The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
.Tr0dcMcOnSH H1OnCY,
To Be fought Orient
Commerce of Far East BEING
Directed ThrOughtheGOldGn
G0tG by Local Men

OAN FRANCISCO'S greatest possibilities in
the Pacific the hundred ports Of the
~ Francisco businessmen seeing clearly
opportunities there and acting
with greater bidding the trade of the far Not
only that they making the people OF the orient realize thai
San their convenient trading port they
striving sitting expectanty receptive mood.
That the campaign always will be successful onefor
campaign victory will remain alone
active fghters-seems San Francisco
large with the that face the Pacific under
tropc This plan of achievement formulate
already preliminary stages, will
year by year great leaps Such vgor but succeed
was in 1908 movement begun that has led
present understanding between the merchants of China and Japan
and those OF this city In that members OF the chambers
cities Japan body
the country guests of government talked with
japanese progress
conditions the orient Those San Franccans the party
majority by farwere recognized leading the contingent
Pacific businessmen The Japanese accorded them
special which the importance and of San Francisco
deserved The party left from and returned San Francisco and
this the the establish closer bonds
with the orient
Very recently prominent Japanese travelling body,
fe call the Americans toured the United including
San Francisco for days OF their They delighted
with the welcome them and when their sailed for
Japan among body Japanese feeling
that San Francisco and their country were very closely bound
in ties OF mutual interest.
Since their Japan the visitors spread the gospel
of imperial position story magnificent
harbo the tale OF her factories the bay shore where the
bringing material from the interior of the country
almost touching the taking the manufactured product
far countries the arrived with Japan products
the bearing her goods American homes The
time for energetic and just such campaign
is launched
Japan China, the the business
world the Celestial empire They aroused the of the
Chinese stimulated larger
that invitation forthcoming for the businessmen
H.
in the Pacific.
accepted journey planned
for date
journey will merely sight seeing trip. There
work of education, channels of trade
be opened the locked wealth Of country be directed
the purchase the of occidental civilization and the
comforts and lulrie land and people The value
both parties OF exchange must be preached and proved
planned establish commercial posts throughout
only Japan promise field o
activity the importer and exporter The Philippines
country have yet be brought commercially
great trade cigars with the United States since the
duty products has been removed great quantity
annually has aroused that TO the possibilities OF trade
lines under similar conditions San Francisco should enjoy
an enormous trade with island possessions
regard Hawaii Alaska. port increasing
year bat the larger of
prize being sought
duty impose bar free relations with countries
own-and unfortunately with of possessions
ebu with the advent of American merchant which
with foreign facing Golden gate should
lively a traffic
The approaching visit OF San Franescan China has been
called the greatest the history OF this for the
biies holds Relations with consular the orient
already work of laying firm
ton for the campaign is well under With the certainty OF
friendly understanding in the oriental countries the establish
agents OF trade will be easy and following this will
directing traffic well the opening
many markets for Francisco merchants trade
What the businessmen wish their colleagues
the that trade will be helpful the
other and the that ~ony when there something
campaign. y
What the local men have accomnlished arsady be