Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-17
MOLE MILLS AND VIII WHEELS.

n EXPLORING our loss Of trade in cotton goods in the
~ Far East Democratic onlce holders in the Depart
ment Of Commerce Offering various excuses for the
slump and suggesting remedies for It's stimulation In
The meantime they treat the subject Oriental competI-
ton lightly and the prospect OF that competition extend
ing 10 our own shores is utterly ignored
Stanley H. Rose, commercial agent In the New York
district office Of the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce. the latest to add to the evidence Of our
dying trade in cotton goods In the Orient Commenting
the which japanese and Chinese mills have
had In driving out Of the Chinese market for coarse
sheengs drills Mr.. Rose advises our manufacturers
to turn out light textures with changing patterns to suit
the taste Of the Chinese although admitting that the
Chinese mills turning out Increasing quantities
Of fancy cotton fabrics" and that the development Of
weaving Of nnergrode cotton goods has progressed in
marked way
It seems strange that while many employees Of this
Administration ind the for our loss Of this trade
in the Orient TO be due principally the lower cost Of
production at which the Japanese and Chinese mills can
operate OF them TO be OF that type Of for
ward-lookng men" who can signs OF approaching
Oriental competition in the American market under the
Democratic tariff policy. Mr.. Rose says 1.-THE Japanese
and Chinese mills secured advantage in the use OF
cheaper material from China and India and IN the
lower cost Of production And again speaking OF pre-
war conditions American mills had already suffered
from competition Of the cotton mills established in
China" and he mentions Chinese mill with an annual
output OF 50OOOOOO yards Of CLOTH w. A. Graham Clark
textile expert Of the tariff commission recently let
this slip, in address Far Eastern cotton
trade. I'm competing in neutral markets the United
States IS, to certain extent hampered by our higher
scale Of living and the higher wages thereby necessi-
tatedn
Our cotton cloth trade with China reached its apogee
IN 1902 protective year, when we sent 90 China and
Hongkong iiOO0000 yards, worth ssl000Oo During the
last fiscal ended 60 1917 this trade had fallen
TO about 100000 yards worth about 100000 Japanese
investors putting their money into the construction
Of mills in China in order TO escape transportation
charges Of cotton to Japan and tho return Of the
fabrics and 10 Sva themselves Of Chinese labor
the cheapest in the world
In short, it is becoming apparent that manufac-
turorN must resign themselves TO the practical loss Of
Far Eastern markets because Of japanese and Chinese
competition But under the Democratic tariff policy it
VIII not stop there II England double her sales
Of cotton cloths in this market under her present war
Anerici Nscount lshii the japanese ambassador,
1913 indlsputaby show certainly the Orient do bet
ter under the arir-for-reyenuc-only policy
our manufacturers must have protective duties in
order TO control the domestic competition in South
lnnerica Vscount lshii the new Japanese AMBASSADOR
recently counseied Let forget the little molehils"
We ready TO do But in the meantime should
not forget the little mill wheels Of shrewd Oriental
competitors