The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-19

Japs, Who Speak Chinese, Win
Celestial Empires Commerce
=. 49,. for Mikado's Realm.
BY w. w. Jermane, Colorado Building,
Washington, .. c..

BY w. W. Jermane, Colorado Building.
Washington, .. c..
Washington, Nov. 10. - Thornwell
Haynes Of South Carolina, United
States consul at Marking, China. is
making reports to the American gov
eminent, in which he gives the export
ing manufacturers of such cities as
Minneapolis hail Columbia for their
failure. to go after the trade Of China
cised by the Japanese. The Japanese,
he says, maintain a. school at Shang-
hai. where Japs are taught the Chinese
language. The students in this school.
after graduation, are employed by the
Japanese exporters as; their CONNER
cial representatives in China, and they
are fast covering the whole : empire.
The Yangtze valley is full of. them, I,
- And what" demands Mr.. Haynes,
offset such works Sending advertis-
ing matter. printed in English and
few agents unacquainted with Chinese.
That's all, 80. saa.s-.- "A, 49, : \
This mailing Of English literature
for distribution among the Chinese.
with the hope of thereby working up
trade, is thing that makes Mr.. Haynes
particularly warm. -: 5.s" 81 :.
Japan outstripping United States.
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"What a Chinaman knows about a
is about as much as an american
knows about azcha, a lang or. a yuen.,
Every American mail brings to- nv
consulate dozens@of circulars, .catalogs,
etc., which at. the very best can do but
a limited amount Of good. But think
what might be the result if all this
were in Chinese, The Japanese not only
have, theirs in Chinese, but they send
agents who do not have to employ an
interpreter. and who can mix with the
natives, live IN their houses and eat
their food, and in every way be one
OF them. One Of our consulates in Chi
ma recently noticed an unusual demand
for its English-printed circulars and.
catalogs: I would especially like those
with thick leaves, said one =Chinaman
In calling for them, and when he was
questioned he said he used them as
lnsoles for Shoes. Why waste time and
money IN SO uncertain a trade game
or: rather, 50 certain a game-certain
that other nations, especially Japan.
will soon. have the trade and we the
ft to; 20 elsewhere to look, for
r. Chinese Want to See.
Mr., Haynes wants the manufacturers
o. the s!Jn1ted States, or Of some one
community nl1I to get together and start q.
sort 8ofSe position Of their wares ii.
some leading. Chinese city. The Chi.
naman always wants to ftlook see',
before, he buys any article, and by- this
means esfn he would: have the opportunity.
with an American sewing machine and
shown that, while he was SEWING an
inch the machine was sewing. a Yard.
Dem1onstrations. Of typewriters, adding
MACHINES and implements of all kinds
could be made ID the same way. and I'd
will have. to be before any great al.
vance with the Chinese trade is made.
as all Cinnamon are g from Missouri
and Al 10: have to be shown personally before
they, take any stock in foreign con.
traptions. @%.'E !, ~ - ,,''ee713'!0> II
"By these methods says Mr..
Haynes, would not be long before
American implements Of every descripes
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