The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-14

10 Adopting American Ways Of Making
MoDey-He Expects Big Purchases Of
Observation-Disclosures Science Club
Hears Talks on Com mercial ExpansiO on.
The last regular monthly meeting and
dinner for the season Of the Business Sci
ence Club was held last night at the rooms
Of the Aldine Association at III Fifth
avenue. The aim Of the club is to pro-
mote scientific craftsmanship" Last
nights meeting was devoted TO commercial
expansion. There were about $50 present,
Kirk Brown, president. acting as toast
master.
j. Hampton Moore, late chief Of the
Bureau Of Manufactures, read paper on
scientific Washington. He told of the
objects Of the Bureau Of Manufactures
The Yankees progress" said he. has
been so extensive at home that he has not
deemed 1t Of sufficient Importance to test
his mettle to the full with foreign COM
petitors. The Bureau OF Manufactures
aims to be the edge Of the national wedge
into the open door OF commercial oppor-
tunity"
Ralph ". Grout devoted himself to the
subject of commercial expansion. He made
special plea for an American merchant
do not compel ns to use ships subsidized
by foreign countries and sailing under
foreign flags in the building up of our for
eign trade. Give us American ships owned
and sailed by Americans; fostered, protec-
ted and subsidized by the Government,
under such conditions that our manufac-
turers and merchants may EMBARK in the
enterprise. While We are on this subject
we will do we'll to remember the words of
our President, that first class ma Wy isl very
To ho,. hn, o.. ~
ton of our rights upon the high seas and in
the command Of courtesy and respect
where necessary, to say nothing of the pro-
lection 1t might be to our shipping and
merchant marine, when the time comes
that we have one.
Consul General s. Uchida Of Japan was
introduced by DR.. George W. Knox Of
the Union Theological Seminary, who spent
fifteen years In Japan. Consu-General
Uchida said:
1T is a remarkable, education for us
Japanese. in spite OF the war that Japan
has never been more prosperous in her
foreign commerce. The total amount of
| exports and imports last year was over
300,0oO.0OO yen. Americans are the best
customers for ia. You get from lis more
! leading articles we export are silks and
| teas. In the last year, the total value of
/ imports from this country amounted to
S. 600 yen. During the last forty years
! we nave been studying Western CiviliZa-
/ ton and adopting the best things. To
| study those things we sent out experts.
we have adopted the German system for
our army and the English system for our
navy. but we are going to adopt American
methods of making money. We like to use
American machinery and railroad engines
Your cottons are found the best in the world.
We expect a great commercial and industrial
boom as soon as the war is over. We will
have to make up the expenses of the war
in industries. For that purpose we must
import American machinery and raw ma
| teria!s | am sure in the next ten years
that our imports will increase even more
rapidly than in the last ten. 1t is true
that we have a large field for Industrial
development. We have already built more
than 5000 miles of railroad. established
hundreds of cotton mills and opened many
mines in which we have invested much
money. Those industries, as a rule, are
paying letter than industries in other
countries.
With the operation OF new treaties old
barriers have been taken down, and travel
in japan is open to You and your countries
are open to us. After the American fashion
the railroads, mines and industrial plants
have been put on firmer basis.
Il can say without contradiction that
when this war is over the markets of Man
churia will be thrown open, and sincerely
hope America and Japan will join hands
in their development