The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-31
THE OPEN DOOR.
IN MANCHURIA HAS
BEEN CLOSED
---
Japanese TriCkery Makes
a Farce Of II
Foreigners Subjected to
All Sorts of ANNOYANCE
and Delay, and Their
Trade Marks Are Bold
Iy Counterfeited.
" Counterfeited.

New York, Dec. 30.-A London dis
patch to the Sun, which quoted the
Times PelSin correspondents strong
arraignment OF the Japanese for their
continued military occupation Of parts
of South Manchuria. has aroused in
terest among several New York firms
trading with China and Manchuria. In
the opinion of several representatives
OF these trading companies half the
truth about the real trade monopoly
established by the Japanese In the
northern China province under the
guise of the open door has not been
told. AS long as Japanese soldiers
remain In the Chinese province the
open door will continue to be joke.
said these traders.
'The japanese have taken advan-
tage OF situation created by the
war" said representative OF the
largest trading firms. CAS- conquerors
they have entered territory that
does not belong to them. and as con-
Querors they continue to exert a mas
terry over the trade OF that country.
sentations OF the statesmen at Toxic
may be, the japanese will dominate
Manchurian trade to the almost COM
plete exclusion OF the trade of other
powers until they are forced out. The
question is, who will do the forcing?
At the present moment the situation
in ManChuria is identical with that
Just preceding the war with Russia
In the former instance the Russians |
were masters OF the Manchurian trade, |
by virtue OF occupation and armed
force: the Japanese we're the loudest |
protestants. Today the japanese have
displaced the Russians and adopted
their role absolutely and the other
powers are protestants. There Is no
more open door than there was be-
fore the war"
An officer of one OF the trading
companies who has been through Man
churia within the last year seeking
the causes for the diminuition OF the
American trade there. explained the
existing state OF affairs. There are
two railways In South Manchuria,
"hsSh aoiAh eh' Dhiy afthutS w tut
trade OF the interior. One OF these
is the South Manchurian railway. tap
ping the ports OF Nieuchwang and
Dalny. Is In Japanese hands. The 9TH
er, running up from Pekin. has been
halted by the japanese just at the
point where II began to compete with
the South Manchurian railway for the
nF he lar g..sa |
Foreign merchants wishing TO send
their goods into the interior have the
choice OF the Japanese railroad with
oil OF the unofficial obstruction that
can be put In the way OF shipments
OF other than japanese goods over its
line. or the Chinese railway which can
only be approached through trans
shipment from points In roundabout
route through Pekin.
"The result OF this scheme is obvi-
ous." said the Suns informant. "If
one ship over the Japanese railroad
he must be certain that bis goods will
be hung up at the dock. sidetracked
ut every switch along the line. lost ,
and found again after competing Jap
uuCoc bhipheulS hhfb hous biuCc
reached their destination" The trad
Or outlined a scheme recently inaug-
urated with the assistance OF the Jap
anese government which on the face
Of II denies the existence OF the open
door under Japanese protection. BY
this scheme japanese cotton textiles
made chiefly In Isaka by operatives :
who work for 20 and 30 cents day.
have cut down the scale OF American
cottons In South Manchurla by more .
than a half
According to this trader. a Japanese
distiller OF Isaka got out a whiskey
which went under label OF "Black
and White" The label was In every .
1etail identical with that on the goods
Df the distiIlers of Scotch whiskey.
save in the spelling OF the names
'Gentauchers." and "Gienlivet." APP ,
pearing on the genuine label Of the !