The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
~ LINDSAY RUSSELL.
of the Japan society.

10 tnHt To-Day we Stanu IN
volved in Asiatic affairs. In China
we seek the open door and
equal commercial oppcrtunities"-an
IDEAL as likely Of realization as that
cause In our Declaration of In6epen-
daAcs which holds that all men are
born free and equal. The American
public thinks but little and cares even
less about the open door" but as
headlines to influence public opinion
against Japan such phrases az Japan
shuts the door in our face" United
States protests" are useful to the
press in stimulating tho popular mag
nation
" what avail - tho "open door" 10
~ Can an American construct
railway, build . factory or operate a
mtne in China with any assurance
that, China falling, he will be afforded
any greater protection there by
the United States than in New
icof Absence of good faith in
the matter OF treaty obligations
and the failure to AFFORD security
for foreign capital invested In
China are obstacles. Failing ourselves
to remedy these conditions. why then
should we object to any other nation
doing eof
Bernhard says Of tho 'open door,:
''The policy Of the open door does
not guarantee the certainty OF an
omen and unrestricted trade competi-
ton. It secures to all trading nation.
eu,ml tariffs. but this deg not imply
by any means competition under equal
conditions. On the contrary. the DO
lttfcal mower which Ia exercised in
s,,ch q country IL the Determining
factor IN the economjo reiations
.srbe nr,ncin,e of the open door nrc-
v.ils everywhere-,n Egypt. in Man.
ohuris- IN tho Congo states I'm Mo.
rocco-and eyervwhere tho politicalIv
tao,pinant Power ,nptr,Is tho COM
merce. Tn Nanchur,a Jspan. in
E0vpt England. In Cong, STATE Raj.
p1,,m and in Norocc, L,ranre
..1,he reason ~ nl,in All S,,.a
concassions Gan nat,ir.llv ,o ,hu, s,,,.
which 10 nrac,ic.lIv dominant. Ito
nr,ducts are bough, no ali tho ron.
sun,ars vbo ar. In ,py UNIV 5.nanJapt
on tho mower of the state ouita anar,
eron, tho f.c, III. hv r.duced ,,ri0s
aud similar advantayes for tho f,vored
wares tho cnnression NJ tho omen door
can no evoded in various wavs A
nolicv -, tho omen door mus, ~, hos,
he regarded a. a mskeshift'
The guns of the American Revo,u-
ton had scarcely ceased airing when
the Empress of China sailed. in 17sA
from Boston for Canton-then nearer
TO New England than our middle
Western States. This marked orr nd.
vent into the Orient. and now after
more than "a hundred years of agita-
ton in this country about China's
wonderful trade possibilities. with all
our political activity and Secretary
Hays bringing the United States for
ward as the chief exponent and guar
dian of the open door. our total ex-
ports TO China in 1913 amounted to
only about $2l,000,OO0 scarcely the
output " single modern industrial
plant while our sales 10 Japan which
opened up trade with ms little over
ntty years ago amounted IN 1913 Z"
about so''ooo'ooo' In OTTER WORDS
Iapans trade is worth nearly three
tunes as H'uch 10 US as AN 'hat enters
inc open u"pr Oh 'hlra ''lr uir''t
IMPORTS 10 'HH'a 'o'Sis' iareeiE :"
Shhua'u vi prouuc'S' cotton 'i"ur'
'ooae'o an" ma "rtie'eS "i'cn
wiz I'M" "'a,he tHere win OF "l'n-
N"o 'peH uo'''
90 ~ '''"'', ''p"''
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p We '' me-
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~ 80 90 600
NS"u'n Hniei ~" oh'y INC SUI ia'e I'a'
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ZIG o,''eu o'e,'es % 49, .'',es 80. -
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INC "n'eA p0'"'i'' !" W "''''''a'o
o.eies
t"o iuo" vi al C,'en'a' 'o'''''e' ~"
"'so or spnere OIL influence was '"e
actuauhs ino.i'e IN 'ne il''iIu VI ou'
government IN 1888 "heh 'he r"','
ippiiies were taken over, atnousn
p"pii" opinion may nave peeh lh'"'
eI'ceu III iaNor thereol On huniah'ta-
ran GROUNDS, inc useiessHess Oh the
ihiiippihes Tor TINS purpose ~ ~"
apparent III would Also appear ''"'
n IA ar a A