The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-05
Oriental Competition.

The kaiser believes the japanese
will now close the open door, not by
force, but by the cheaper labor of the
Orient. Goodwin's Weekly believes
1t Is natural conclusion. 1t says
the disposition. nf the men OF China
and Japan Is tn so conduct trade that
the balance will always be In their
favor. When the Chinese were freely
admitted into the United States they
were mere absorbents. The clothes
they wore, the food they ate were In
most part supplied directly by the
six companies, and they were import
ed from China. The gold dust they
dug. the wages they received for
their labor, all were returned to
China.
In some respects the Japanese are
thirty-third degree past masters In
commercial deyiltry eom pared with
the Chinese. For instance, they care
nothing for patent riehs. Let an
American have a new patented In
vention, like sewing machine for
instance; let him open store to sell
his machines In Japanese city like
Toxic, and what would be the result?
He would sell two or three machines
aud no more, and within two weeks
store would be opened across the
street from him for the sale OF ma
chimes which the American could not
distinguish from Ills own. Even the
patent mark would be exactly dupli-
Gated. There would he the open
door, but what would it avail the
outside world?
When the Orientals get to produc-
ing what they are now buying from
the outside, the door will still be
open, but what will the shops from
across the sea have TO sell that the
Orientals will not sell at a lower
price? There will for good While
be market for wheaton -four some
kinds OF food made from corn. lum-
Der, steel, cotton cloth. coal oil, elec.
trical machinery, indeed all forms OF
machinery hu. when the production
of these things Is perfected, the sales
will diminish.
When, for generations. people
has been making a steady fight
against famine, certain traits become
crystalized In their brains. Knowing
the value OF money as the Orientals
do, their constant struggle will be
TO secure balance OF trade In their
own favor always. This the men
who labored for the exclusion law 10
years ago tried to Impress upon the
American people.
The Chinese In California In the
tifties, sixties and seventies, absorbed
and carried away from 81 600, 900 ID
si5, 900, 600 annually. They had no
Idea OF ever becoming citizens, OF
ever being defense To the country
they came merely to carry away wha,
they could obtain. II was even slip.
ulated that when one died his bones
should he returned 10 China. II
such is the spirit OF those who come
heie, what can be expected Of those
that remain at home?
We think the result will be most
marked within 10 years. They will
still advocate the open door, tbey
Will have multitude OF articles fol
sale, but they wf'sahuy lsss. and less.
They, too, will heSe steau
lines running to ~ 6Sld1 1soin
ports, carrying GOOD and passenoolI
at cheap rates, b,if1lne tIseir on
cheap coal aud empioyiux their owr
cheap labor
This Is the prospect as preserved
today, and the generous nations
should begin to prepare themselves
for 1t,
Jim Hin, Of the Great Northern,
has adopted plan TO compete with
them IN the ocean carrying trade by
building ships that carry at a single
cargo 26.0o0 tons of freight. Many
An erican manufacturers u com.
pete with them because OF the auto
matte working Of machinery which
even CbInaman cannot compete
with.
One great thing TO do is to secure
as much as possible OF the land OF oul
continent and our government should
! use its influence TO keep coolies out oi
! all Spanish America. The boys that
, grow up on our soil will in the nen,
half century give peaceable direction,
TO many Of those counties, and there
is plenty OF unoccupied land In China
, for all Mongolians. Steam bai
brought all lands so near together
that common prudence makes IL nee
essary for each nation TO 'see thai
its walls be strong.
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