The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-17
MT. Mcintosh Answers.

To THE EDITOR. FAR EASTERN SECTION
or THE SuN-Sir: The transparent
methods of those who indulge in
reckless unfounded accusations will
able light by attempts to divert the at
tention Of the public from the facts of
an argument and their inability to de-
fend their position by inserting ques-
tons OF doubt concerning the right of
their opponents to voice their sentiments
as business men, &c.
imagine the readers will be more
interested in studying the argument it.
self, but for the benefit of those who
are interested in the question of my
right to speak on the subject of Japan
and our relations with that country
submit that about thirty years of my
life have been spent In very close con-
tact with these people. was reared In
uncle, Bishop NJ. C. Harris. and my
mother. who were in charge OF the
Japanese Christian work of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church on the Pacific
coast, / came in daily contact with
japanese; 1t was here that learned the
language and, absorbed some of the
spirit of these people. Later in the
capacity of a Government official ] re-
sided in Japan and China, thus adding
to my knowledge of these peoples.
It seems unnecessary for me to dilate
upon my qualifications as a business
man to speak on this subject my record
Is pretty well known in the State, Navy
and Interior departments. and to speak
more of myself would SAVIOR of cheap
advertising, and I assume that If Mr..
Willard wishes to know very much about
| me he will easily ascertain the facts
| from the Government
ReIative Trade of Countries.
I am astonished to note there Is
forthcoming still more of the some old
| guff about Shantung and the japanese
activities there. With all the talk OF
the attitude of the American business
men In China and their protests against
the decision OF the Paris Peace Con-
ference one would think there was real
| danger to American business. The re-
| turns of the Bureau Of Foreign and Do.
nestle Commerce would throw a differ
| emit light upon this. For the fiscal yeai
| ended June 80. 1919, we gold TO Japar
| s326,462.269. and during the same period
sold to China sS2.s92.4s5, showing
difference in favor OF Japan Of $243,
| 46e,774; with a population of but one
| fifth that of China, Japan purchased
from the United States nearly fou
times as much. Fifty per cent of oul
| total sales to Asia were made to japan
alone. There were fifteen countries
! which bought more from us than China
while but four exceeded Japan.
It is not the intention to place Chint
in an unfavorable light by recitinI
these facts. / desire only to invite thu
attention of readers to these figures Il
show that Of the two countries we EMO!
much more lucrative trade witt
japan than China, and that we SHOULD
be equally mindful of our activities tina
we do not Internationally do or sa.
things which might have a reflex actiol
upon this trade and perhaps militat
against our further developing 1t alonl
peaceful lines.
Boycott Reacts on America.
The American agitators in China con
tinually advocate the policy Of direc
dealings with her. and seem to thin
that by stirring up feeling agains
against Japanese we will be able to re
duce her trading activities and gobbl
this business ourselves. To say moth
ing of the inglorious position this place
us In. we are by this method actual,
curtailing our own sales, for 1t is a we
known fact that japan is one Of our bes
QtSIr1DuterS OF american wares IN Cnlnd
Hence when the Chinese institute boy
colt against the Japanese merchant
they are boycotting American goods a
well. This fact is apparently lost sigh
OF by our chambers of commerce 1
China, who go on record as indorsin
these boycotts.
For some time past there has beef
forthcoming from foreign sources com
plants OF the japanese selling morphi
ard other drugs to the Chinese; ais
that a trafic in prostitutes was beinl
carried on all for the purpose OF under
mining the Chinese officials that thei
Japanese neighbors might in this wa,
steal a march on their unwary victim
end overrun the country. These tale
have taken almost every hue; even tn
Japanese Government has been accuse
} OF being behind this programme, assist
; Inc II by means OF the Postal Servic
and the Imperial Japanese Customs
J which. by reason OF exterritoriality wer
exempt from Chinese supervision or ex
animation. That there has been SNUG
Cling of noxious drugs into China b
Japanese peddlers thcre IL no doubt
! that to-day this trafiic has reached tire
: mendous proportions there Is no doubl
but It Il unjust 20 say the Japanes