New-York tribune., 1919-03-19
prrSINEsS NEWS BUREAU.
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japanese Silk
Men Would See
Rather Than Hear
Closer Relations Between
American Mill Owners
and Oriental Producers
70 Follow Visit of Mission

twenty sons of Nippon, silk reelers
IA traders, who have come to this
,ouptry for brief stay to learn more
'.t;mately the needs and the manners
a their customers in the United
c.s,es. last night sat as honored
...sts at banquet given for them in
-. Grand ballroom of the Hotel AS
tor
Charles Cheney, president Of the
s;lk Association of America, greeted
=. snyoys of industry from the Orient
n formal address, and in behalf of
,;s associates from the land of the
ris p;.;no sun Gosuke Imai, chief of the
Saisustion of the National Association
~ he Raw Silk Industry of Japan re-
snonding, delivering message of
friendship from the business men and
toilers of Japan.
Quotes Japanese Adage
aNow. we have an old saying" the
had of the Japanese mission said, in
explaining the purpose of the voyage,
i. .one seeing is better than hundred
hearings. Our oDJSSI Ia 'io'tihS
america and meeting you is to get
not only one seeing but many seeings
which may be better than many hum
dred hearings. Our stay cannot extend
hevond a few weeks, but we want to
do o'o our best to increase our knowledge
ri This trade, for which we humbly
solicit your assistance. We dare say
that .one seeing is better than a hum
dred hearings also applies in your
ease. We hope, therefore, that some
dav YOU will organize a party to visit
our land and see the actual conditions
Of our raw silk reeling industry"
In silk circles it was intimated yes
terdsy that an indirect, though not
unimportant, result of the Japanese
mission might be the bringing of silk
mills in this country and traders in
Japan closer, tending to eliminate the
middleman or importer.
Mr.. Cheney saw more than a purely
trade significance in the visit of the
Japanese business men.
I'VE shall look upon this mission"
he said, "as an expression of the quick
ened feeling of cooperation which has
made itself felt among the allied ma
tions as result of oar common and
united efforts for the defence of lib
erty and of right throughout the
world"
To Strive for Quality
Reaching more technical matters,
Mr. Cheney declared: eve know very
well that we have been guilty in not
having given sufficient support to the
protection OF quality because we have
not been sufficiently discriminating,
and have given too much attention
to price and too little to merit; but
this is changing and will change, and
the more progressive and intelligent
manufacturers are giving the matter
much thought. We are still CROPPING
in the dark and we are looking to ia
pan for guidance but we are not wait
ing aimlessly and we shall continue to
endeavor to contribute our share to
the solution of the common problem.
Our ultimate hope is to find some sat
isfactory means of grading and CLASH
tying silk, and we shall not despair of
attaining that end"
Besides the speeches, the history Of
silk from the cocoon to the made-up
garment shown in motion pictures.
More than 600 silk men attended the
function. The banquet hall was dec
Grated with rich intermingling of
the Stars and Stripev with the Blood
red Sun of Japan.