Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-05
JAPAN AND AMERICA.


The Toxic paper. Nichi Nichl, seems
to be doing all in it's power to inhame
| las readers against the Americans.
| Now 1t complains Of discrimination
against "compatriots" in San Francisco
! In the matter OF business opportunities.
and says that neither the Washington
nor the Toxic government can remain
| inactive In view nj the latest action
of the San Francisco authorities
against the Japanese
The Significance of these anti~Aner-
| lean utterances IL In the fact that the
paper is owned by a tried diplomat,
who undoubtedly speaks for an inhuen-
tial party in Japan. IL not for the gov
eminent.
There is, as far as we can see, only
one explanation Of this continued agi
tation And that Us this, that innuep
tial Japanese are looking for an ex-
cuse to boycott American goods, in the
interest of It's own manufacturers and
merchants. II this is the object In
| view. there Is motive for the aglta-
iion, though not very respectable one.
An author on oriental conditions, v.
A. Mckenzie. has recently pointed out
that the japanese are monopollzing the
eastern trade Three years ago" he
says 1.-The trade of Korea was open Il
every man. Today the independent
administrator of the customs has gone,
his place being taken by Japanese;
concessions and contracts have been
showered upon Japanese spectators
by Japanese officials. and foreign en-
ployes have been reduced In number TO
make room for japanese agents. The
japanese have the power, and the great
foreign nations are Indifferent. What
has happened in Korea has happened
in Manchuria, and viii happen at all
ports, in all places. controlled by
Japan"
That this Is no mere surmise is
proved by the new Japanese tariff law,
which went into effect in October last.
This law, contributor to Appleton's
Magazine asserts was passed almost in
secret, public discussion of its pro-
/ visions being suppressed. But the
United States consul at Yokohama re-
ported It to washington. The Consul
said In part;
while Japan is admitting free the
raw material in many cases, her seient-
lists are daily experimenting with q
view 10 produce this raw material. The
fields for experimentation will chiefly
be Corea and the leased territory IN
Manchuria with such part OF China as
are accessible. II these new fields can
be made 10 produce, Japan with her
superior merchant marine and other Ia
cillties Will gee 10 II that she offers
the best market for such raw material
Japan has Well-defined plans IN this
respect and hopes by their solution
not only 10 make herself independent,
but TO control the commercial destinies
OF Asia"
The articles affected by the increased
duties are II Is said barley. wheat
flour. oats cottonseed. timed goods
OF various kinds, fruits and nuts, dried
fruits. oatmeal. ham and bacon, sailed
fish condensed milk butter, margarine,
cheese, confectionery Jams and iellles.
sole leather, sheep and goat leather. bar
ana rod iron. steel, rails. metal pipes
ana tubes, wire OF all kinds. nails, lead,
tin plate, zinc, paper bicycles, sewing
machines, typewrters. telegraph ana
telephone Instruments all kinds OF en-
gines, boilers electrical appliances,
various kinds cf machinery, petroleum,
lumber watches jewelry cotton goods,
Photographs, and many others, 1t Is
clear from only hasty perusal OF the
list that American interests are very
extensively Involved in the Japanese
tarift revision, 1t may be true that
the anti-American agitation is but the
cover behind which this attack on
/ American trade was made
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the fisherman with his license is safe
and seine.
Never say fail" Just fail and say
nothing about H.
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Burns belongs to the "unwhlpped
mob" class.
The suIest way OF remaining young Is
to die young.
Weather bureau promises. like Pie
crust. are made 10 be broken
The demand for Knox hats Ia said to
he somewhat improved.
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| Rockefeller says that he MAS not Try