New-York tribune., 1903-05-01
AMERICAN TRADE.
Hoso 1t Nag Be Maintained and In
creased I'm Mdnchurid.

Washington. April 30.-How the commercial
interests of the United States in Manchuria may
be safeguar6ad against future international
complications and our trade in that country
maintained and increased is told In report re-
ceived to-day at the State Department from
United States Consul Miller. at New-Chwang
He says Russia in the end will practically DOM
mate the commercial and Industrial analrs oi
Manchuria unless other countries have in every
way equal facilities. American trade in Man
churia to-day consists principally of cotton
goods, kerosene and flour. and is largely IN ex-
cess of that of any other country 1t is esu-
mated that our exports to Manchuria will equal
5000 900 taels or 35 per cent of all foreign I'M
ports In order that this commercial supremacy
may be maintained, Consul Miller has maze the
following recommendations to the department.
First-Esfa bIshment by American manu-
facturers of an expert agent in Manchuria VINO
shall sell direct to native firms insleao u ~
Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Second-That the Washington GoVerrlne!il
urge the opening Of all Manchuria to the uaue
of the world "as free 10 us as TO RUSSIA u AA'
Third-That a new consul general be ADDED 70
the American consular service IT'S G neao ~ tT or
known the United States Consul 1eiiei 0i -o-
Manchuria.
IF these things are not done, MI Hiiiiei
continues 'it is very clear to my mind that the
with whatever trade is desired by RUSSIAN me-
chants will be entirely in their hanos' nus
sian, merchants are already strong IN the helo-
sene trade and are laying plans to capture 'iie
flour and cotton goods trade Russia nsAs
commissioner of the rank of consul general Ill
Nanchuria having great influence with the pres
emf Chinese officials Russian banks are oo.iIs @
business in all the principal cities, anu '1Io
hanks have a commercial branch puylhS az
selling merchandise. Russian sub1ectS az 49, 49,
ing -four mills factories and meal PdC-lI,
and onening mines throughout Mancnurid' VIZ
soroa of orr citizens complain that they are noI
nerroitted the same privileges. The coIiIheI I CIel
denartrent of the Russo-Chinese BANK Is 49,; uoI;is
business in all the interior cities OF AlaHciI.i
while our citizens are prohibited on acCou!!t -
our treaty with China and unless TINS c~Oi1 ~ 49, =
is altered our trade instead OF expahoiis do e
natural conditions would JUSTIFY, Will pe ~ ~ a.
tracted and driven out by Russian soou9. - - -
the manifest purpose Of some Ftussidll 5r SC go
facturers TO initiate American made goooS dnu
brands" 49,, +-a+ Manchurta
nro,soIia and Siberia are destined soon 10 oe-
coroe enormous grain growing distrlCIs' t. .be
Ieno-+s irto Manchuria have fncreaseo III sno lIto
lost fen wears at rate ranging from ~ 70 81 81
ner cent reaching the high water ma IN, n II od 81
wear lust ended. Free exportaloIi Vi go o. - ~
ncts for the future NJ. Miller says, 49, 80 &c
crease trade development TOR years ~ d6;
greatly as in the last decade; ana H. ~ go 49,
tiop Manchuria could be maze HSe 70 - &C
rerce and industry of all Peopie a-lu ro,I-+b - ~
onened there would be, he predlcIs; a So" orId -
nrosnerity astonishing to emma anu '"0 ~