The San Francisco call., 1904-03-04
TRADE IN MANCHURIA.

i commercial conditions that not reassuring to
Americans Our expectations OF trade have centered in
Manchuria and North China The resources of Man
churia are very great and their development implies
portant commercial exchanges. When achieved
position the Pacific had the right to that
would have free to share OF these exchanges
But taking advantage of the Boxer to occupy Man
churia with great army Russia has practically closed
the whole province against
Consul Miller says that trade has disappeared and
one looks vain through the markets of that city of
10000 people for article of American manufacture
Even American beer, largely imported to that part
of China, has been crowded 1t is agricultural
region and formerly farm machinery growing in
Now is taboo, with the of manufactures
Our primacy of the Pacific is vain thing if Eastern
Asia is be closed against We cannot hope for
much commerce with French IndoChina, nor the Straits
Settlements farther hither India In all those
regions have been preceded by European influence,
which controls everything Our commercial hopes
centered in China in all of China, Russian de-
tendency, monopolized by the Muscovte, but
tonomous empire. Now that the first point penetrated by
is closed against by Russia, we have
foreaste of what will happen if the Gar is victorious
over Japan.
great deal of loose talk is INDUCED in about our fell
lowship with Great Britain, in Oriental policy.
There alliance with Great Britain will there be-
1t is unnecessary 1t suhces for to know that wherev
er Great Britain is Eastern ASIA open door
for trade which is all ask In that respect the policy
of Russia the antithes of that of Great Britain
Russia the closed door, and closed expressly
against For evidence of this Manchuria and Harbin
sufficient
Our access to China is natural. 1t is by her
and by up her great rivers touching all the
possible termni of railroads those The
of Russia is artificial, by railway long and
costly transit. The difference in cost OF transportation
alone gives natural advantage, but this is nuifed
by the processes described by Consul Miller In the day
of their construction transcontnenta railways
the longest in the world but they used to OBJ
international trade Russia her Siberian
road obstruction instead of facility and it is
factor in working out her political ambition become
the mistress of the world through her prmacy of China
and the subjugation of Korea and Japan.
We acting trustee of the worlds commerce
in digging the Panama canal 1t expected that it
would supply facility for our own commerce with
China and would enhance interest the Pacific to
justfying the of that great work If
get what expect of it, with Russias Manchurian
policy applied all Eastern Asia would like know
how it is to be done.
All of these things clearly comprehended at Wash
ngton Secretary Hay acting the interest of Amer
can and prosperity when he secured the
of Europe to the open doo in China and his recent
the independence and sovereignty of China
necessary sequence of his open door idea. The ad
minisration Washington is placed in very difficult
position by Russia The benefit of all that has happened
trade is safe, sacrifices justified and the Pa
mama canal is worth its If she lose lose.
American sympathy is guided by intelligent compre-
hension of American interests. All that we have ex-
pected or had the right expect free competition
for Chinese trade. We do propagate commerce
with armies promote it with gunpowder. We have
no desire to forcbly monopoze international markets
If gain their control it is by the quality and price of
our products Russias policy different 1t is offensive
1t monopoly secured by guile and guarded by armies.
She using page of the history of Napoleonc
bition Give her the mastery of the FIVE hundred millions
of people in Eastern ASIA for which she is fighting
and she will control the world
Napoleon thought he had achieved that control when
he the Berlin decree, forbddng all nations
right trade with Great Britain and threatening them
with the vengeance of France if they dsobeyed him. 1t
was high ambition and majestic defiance, but he
lacked the power enforce it. Give Russia the power
she is seeking and she issue decree from St Pc
tersburg that will stop the wheels and draw the fires in
twothrds of the mills of the United States and dsuse
the labor of millions of Americans.
1t may be said by optimst eff that is DONE we will
defend ourselves by war" Yes with power that
will control nearly half the population and wohirds of
the natural of the planet; that will occupy
practically invunerabe continental position with no out
posts that be struck at, and with lines OF
communication that reach To the far-sighted
it apparent that it is not we'll for the world have
master If that come, the short sighted will be
made to understand.
In Dispatch long enough to give mediocre
prizefgher opportunity to express his preliminary
opinion of himself received few days since the in
formation that hundreds of Chinese had been drowned