The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-23
DEMAND FOR
| DETROIT GOODS GROWS
Corporation On Situation In
Far East.
NEED s4IIPpfNe FACILITIES.
China Sees In Trading With United
States In Large Volume Better Pro-
lection Against Agrees ION BY
japanese.

From the port of Detroit to the port
Pf Shanghai, by way of deepened
Wel1and Canal, Is the direct route for
ocal commerce to the Orient sug-
kested by Charles DENLY. vice-presi-
1ent of the Hupp Motor Car Corpora
tion. who has just returned from
Pekin, where he transacted private
business and looked over the Chinese
held for automobiles.
Mr.. DENLY was consul general for
he United States at Shanghai from
S07 to 1909, and had acted as secre-
f9ry- general of the provisional govern
nent for the province of Tsien-Tsin,
fecetving his appointment from the al
led powers, He has also served in
The American diplomatic service at the
court OF Vienna
American domination of oriental
frade depends on our shipping facil-
les" said Mr.. DENLY. but every
where ] travelled heard the same
Ptory. The seamen's bill of the pres
ent administration has driven the
american flag from the Pacific. If I
want to travel rst-class, must do
20 under an alisa flag, British or
Japanese.
Detroit producsswiil soon have an
Enormous demand IN China and the
city Is already well represented
financially there. Why should we not
ehip goods direct from Detroit to
Shanghai? Greater projects have
been conceived and carried out 1t is
not an Idle dream, but must be real
lzed II Detroit is TO seize the oppor-
funities open to It in oriental trade.
China sees In every cent invested in
hat country hold on the United
States which will guarantee her
against Japanese aggression Ameri-
Can capital is mere than welcomed in
China Splendid changes have come
pver China since ! built the water
works system In Tsien-Tsin and acted
hs adviser to Yuan Shih- Kai. then
kiceroy of the metropolitan province
of Chilli ] was in China from 1897
10 1905. Since then the foreign policy
Ia Tsden -Tsin alone has Increased
the ascendency. but we must have
ehfps TO keep us uppermost.
1.-THE japanese are increasing AT the
rate of 100000 annually. They want
warm climate, approach to the sea.
and high wages for their workmen,
rormosa. which they annexed. and
Manchuria. which they conquered, do
mot appeal 70 them. They prefer
China, with it's bound1ess resources. or
california. which meet their require
Inents California ia too remote and
they realize they could not hold il,
Yuan Shih-Kai was a warm per-
Eonal friend Perhaps the last letter
he ever wrote was dictated to me In
Acknowledgement of a small gift I sent
him on my arrival In Pekin N May.
Backed by the north he was opposed
by the south. His death has ended
he ims- -ial controversy, but the
nrobien. SSr China is now similar 70
that " many Central and South
american Republics the difficulty Of
Binding the right man 10 rule the CoGn-
ry with a strong hand
THE story that Yuan Shih-kai was
Bssassinated Is false. hut I am certain
that fear OF civil war fastened his
Heath. He was hated by the Japanese
FOR his part in the war OF 1924, when
he was governor of Korea Japan.
without many OF the raw materials for
manufacture. such as cotton and coal
wifi Try 10 dominate at ieast the for
eign policy OF China. which looks 10
the United States for protection"