The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-07-23
Orient
Would Resist
American
Intrusion
(Copyright. by Joseph b. Bowles.,
ny ST. NIHAL SING


the occidental as chance ordained. but
has measured his ability with the critic
rions set up by westerners. 1t il but
yesterday that the Asian assumed an
aggressive attitude and vowed that
he would resist the intrusion OF the
European and American. employing
the occidental weapons to accomplish
that end.
The change in the attitude Of the
east towards the west during the last
two decades has been phenomenal. II
has led the Asiatic to resent the west
ern insinuation that the oriental is the
inferior Of the occidental in mental and
moral caliber. II has also wooed the
Asiatic ou, OF his inaction and leth-
argy of ages. inspired him with the de-
sire to break the shell Of his limita-
tions and set his face towards modern
ixation and evolution.
Time was, and not long ago. when
the rank and file OF even the cultured
orientals were obseQuious In their at
titude towards even the mediocre
westerner. To the Asiatic, white
skin was synonymous with superior
talent and character. The white man
represented to him great strength Of
mind and body and skill Of arms. Of
fensive and defensive.
The Asian no longer mentally or
physically prostrates himself before
the Caucasian. To him. NO more the
Anglo-Saxon boast OF surviving A. the
attest has any weight. A brown or
yellow hide has come to be. to him.
a. good an index of character and cal
iber - the white.
What the new occident wants to-
day 10 reciprocity. Il demands for It.
self perfectly even privileges In re-
turn for those which II extends to
westerners within its gates.
This attitude 10 likely to assume
more aggressive and intensive form
~ the awakening proceeds apace and
~ the oriental succeeds In learning
the arts and crafts Of subJugating the
forces Of nature and utilizing them.
Considered In this light. It 10 easy
to understand the oriental view Of
Asiatic immigration to North America
and the British colonies. The fret
thing to be noted In this connection Ia
that the oriental 10 no longer prepared
to brook the asperxion that he IL the
inferior OF the Americana or British
colonials. Another and moro impor
tant feature IL that the hostile treat
ment Of the oriental immigrants can.
not but lead to untold and vexatious
trade complications.
The peddler who sold his wares
from door to door had NO status In
the minds Of his buyers and he could
we'll afford to cheat ~ he never
wished nor expected to duplicate q
sale. Tho modern metropolitan de-
partment stores nnd that 1t 10 essen
ial for them rather to lose . sale
than dupe . customer. In business
circles moro and more the retention
Of good will and the satisfaction Of
the purchaser 10 becoming the sine
qua non Of success. 1t 10 not the
nsw-fangled salesman, who induces Q
state Of hypnosis and dupes the
buyer into taking some article that
he doss not need or that 10 not its
moneys worth. who IL the cornerstone
oe . successful store; nor 10 the impa-
dent and unobliging man behind tho
counter or at the desk the keystone Of
. business enterprise. In the long
run, both prove failures and represent
tho capitalization Of penny.wise-
pound-foolish philosophy.
Az It IL with internal trade, % 10 It
with international commerce. The
economic IL an essential feature Of
inter-continental trade relations: but
It has been the experience of business
people whose operations extend world
wide. that, other things being equal,
the business man who II the most
gsntlsmanly and obliging wins out in
the race.
To verify this statement, one has
but to see how much business the
EnglishnAn loses in India through his
snobbery and boorishness in his deal.
tngs with the native East-Indian
trader.
In the past It has been the case
that on account Of the weakness and
inalertness Of the oriental. the west
erner in the east has had his own way.
1t was very much similar to what he
did In North America The North
American Indians. unable to cope
with the aggressors and incapable Of
civilixing themselves according to
the western canons. found themselves
driven to reservations and extinction.
In several Of the oriental countries
the Anglo-Eaxon has attempted the
same thing. but without the same sue
cess. In India. for instance. 70.000,-
90 people have been ground to such
dire and painful poverty that they
laying meal . day. In China the at
tempt has been made to parcel the
conntry and divide It amongst the Eu-