeloped. We are still enlarglng our navy,
as our people are ambitious in a commercial
way. But for all emergencies that might
arise during the next few years the army and
navy Of Japan are adequate.
Count Matsukata is travelling for pleasure
and also to study methods of this and other
countries. He is interested in transportation
routes and finance. He hoped to see America
and Japan even better friends commercially.
We will buy more machinery, steel products,
raw cotton and flour of you as time goes on.
We want to sell you more tea, silk, pottery
and rice. You are our best customer We
are willing to reciprocate.
We are much interested in the efforts of
such men as James ]. Hill to increase trade
between the two countries. We are now
buying much cotton in India With the
cheapening of transportation, the cotton OF
your southern states ought to be shipped by
rail to your Pacific coast towns and by boat
to Japan. Then we will buy larger per
cent of our cotton supply well as other
products of YOU.
Growing Demand for Flour.
3. Fukai of the Bank of Japan, who is
acting as private secretary to Count
Matsukata, says:
We will take much the same trip as was
taken by Count Ito, who returned to Japan
some days before we left. Count Ito and his
party was much interested in the United
States and especially in this section. Count.
Matsukata considers the United States most
progressive nation. There is much here with
which we can proftably initiate. With the
perfection of transportation routes across
the Pacific we are to be brought into closer
relations witn you. We want to- increase our
OUTPUT of manufactured products We are
building more railroads and the material
should come from the United States. The
people of our country will take more kindly
to your flour every year. More Japanese will
visit you every year. We will send more
young men to your colleges. You now take
the majority of our exports. We want Ameri-
cas- purchases of our products to increase.
Mr.. Fukai said there was absolutely no
political significance in the counts visit.
He was not here to negotiate loan. He
is not an advocate of loans in times Of
peace. He has advised the Japanese
to live more economically and run the
government from it's revenues entirely.
The party will visit Chicago, New York
and Washington before sailing for Eng
land. They will spend much time in
several European countries and make the
trip on east over the Trans-Siberian road.
1t is gradually becoming evident that
James J. Hill has many strong friends
among the statesmen Of Japan, an influ-
ence which will benefit him greatly when
he begins the operation of his big line Of
steamers on the Pacific. Count Ito,
Count Matsukata and other Japanese
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and much interested in their progress.
Members of Matsukata's party believe
that the Hill lines of railway and steam
ships will become world-renowned as the
highways of travel and commerce between
this country and Japan.