The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-27

own iNFfh may w hAhNt 'AAfst -
directly traceable 10 the war, such
a. the creation OF demand Tor
foreign munitions Of war on the
part OF China but Il Ia safe 10 say
that the great contribution OF the
war To American trade has been
the aulckened interest Il has given
the people OF this country In the
Chinese empire II this Interest
can he eryatalliEed Into a realization
Of the small share America has AZ
present Ia the trade OF China and
the Importance Of China as a mar
ket for our goods. tho war will
have had Tor us a beneficial effect.
A glance al statistics auftiees 20
a.spal che somewhat prevalent no
ton that America already has tho
bulk OF Chinese trada. During 1904
the foreign import aud export trade
Of China with ali nations amounted
to siOS. ass. t0a. less than one dollar
per capita OF her population. On
this total the United States was con-
ten with only ten pee cent, and this
In spite OF her God given advantage
of geographical position. In spite u
the abundance of the varied pro
ducts and superior Manufacturers,
With these advantages Justly APP
preciated aud cnergetically applied,
America should dominate the trade
OF China Add 20 them n determin-
Ell and above all an intelligent cam
paign TO create new wants and sup
ply them. 50 that every ChiuAman
shall use one dollars worth Of
American goods per year. and our
present trade will be multiplied
ten fold. With a population Of AZ
millions 10 whom foreiEn Eoods ere
little known. aud American goods
especially 80. an awakening 90 their
varied merits and usra means the
building mp Of trade whose limits
e Is impossible 10 forcsee
FiEurts. then. show that Amsri-
ca has never exploited the great
field OF ChinAs market Com
paratively few az home have inter
ested themselves In this land. 81
little known hut 50 deserving Of
bettsr acquaintance. The variety
OF our products and manufactures
arc practically unkhowa save 10
the few millions Of Chinese who live
ia and about the treaty ports There
are less than two hundred Amers=
can firms represented In China
Trade has heen left In the hands of
Cantonese merchants China has
heeH thought OF as ea-extensivs
with the province of kwang Tung.
with CantaH as its center. The
more prosperous agricultural pop
ulatinn of the extensive plains Of
Manehuria and the productive YANG
Tye Valley have been almost iknor-
81. Here ara the two great geoKra
pAscal units of China where lie dnm=
luanf the demands for the fruits ui
Americas plains and the. products
Of her looms.
but In realizing ths possibilities
OF American trade In China. let Ms
not lose sight OF the fact that 70
gain that trade a great work has
yct IN BE- begun, for Japan. ne may
be sure will iraEe no stone nn-
turned ia her effort 20 dominate the
trade in China. She must nnl work
Tor the biz fleet OF transports usrd
during the war. 80 thry may not
rot In her harborz And how can
she 10 these things better than 90
turn her attention 20 China. using
her ships 20 carry trade OF Chiua'N
coast and riFera7 Japan viii make
strong bid for Chlna'a trade e.
peniaiiy In Manchurtn. whore abe
has acquired Port Arthar and now
holds NewchwanE. the cntrepot for
foreign goods France Is forcing
her way mp from fhe south. where
she holds Tonkln England has 90
per cent Of China's trade and la
battling 20 hold her supremacy. ca-
psclaliy in the coveted watershed OF
the Yank Tze Germany Of All the
western uatloua has been incrsas-
ing her trade In China most rapidly.
She has the best organized con
aular service with scores OF com
mercial agents actively engaged IN
German trade Her spec
ial sphere Is the province OF Shan
TunK with the port OF Kai0- Chow
as the base and the great central
provinces drained b. the Yang TIE