The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-07-14
OUR EXPORTS BOYcOTTED.

Thh Chinese government has lately
assumed all attitude towards this
country, thatif adhered to, will mean
alarming reductions of our foreign
trade in cotton fabrics. For years
past, the United States has been fur
nishing the Celestials with nearly all
of this fabric. This state of affairs has
tinued until a recent period, when
the Chinese became rcsentful on ac-
count of the way that the United
States has Disseminated against its
citizens. No one questions the wisdom
Of keeping out Of this country the
Chinese coolies, a character of labor
that is liable to come in dangerous
competition with those of our own
country. But the law has senselessly
been enforced against the Chinese
merchants and other distinguished
men of that nation who desire to come
here, either for business reasons or re-
creation. 1t is said that al our western
ports "all Chinese look alike" to the
government officials and there have
been numerous indignities heaped
upon prominent men whose friendli-
ness would mean millions of dollars
to the export trade of this country.
The task of adjusting the niceties
between this country and the Chinese
empire is now engaging the best
thought of the President and his
cabinet as it is evident that the boy
colt against American goods will re-
main permanent unless a change of
tactics is shown in our treatment of
the inhabitants of the Celestial
Kingdom" The Chinaman is a queer
article to deal with and an exceed
ingly obstinate one as well. Through
out the empire are certain gilds that
are formed among business men Of
the country. If a demand is to be
made upon their own government
for certain rights that they think are
being withheld from them, every
shopkeeper has been known to close
his doors until the requests were
granted. A similar attitude has re-
Gently been assumed against Aneri-
can goods. Word has been passed
along the line not to handle any Of
our imports until the wrongs and in
justices done their citizens have been
righted.
This serious hardship will fall more
largely upon the people of the South
where cotton is the chief money
making product. Statistics show
that the Chinese requirements run
into millions of dollars, and in fact,
were it not for this country, the
United States would be practically
without any foreign market for its
export trade. Just now, the willy
Jap is profting by the boycott. This
kingdom is capable Of producing and
manufacturing all of the cotton that
the Chinese can possibly use \
warmth of friendship exists between
the two neighbors and there is every
encouragement to continue the trade
that has recently sprung up.
The liberal treatment of the Chinese
government by the United States
authorities during the recent trouble
seems to have been entirely forgotten
by those people. They are getting
civilized to the degree of becoming
ungrateful for the past friendly Offices
of the United States and have adopt
ed the trade strike to enforce their
demands.
INCREASE RURAL FREE DELIVERY
1t is estimated by the bureau of the
rural free delivery service of the
United States that the time is not |
far distant when the government will
spend $6O,O0O,0OO a year for this !