The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21
LOW eek SENG, RICH CHINESE
rtI,iE PLE tSED WIN NITED
>IiIEN rms IRIP.
~, Tow I. HrltIN1 subject anh Rich
rtr,rNnr 4" the King OF siam and
imporI, Vast Amounts From Ing
and Nh american Trade Fails.

iuttaTts Na>t Amounts From Ing
and Wm american Trade Pats.
v.rr La G,,s Scng of Singapore. a
,rr.,r Nh, - one OF the biggest m"r-
.t..-- Id fa.. ar Fast. made his first visit
o.. ... r,',-i states a lIttl. more than
t..-s..-- asu. ms reception at the start
%, ,.>'" hat lasted until he came here
old. .,...., .H tune tive DAYS ago Then. ac-
-,.t. o.. Mr. Low. the treatment h.
.,....... from tn" officials of the port com
,...... I...'--at,'d IN" tad impression II
n. '.uu.r visit.
a.. l.0 Who loft for Europ" on the
,.... ,ns'". han said he was anxious to
a. ue ast lrcaus" the hines. "
,,,r .rrl,- vhu might think Il visiting
- ...ru'ry generally have the impr"s-
g.. .a,r oar wall of exclusion ~ more
,s..,.,r than th. ore their ancestors
t...... r""p uut the Tatars
49,, rr."C y. at To New York. Mr. Low
nt yesterday. was undertaken simply
.lIl ug, hIs old friend = : NEhn-
,.,a au,r,hant Shom h" met IN the tar
fas' some wears ago. and with IN" -NC"p-
nm 4 a visit ." Con"y island he spent
h.. time A. Mr. N,Chntnck = home IN
W.,,.r,t. Y The other tim. hc cam.
7r.,. Was no Chinese commissioner on
G.,, at he time. the Immigration Com
Ms. .u-r ,ou'd not te found nv his
fr.uds and the distingu lshsd lsitor was
,.,.i "W,,l to- remain on the ship for a
r ~ or two hefor" getting ashore This
inc Nr McChntock took particular pains
o. inform the authorities that MIR low
vas not coming over here to look for
-. l.. a a.. III.
G''-n'ion
Nr Low was born in Singapore. his
father hay ing settled there In" elder
IL prusp"r~d. embraced Christianity.
kurI'atatholIC cathedral IN Bangkok and
81 sai.d his son for the priesthood
~. ION : taste how ~ sr. incln.-i TO bust
pess and he has been 50 successful that
h. - nov pur1 evOr TO the King Of SIAM
ami imports into that Kingdom and IN"
MALAY states annually mon. than s. as. On
worth of merchandise. most Of which
Comes from England Mr. Low II a
British subject tie has tc"n mak ing an
sl,lr1uhIle tour ia Europe. has had an
agG'ence Nth the Pope and he il going
hack ,o Europe To DO some NOR" touring
why do you not do more business with
tn United states Mr.. Low was asked
yesterday.
-un" r.ason Is that American manu-
far'Irn-S and merchants make practl-
,aIy up effect TO get trad" over there"
Another reason why Chinese merchants
d. not deal more with America - that
II appears that the United states has
erected a barrier against Chimes" coming
int TINS country.
II American chambers Of Commerce
would invite some Of the responsible"
business men IT china 70 come over her"
srI dornUstrate that there - good feel
rns tuSari the better class Of Chimes"
u would have tremendous influence upon
Cor-.m.rr. A. It is now. the Chimes. feel
tha' Z hoy make trip to m. United
Sis'As 'h-v run a DANCE - being put
or & N. country II they were invited
here 20 so. vOtlr institutions and yO,IT
Industries thew would respond nv invit-
ing Americans ~ com" over 'h'ra and 90
INTO close touch Wiih them "" hav" lots
4 American tourists VISITING ,hiHA and
the far Eas' m th-s.' DAYS. iI' few CONS.
over there ~ DO business " - my oplu-
ron that American mar ufACtVr"Ts arr :"
we'll fed up with domestic business hat
they do not look further afsld They
ss-in only to seek business "ls-N here
when there - nothing dong az hon"
Tu.re - a great contrast between m"
methods 81 those few Americans who try
T. 10 business IN the Tar East and those
q merchants Of other nationalties. par
trilarly the Germans. The American
wants 20 sell you something he already
has IN stock. something made in standard
s7ss or shapes He tries TO sell you
what he thinks YOU ought 20 have. rather
than what YOU really want. ON the
other hand tn. Germans first s.nd men
local demands. and men they try 20 satisfy
them They are oDhRnE. and they are
mot careful about filing orders and
srpnt parsing and shipping
Tho American business men may have
enough uush AZ home hut they don't dis
p.av Thar quality IN the Far Fast They
o. NOT got the right men to represent them
oIt there To be able to sell goods IN the
ar LIst a man must have been on the
tgp' 'Or years
The rubber industry is getting tn be
The biggest thing in Singapore and the
MALAY Sttts- nowadays and i going
A"ai e the mining Practically all
tn' N10sH acres ~ land available for
r.Hr"r Cultivation II planted. and
r''r"- - grown even on IN" Island 81
Singapore itself II was only ten or tw"lVe
Year, ago that The first attempts at rubber
cultivation were made. and u waS not
lr' about sIN years ago that people
hsssu 20 90 into the business on a large
s'I..
BIsne@s IN Singapore IL still suffering
from 'he after effects 81 the American do
preston Of 1891 but Il IL recovering and IL
fsa.'."r nov Tor having had that set
na'- The trouble with rubber m London
ha- been due 20 'he overssllng 81 stocks.
t. an very opt mystic over the outlook
- there are a great many automo-
90 m Singapore. over W. IN fact. which
- ''~Rrkhpl. Crusidsring the size Of the
pa" and lie reuo'.uess from automobile
'as'n-"- 40. there ar" no American
go, ''"r" - far as ! know They are
T-rrr,l'v Fnglish
~ Low dr"Sse. n European costume
So 'a~ cut oT .is queue Ills wife wears
- $50 dr'~s and 50 vas N" obje,.' ~
ut"-"r' among -. visitors To the
''.'-.. sr.tcriay