The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02

import under this head = electric
motors, locomotive engines, spinning
machinery, steam boilers and engines
and turning lathes-the United States
sold products amounting 20 s2,Si3. 500.
Great Britain s2.414.500 and Germany
sS95,600. The balance OF the trade was
apportioned among other countries.
Previous to 1896 Japan purchased no
electric motors, and in that year only
$1,000 worth, and not until 1900 was
the 100000 mark passed. The i'm
portation in the calendar year 1905 g.
gregated s1,227,700. Only sfo0, ,000.
of locomotive engines were purchased
by Japan in 1892, bat for 1897 and.7S9S
the importations were over s2.0D0.000
for each year In 1899 the importation
fell off to. ssst.O00. but for the past
three has always exceeded s1.000.oQ0.
The American and German locomotives
are now gaining supremacy in Japan.
where the British make formerly led.
Though. as rapidly as possible Japan
will manufacture it's own machinery.
still by reason of its natural lfraita-
tions the island empire OF the east will
be generous purchaser from the. occi-
dent of many classes of manufactured
articles for many years. and probably
always of great variety of raw ma :
terials. sso
Thus it is seen that the governmental
assistance of industries in Japan is a
large factor in directly stimulating the
importation of both raw materials and
manufactured articles. But, Japan for
the Japanese, the raw materials are
imported to be manufactured into the
commercial product in Japan. and un-
der such governmental subsidies and
tariff protection as to render foreign
competition impossible while the manu@
factured articles are imported TO treat,
these raw materials.
The instance above given of the i'm
portation OF crude California petroleum
for the purpose of refining il in Japan
illustrates in possibly the aptest man
rer the wonderful method by which
Japan, possessing neither the raw ma
terial nor the equipment, nor the car
rying fleet. is yet able to turn the raw
supplies OF competing countries 70 in
dustrial weapons for her advantage. In
the greater battle field OF commerce
Japan will yet amaze and startle the
world by a disclosure OF her extraor-
dinary resourcefulness-
Demand for Machinery
Though the importation OF loco
motives is not an illustration as much
to the point OF this article as the inn
portation of spinning machinery. for
instance. yet the demand for loco
motives is, OF course. due to the in
creasing industrial progress of the en-
pire. Much of the spinning machinery
now being imported to Japan is used
to spin the raw supplies also imported.
As a consequence of this surprisingly
resourcefui policy, although Japan her
self raises no cotton. still few industries
in Japan have shown a more substan-
tial giowth than the manufacture OF
cotton yarn and fabrics Throu ghout
the empire cotton mills are being
erected, and late reports indicate ma
teriaI growth in all lines manufactured.
Today Japan is able not only to supply
her own wants in a large measure, but
is reaching out for the control of the
cotton yarn and fabric market of China,
which has long been one of our manu-
facturers' best customers for Gotten
goods Japan Is at present dependent
upon the United States and India for
her raw cotton. She has neither the
domain nor the climate necessary to
produce cotton in large quantities.
But Japan's influence will be keenly
fslt In the sale of cottoa yarn and