Evening journal., 1917-07-27
OFFICIAL INSTRUMENTATION.

GtTN the Philippines, of course, We have the inside
track, and in Australia American cottons are very
popular" declared w. A. Graham Clark textile ex-
pert to the United States Tariff Commission, in ad
dress before the Industrial Exposition and Export Con-
ference at Springfield Mass recently. The speaker
admitted that we had lost great deal Of cotton goods
trade in China result Of japanese underseng. but
closed with the comforting assurance, IL do not think
that the end Of the war will find single country Of
rope, not excluding England well prepared for COM
petition abroad as it was in 1872
This administration has a remarkable lot OF Eek
perts" on its payroll Mr. Carks statement in regard
our sales Of cotton goods to the Philippines betrays
the fact that he did have accurate information The
evidence Of today is all to the effect that the United
States losing this trade in the Philippines and that
Japan is getting the inside track both there and in
Australia The annual report of the chief OF the bu
Of customs OF the Philippine Islands, for the fiscal
year 1916 which, with true Democratic FORM makes
its appearance year late speaking Of cotton manu-
features says while the United States continues to
show the greatest amount in value Of these commodi
ties the mporations for the year 1916 declined in value
as compared with 1875 And he then goes on to show
the material increase in the importation OF Japanese
cotton goods.
This Japanese competition in the Philippines certainly
had something to do with the fact that while our ex-
ports of cotton cloths to the islands in 1915 otaled
nearly 1O7OOOOOO yards the amount for 1916 was but
73O0OO00 yards and the indications that the fig
for the present fiscal year. when available, will
show Improvement Japanese competition in cotton
goods OF Development because only since
the started that Japan has been in a position to
build up this industry point where it could give
a for Japan is fast roofing out OF
the Oriental markets, and she is burrowing into
under the present low tariff law
AS for Mr. Clarks remark about England his at
tention is called to the fact that English expectations
Of cotton cloths to the American market 100 per
cent greater than they in 1913 under protective
rates. that her exports of these same goods to South
and Central America have about doubled in the two
years. and that she is trained to the minute for the
capture of markets when the is over.
II the United States wishes to share in world trads
after the war; must first OF all be certain of
trolling our own market-not give it away foreigt
competitors Mr.. Clark let something significant slip
in this respect when he said: ON competing in
trail markets the United States is to certain extent
hampered by higher scale Of living and the higher
wages thereby necossitated'
Exactly! And the only way Offset that is to guar
antee by protective rates OF duty capacity operation
and consequent unit cost of production TO cot
ton factories in order to up the handicap
Can't any with the faintest glimmer of intel
ligence the impossibiity Of doing this under
tariff policy which presents the American cotton goods
market to Europe and Japan?