Evening star., 1918-09-15


United States Department
of Commerce, o. p. Hopkins. pointed
out to a newspaper writer few days
ago a certain news item which had
escaped the reportorial eye.
"You may be interested in the fact
that the bureau has just created
division to promote American trade
with the far east. especially China
1t Is known as the Far Eastern Di-
vision and the money for it's mainte-
nance is the first that Congrass has
ever appropriated for that specific
purpose"
This was a statement which devel-
oped a curiosity for greater enlight-
eminent, and entailed communication
which brought forth the following
facts and features:
The phrase yellow peril" once SO
common, was invented by Germany.
But so far as China Is concerned,
there appears to have been a yellow
streak in Germany's attitude toward
her from the very first. That is, from
the hour of Germany's lordly entry
into that cowed country in 1897. For
the kaiser had his eye on commerce
with China, the establishing of Ger
man inventions there and the hope Of
a copybook attitude.
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Now, China has long since placed
herself with the allies-the fighters
for civilization. Giant troops from
the north are in France. The little
men from the southern provinces are
doing various kinds of work in
France. Before breaking relations
with the descendants of Attils there
were 100000 of these orientals stand
ing on French soil, with industrial
tasks mapped out for them, to relieve
Frenchmen engaged in essential man.
ufactures. large number of these
Cninese were enlisted on the Shantung
coast, at the British naval base. Chi
nese foremen and non-commissioned
officers accompanied the enlisted to
France. and since then many thou
sands more laborers have left for
France.
AS yet the greatest contribution
China has made to the allies and
America Is men. but 'she is a great
potential reservoir, variousIy." Vast
mines Of coal and iron are hers, and
SO long ago as twelve months one
great coal mine was working to it's
meantime. United States business
men have found the gates of the en-
pire swung wider open for them than
ever before. There is a fast-develop-
ing future for exports of China from
this country.
The Germans, say various news
dispatches, are already laying plans
to capture their place in commerce
long represented In most nations
trade annals by merely a dotted line.
Whereas, before she was driven from
the seas, cargoes of dependable ar
ticles made in Germany" sailed
every connecting body of water
known to the continents Her direct
enemy could not convincingly say
that she did not occupy a place in the
sun In the establishing of a stable
business with reliable manufacture
ers.
To the conservative Chinese Ger
many's methods were beginning to
make an appeal. Germany was max
ing study of Chinese tastes and
BILE to the yellow mans ways. Ger
man colonies in certain sections
along the coast had gradually grown
and implanted themselves. German
families Of officers and business men
had come from the industrial CEN
ters of the kaiser's country. German
inventions and German methods were
being adopted by ambitious Chinese
firms.
In Tientsin there were sufficient
number of Germans advancing the
plans of the fatherland to create
markedly pleasant social life. Man,
woman or child, there need be little
"heimweh" - homesickness - for the
Teuton in this territory. Various Ger
man boats anchored along the shore
were probably the most popular
places for family parties. Just few
weeks before the world war broke
the German colony gave a merry
party for its young members aboard
the cannon boat Iltis.
Their play would have amazed Chi
genuine playtimes, with pictures and
pretenses and animal toys. For in
tance, Chinese children never have the
picture OF "Old Blossy" among their
playthings. The persuasive call,
'Sukey. sukey." and the soft answer
ing, Moo, moo" of that useful family
pet. the Jersey. Holstein or other
breed, could not even be translated into
Chinese. Mich cows are unknown in
China. There Is no room for them.
How could a child grow up without
but all through his school days? For
the same reason. perhaps. that some
peoples live almost entirely on rice,
which diet would throw Americans
into eternal Indigestion.
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So, American canned milk is making
headway toward popularity in the land
Of Confucius and fine porcelains and
no less fine laundrymen. One quite
audacious commercial attache has
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