The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-13
REAL QUESTION: HOW
TO BUILD 1T Up

TO BUILD IT UP
II Is no longer sensible to discuss
whether we shall. or shall not enter
into foreign trade. America has been
In for years And tho country b
bound To stay IN
The real question fs- how shah No
80 about building up this foreign
tradc-
The Far East plays an important
part In the answer to this,
There are scores OF things that the
United States must get from foreign
lands And for them. we must pay
In gold or goods preferably goods
The most profitable foreign trade
b in manufactured goods. and that Is
1awhaf tho Far East needs most
Where France. England and Italy
have facilities for manufacturing. the
Far East. generally. has not
Right now there ~ m abundance Of
silk. tea and vegetable oil. that the
United States can always make use
Of. IN China In return. China wants
machinery. cotton goods and k1ro-
senA
The main artfcie japan has. that
America needr. IL dik--the index to
the prosperity Of japan. And. from
this county. japan wants mAchin-
cry and raw cotton
From the Philippines the q. s. can
get Agricultural products. and In 70
turn send finished products
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR U. $. IN CHINA
Japan and the Philippines stand
much higher in buying power. per
capita. than China Yet China offers
wonderful opportunities TO America.
when you look into the future
Right now tho country tr held In
- background. In . trade way. b.
cause Of the lack of transportation n
dlitteA But that problem is bound
- work out. n the future The coun-
ny b ~ work. AZ the present time.
with the cooperation OF foreign capt
III. on the construction Of railroads.
A results come. trade possibilities
are certain to improve America can
md q market. growing batter all the
time. In China
Shanghai II the commercial me
tropoits. handling 40 per cent Of the
entire total Of foreign business For
the 6rst time Ia the international
history of China. the United States
led. IN 1890. in foreign trade with
mat country.
Americana VINO have visited China
retuu with q wonderful impression
cf the trade possibilities. They base
their ideas on the fact that the popu-
lation Of China Is about 400. 0oo. 900.
Imagine selling. for instance. ono
pair Of shoes to each inhabitant
That would give the impression
that 400. 900. 900 Chinese are Just
waiting for America to step In with
goods Such II not the case. how.
ever.
However,. II but . small percent
: Of the population continued 10
uy an Increasing amount Of Amer.
bcnn goods, II would put hundreds
yef millions Of dollars IN American
pockets
~CHINA ACT" WILL
HELP 4. 9. BUSINESS MEN
Right now there II a bin. common
h known ~ the China act, before
the senate. which. II put into effect.
would place the American business
man on q par with business men of
Britain. Japan and other foreign
countrfeA In trade dealings with
China II would do away with In
come and excess profits taxes on
business done by Americans In
China
Time yin come when the Far East.
after machinery orders are filled.
will buy mostly the higher grade
and more expensive articles from
outside. The higher the grade. the
bigger the profit
Trade In the Far East II open
right now. And II is going to get
better right along. When the Chi
nese railroad situation IL straight
ened out, a boom in that section Is
bound to come. And with the gen
erai return tp normal conditions In
I'll Far East countries. foreign trade
ION the general pickup.
The Chinese merchant feels very
friendly toward the American mer.
chant. He stands ready 10 welcome
trade with America but In n shrewd
buyer and will look TO the best and
cheapest market
The American merchant WIN do
wen 10 get In strongly in the swing
OF trade with the Far East.
And II is well to remember that
The more buslness--the more money
the more jobs. That's why trade
with ell foreign countries closely
concerns every American.