The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-26
TRADE PROPOSITIONS.

When we considering questions with regard the Orient
have very careful consider trade relations with that part
OF the world The Orient is outlet for manuac
1t the market of the world Every manufacturing power
seeking its in that wonderful portion OF the globe
To put boldly manufacturing country have market 1t
seeks its 1t begins
finds strive per-
haps harder This is the of mercantile effort very
interesting history might be written of modern commerCasm which
could very pcuresquey annotated by stories of
hundreds and perhaps thousands OF years ago After ALL
trades have changed much and the methods much the
The only addition the Anglo Saxon trader has been his carry
his religion with his trade fact which has done him n6nty
believe outsider But the Phenecan did the
thing three thousands years ago so the point can be argued and one
questions whether logical result can be reached
However the progress the world depends upon trade
the world They There country upon the OF the earth
which pays less ethics than the United States
America No one can contemplate that outrageous monopoly OF the
Standard Oil and the dozens other that be mentioned
and believe in commercial ethics Monopoly hurts the country
m When comes INTO contact with the world loses money and
makes its citizens its loses That the history of monopoly
Looking at Oriental trade in the light of the advancement Of our
country Japanese trade naturally calls the attention of any
tereSted The following report from the Department OF Commerce will
be satisfactory and will show clearly what trade interests
the present struggle really
Japan has recently published and forwarded outside countries
analysis OF her trade This statement altogether to the advantage OF
the United States The United largest Japan
1902 was 10 Germany 43ooo en 408 cents) Italy 1887
600 yen British India yen Great Britain 1346ooo yen;
HongkOng 2586ooo France 283OoO yen China 46838Ooo
yen and to the United States 8ooo yen Thus the United States
takes much of the products Of Japan all OF Europe and nearly twice
as much pY as China apans second largest customer
Of but SI227Ooo below Great Britain which still Holds the
H 9oz ue aleSt year or "hcn the import hgues o. Japan
are aaDe WIN reference TO all countries the imports from leading
countries stated in the order magnitude From British India
5o97ooo YEN from Great Britain 5o364OOo yen from the United
States 48653ooo China Germany 1851
and from France 4746ooo In 1903 the imports four
principal countries From India 7oo05Ooo YEN from Great
Britain 48737Ooo YEN from the United States 4673ooo yen and
from China, 45458OOo yen
The feature of this official which especial interest in
ITS relation to the growth American Japan the fact that
the United States has made much rapid gains imports of
Japan than any OF her principal rivals Comparing conditions 1902
with those 1890 for example the United States shows gain ronI
bS74ooo in 1890 10 4S6s3oOo in while the figures imports
from Great Britain are 1900 266QOoo and in 1909 5o36tooo yen
rom Germany n 1900 68S7ooo yen and in 1909 283ooo YEN from
lima 1900 $4,000 yen and in 1902 ycni and from
British India n 1900 S0lto1o yen and m 5o077oo yen
Considering only thc five principal countries from which apans
chief mppuaou obtained ho United States has made much great
gains an amy ~ e others u will also bc from these figures
al he chief rivalry or Che CLASSES of merchandise or which he United