The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-28
JAPAN REACHES OUT AFTER
 TRADE

siauuhiiy ulscontlnulng foreign ad visers, Japan has recently enlisted the services of such an adviser to the department of commerce. The object is to secure expert counsel in the movement now undertaken by the Jap anese to push their trade in all direc tions. The appointee is Alexander s Browne, an Australian, and his spe cial work will be to advise the depart ment of commerce In the development of trade to Australia and the South Seas generally.
 The gradual relinquishment of for. eign advisers Is a striking evidence of growing Japanese conviction that Japan Is now able to deal with foreign nations in her own way and through the medium of her own peo- pie. It Is an indication that Japan feels she has absorbed sufficient knowledge of the West to make her efficient by herself in dealing with the West The abandonment of foreign advisers has been brought about by refraining from appointing successors to the able men who have rendered valuable aid in the past when either resignation or death has terminated their services. The most important instance of this consciousness that Japan is able now to carry on her affairs without foreign aid was the decision not to fill the place when left vacant by the death of the late Henry w. Dennison, the distinguished American, who occupied the post of adviser to the department of foreign affairs.
 The great war, with the temporary elimination of Germany as com. petitor in the markets of the world and Japan's natural desire to expand her trade, led to the decision to em- ploy a commercial expert.
 The Japanese point of view is that to compete successfully with the for eign countries she must adopt the standard of these countries and be familiar with all the commercial and industrial methods which obtain abroad. Some Japanese business men have been very desirous lately of rais- ing the standard of their commercial products and of convincing the foreign buyers that they can expect the same efficiency and reliability in Japanese products and manufactured goods as in any other country.
 MT. Browne talked this matter over very frankly with members of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce. He said he was sorry that Japanese exporters did not bear the best name in Aus. tralia. Inferior goods and irregular shipments had caused no end of worry and inconvenience and some exporters even refuse to deal directly with Japan as their experience has been very unsatisfactory. This repu. tation was due to the fact that some firms want to "get rich quick and grasp the shadow instead of the sub. stance" He had discovered. he said. while visiting Japanese factories that very often exporters receive larger orders than they can handle. The orders are then distributed among several small factories with the result that products of different grades, shapes and finish are shipped. Jap- anese exporters should establish a thorough system of inspection and nave only one standard for export.
 Mir Browne said he thought the reason why Germans had secured such vast trade was the fact that they had applied science to produc ton. Now Japan has her great oppor. tunity and if she takes advantage of 1t and lives up to a higher standard of commerce and industry she would not only be able to obtain but to keen an important part of Australian trade and that Of the Southern Seas generally. or course, Great Britain and the United States would be competitors in the southern markets, but Japan would be sure to get her share if she convinced the buyers that she will oppose inferior goods and indifferent, shipments.
 Ihere are many other indications or Japan's determination to extend her markets in all directions. esra cially China where her interests are constantly augmenting.
 Next to the American Pacific Mai steamers the great bulk of mercban disc Is now carried across the Pacific in Japanese steamships which are constantly increasing tn ,umhou