New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16
AMERICANS SHUT OUT.
Our Exports TO Asia Decrease Where
Russian Domination Increases.

Washington. Feb. l5.-Julted states consul
Miller. 81 Neu.-Chwang. China. has forwarded 70
The State Department an extremely Interesting
report shoulrr the vast investments Of Russia
in Manchurla and the complete political douli-
nation she has obtained there. lie says IL part;
Tie chief er-.1eer who we in charge q the CON
struCriol ~ lo Russian r2-lNa}s l 90
iu Nsrc---a 10 on 60 rasIss GSl59 o5' 5,O. Add 20
this hc- investments n lorirr alioEs enc r ~,
Hardin and other places. aac u - : EsFE 49,, -5
.ropcrues iu NanchuIla al total o. 0''''0'O
Wat i ~ Meaning 70 the United States o; al
Us 'sl, -, iffes ss E+r6.1 and the political
5is o. sue e ,ss ro,--s n has been TecsniIy
asserted hy prominent people that o. slsnihSG an
OF the present IMPORTS INTO Manchuria 20 per cent
Ners from jhe United states. .-, ,--.. ,-,,
the United states rig Manchuris stand N the lo.-
o~'ns s- o5o and Sr,e5 fTGs ana Vegetables beer.
canned milk aH6 butter. cigarettes and sundries-
VAST NATURAL RESOURCES
study OF conditions n vIadivostock, Hardin
ne 70 he iacs OF extension OF American trade IN
Ma1Calra n any ire Si4 i' ssSIesr mention OF
The Russo-Cl-I,se Bank 10 press ne go ii Ind
80 90, m RUSSIA railways 20 Gnd mar
ket for rhe PRODUCES OF Russia ara tLe Htg go
soTI Russians and Ghi6,ss only taken IN cogn.es-
lion with the natural wealth ana Ieso-l1es o 7S ny
sian regime our trade in Manchuria wlA DO ss
II VS. take into further consideration the fact
t1st tne Russian sovtrnnent-oy 81 2sioles aus
80, =, M ar5 sjc8iats the cheap food cheap
tfst She VIA have al her command on the Pacific.
,or,rs- tf,elv lne grifcaut. and we ind ourselves
lace 10 face with Jhe greater problem OF The mar
VIA millions o. cheap and efficient Chinese
Pacific with mountains Of IUn ana copper, vast
forests. and euOrs0cUs areas q aEri,4lLLal tdliG
What IS 10 prevent Russia. if her apparent plans
are res lizeo RON 9e-o'ltle , 81 I - Essf7
one cannot view the marvellous gio"La o. a cry
Dalry aad Port Arthur and TIE great siberian
Railway Without ponderne seriously ne meaning
OF u al ir the fGture OF Russia on The taclac
CROwOING OUT AMERICAN GOODS
For the present. the prospect Is that shall al
least meet with such unfavoraoe conditions In
Manchuria as viii enda1ger orr present lines or
trace Whether CT not this win be compensated
Tor by an Increase Il other Lines Is not al this
time clear.
There ought 10 BE- end most likely VIII Be,
larce trade IN agricultural implements or foreign
countries. Germany = securing the most o. THIS
trade . Siberia and MauCECria, and there j.
20 doubt whatever THAI German trade Is oene-
nJlng enormously by Russian domination OF Man
-huria. Next 60 he Germans CUme the Austri2ns.
and next 90 them the DANISH.
10 20 3 ,7r5ss ss 6s S ana alive trsde eiy IS
Hsl bin and dnd b. few tliass from h.s co-utry.
business house The sIsiln q % per cent Of Amer
icau imports into NaDcrlrla dWlHdles 20 q most
iIs- es.IlauI sIE8luL. IS men you the great
houT mills continually eu.arEIne 60 Increasing in
number when you see the numerous brewe1its be
ing constructed. Nteu y0J see RUSSIAN engines, ana
German. Austrian auq Danish uaclilerE and prod
lets end hear 90 tHs Ellyes-i-H -et e-y tIllIt uI
Euss.aL lumber ulI-s and the lalIL1-rtJu % Rus
sian cotton goods. ard see lD The CHINO Sc stores
Russian oh ard cigarettes where before were
Aneflca7. and vhc,e ygu hunt WITH sliaininE eyes
O. tu1 something from the United STATES one -
not seriously impressed with the STA .ellert that.
under Russian OCCUPATION our imports into Nau-
cir ria sue 10 increase
Unfortunately. the only customs returns by
which can measure oIr trace year uN year in
NanchuIia arc from The port % New-Chva0- ard
even lLar H. very Imperfect. for the IIllI.s aG
come from Japan or Hong ko0g and other Chinese
ports and the plsce ~ origin OF the seeds i-
glNcn tD an cases Goods are coming into Man
churia IN great quantities through Port Arthur
Dalny and AladiNtstok continually. wei IS
through Nen-Chwang. but there is no means OF So
curing proper repDrt ~ them