Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-10

States TO the trade of the world, in.
Guiding that of Japan? The only pos
sible way for Russia to have the ex.
elusive occupation and trade of Man.
churia would be to secure the abroga.
ton of this important treaty and to
prevent the United States from exer-
cising her rights in China
Il am in hopes that my own country
and England, rs well as the other CON
tinental powers will support the
United States in her position that your
treaty rights recently procured shall
be recognized and respected by Rus
STA. The successful termination Of
such diplomatic stand would bring
peace in the Orient, the open door for
the trade of the world, and the in
tegrity of the Chinese empire. For
this reason the all-importance Of the
United States rights in China cannot
be overestimated."
Open Port in Corea.
then asked him what would hap
pen IL the United States should ask
Corea to give the United States an
open port in the north of the Hermit
empire, say at Win.
His face frightened up and he
answered that he hoped that America
would do this, and added that although
he was not an official Of the govern
ment, yet he felt sure that Japan
would not only be willing but would do
all she consistently could to secure
the necessary action on the part Of
Corea.
Subsequent events led the United
States to make such a request of
Corea, and it is believed now that the
same will be granted Notwithstanding
Russias vehement and continued pro
tests
The baron now turned to a sub
ject which we had discussed two
months before when / was en- route
to the Philippines, that of closer trade
relations between the United States
and Japan, particularly with view
to increasing the trade between the
Philippines and Japan.
During the former interview | had
asked him il it were not possible for
much of the raw material necessary to
the Oriental which was raised in the
Philippines, and he had said that he
wonld give this question much thought
and attention. He now informed me
that only the night before in an ad-
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Toxic he had recommended the estab-
lishment of trade relations between
the Philippines and Japan either by
treaty or by modified tariff arrange
ments whereby the factories of Japan
could be obtaining larger quantities Of
raw material become the England of
the Orient in a manufacturing sense.
1--WE are a small country" he said
with n large population, and if we
can manufacture for sale here and in
China the things necessary for Orien-
tai life we Will become an exceedingly
prosperous nation, for our land has
reached the limit of agricultural pro-
duction.
The question with us is. Can the
Philippine islands produce a sufficient
quantity Of those raw materials to war
rant us not only in increasing the
capacity of our mills and in building
new ones, but in making some, recip-
rocal arrangements with the United
states which would give a preference
to the products of the Philippines over
those of Java, Borneo, Sumatra and
other tropical Oriental countries
The vast undeveloped water power
of Japan" he said, land her large
army Of skillful workmen, when taken
into conjunction with the great latent
agricultural resources Of your Philip
pines, should enable our two countries
to supply the almost unlimited market
OF China with those goods which. be-
cause of Japan's proximity and train
ed knowledge Of Oriental character.
istics. she knows best how to manu-
faCture."
He went on to say that, on the other