The San Francisco call., 1905-06-17
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.

China That trade is not limited to manufactures but
~ calls for of leading food products len years ago
reached equality with food supply and that the empire "ou
import food support people II that were true ten
wears ago the increasing export OF flour and other food
products explained That export rising Tor people
matter where they what their economies must eat anu
that produce food surplus must be reored 10 or e
primary of existence.
China has long been and still is large importer OF cotton a
ooen goods Though American manufacturers have not properly
studied the grade the Chinese say the chop OF c goo
suited TO that market as closely as they might me
Chinese merchants seapor like San Francisco has resulted IN
attempts conform the merchandise to the neeaS
of the market but the limitations imposed upon the coming Oh
Chinese merchants is already felt in our exports
Annoy below the straits OF Formoa the leading seaport OF
province Fooken OF the oldest treaty ports 1t
has been open door foreign trade for many years As some
e; I+ means Of distribution 70 its bnerand are fairly good
trade of region that has developed III
marked degree need and for foreign goods Annoy imports
sheengs drill jeans lawns muin printed
veveeens straight cotton and ponco
b and aanne in mixed goods and verv large supplies
wool of blankets rugs teed and serge merchant
and manufacturer cotton and sheep owner needs only to
glance what the producer OF
clothing bes and to the industries which convert these into
fabrics.
yarns Annoy took last year 77oo pounds
demand constantly advancing Cotton favor
of export and wherever demand for yarns and
cotton fabrics be stimulated deserves our attention because
annual cotton increasing beyond all expectations When
remembered that last discussed the
policy OF leaving large percentage OF the crop unPcked IN oaI
reduce the surplus be evident that this great staple
needs wider outlet In 1872 29ooo bales OF cotton
and mills used 81 cent OF IT. In 1902 the crop was
Io8ooo bales and our mills used 80 per cent OF It, is
spreading into eight desirable in rotation
farming
Since 1903 there sharp decline
and this has become marked the last two
far iatc trade concerned true that we supply the
material manufacturing competitors which they TO
losing China that does the
producer the nearly much would the manufacture
fabrics great using
grand division the globe 1t used there generally
garments anywhere world. It's
domescated Asia appreciabe
notwithstanding all the efforts made by England and
other OF supply the United States
mains of the world The OF Annoy fair index
in China and being
dstanced that market by manufacturing rivals The
openly assigned failure fairly the rights of Chinese
the United States An American merchant does
expect by abusing his If he make his
business permit others make their business denoune and
abuse those who trade with him, they will not to
with him but will where they treated
beings having human rights 1t unfortunate that
this country large number of people look all Chinese
and them despteuy To explain necessary
Chinese merchant OF financial standing,
of stimulating trade between this country and China
properly certhcaed May He
confinement compulsory He neither
China until his settled The first stage of his
June z The decision against him
and there finally
promulgated August
held prisoner nearly
permitted land whose trade with his he
desired
That only many such Now the policy
by such of merchants OF than
foreign China then that should
continue until merchants and those already here find their
export goods their hwarted by
Chinese coolies If however share of the
should
them the simplest human rights and them least we'll
imported dumb brues
SoTrEFzINc THE pIJRIIr