The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-13
4 NEW CHINESE TREATY
Twill Mean Great Things Eventu-
ally for Our Trade With
China.
From The journal Bureau, Room IS, Post Build.
ing, WASHINGTON.

From The journal Bureau, Room 40, Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washington, July 13.-Prospects are good
for the completion, on satisfactory terms, of
the treaty now being negotiated between the
United States and China, in time for trans.
mission to the senate next winter. 1t will
provide for the abolition Of the customs taxes
which have for ages existed between the sew
eral Chinese provinces and been source OF
official corruption. 1t is estimated that not
more than two thirds Of these internal taxes
ever reach the imperial treasury. In their
place the new treaty will provide for the
collection Of all customs duties at ports OF
will be shade higher than those now il,
force, but the importer will know exactly
what it will cost him to land his goods in any
Chinese province and can fix prices accord
| needed reforms as to the treatment and rights
| CT American citizens in China, including the
| missionaries and native converts.
Broadly speaking, the treaty is OF the great
| est significance, because 1t will insure the
| "open door, in China and will be an enter
| ing wedge for an enormous trade:
| American trade with China has been grow
! ing very rapidly since 1890 In that year we
sent goods to that country to the amount OF
$2,9i6, 2os. In 1900 the amount was SIS 1888, 167
and in 1902 it was s24: 722so6. The Chinese
trade this year will probably not exceed $780,
C0O,tC0, but that will be due to natural causes
| The exports in 1901 were small, not to ex-
coed $40 ,ooo,, on account of the Commercial
! paralysis growing out of the boxer uprising
The year following it jumped way up, and this
yea it will fall back to a normal basis
| Normally our Chinese trade is growing at the
late Of almost two millions year, and under
| new treaty it ought to show still larger
| gains. Indeed, it is expected in some quar-
tiers that after the treaty has been in opera
| ton five years our Chinese exports viii
reach more than SOC, 900, 900; and that that will
he only a beginning. .--. ..,...
China's exports to the United States abou
equal her imports from this country, and tn,
| latter cannot reach their maximum until thu
former have developed correspondingly TIL,
| export trade OF China will begin to grow b,
leaps and bounds soon as there is rail
| road connection between the interior prov
| inces, enabling the people to bring thei
| surplus stocks to the seabord. Then will fol
low the development of the empires exten
sive coal and iron mines and the beginning o
a wonderful era of commercial prosperity
| Government officials here say that tn
United States will be favored by China in al
commercial arrangements. We have beef
her friend. and during the boxer uprising
| showed that friendship in a way that ha
made lasting impression upon Chinese Of
| fcials and the people generally.
| James j. Hill had these in mind when pre-
| pairing to enlarge the carrying powers of hi
lines of railway and in the building of grea
ships for the Asiatic trade. The Pacific coas
cities will benefit tremendously as the resul
of an increase Of trade with China, and non
more than the cities Of Puget Sound.
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