Evening star., 1923-11-23
TALKS and TALES
With and fbout
CAPITALS GUESTS


of give and take.
Despite all that has been said and
written about golden opportunities
being overlooked by American busi-
ness men in China and that countrys
well known respect, admiration and
friendliness for the United States,
European exports are in far greater
demand by Chinese houses today
than are those which leave the
shores of America.
When pressed for an explanation
of this fact which he had stated.
NJ. 5. Jung of San Francisco, secre-
tary of the Chinese Six Companies
or the Chinese Consolidated Benevo-
lent Association. as it Is better
known today-said. when seen at the
Lee House, that accommodation,
PRICES and longtime credits were en-
tirely responsible.
Europe, and l include Germany
now" said Mr.. Jung, lis undersell-
ing America. putting itself out for
Chinese trade and extending much
more generous credit terms than the
business houses of this country. But
don't think that this commercial
trading affects in the least China's
love for America-it is business.
pure and simple"
AS an illustration of Americas al
legged indifference toward Chinese
buyers, hT. jung Sdlu lIdt uulliS liic
war one of the great department
stores of Shanghai. desirous of OBJ
tanning certain cotton goods, COM
municated with New York export
er. a representative was sent to
Shanghai, but his samples, cut twen-
ty-Seven inches in width, were fully
five inches too wide for the use in
tended, the English pattern of twen-
ty-two inches suitinS the purpose
better.
AS an inducement for the American
firm to supply the required pattern,
the Shanghai concern offered to in
crease it's contemplated order.
amounting to 100000, to s150.00o,
but the reply received by the Amer
lean representative from his house
was that such was impossible and
that the Chinese merchants would
have TO take the sample submitted
or none at all. The goods were or
dered, the waste accepted, but when
peace came all future orders were
placed in Europe.
1t was learned from Mr.. Jung that
the name Chinese Six Companies orig
mated back in 1S49, when the thriv-
ing organization was founded. the
Chinese being unfamiliar with the
word association" Later the cor
noration, which protects the interests
but the old Six Companies" still
sticks, and appears on business cards
used by its agents
Whether not. commercial Amer
lea is justified in taking this atti-
tude toward its far-eastern friends
is its business. but that such is not
the case with the great Dominion to
our north was learned a few minutes
later, when J. G. G.. Kerry of Toronto
Canada. was encountered at the Ho-
tel Washington.
Mr. Kerry is in this city on busi-
ness and was most enthusiastic over
.S,,fr 10 Al, S.N,,.
country and the United States. and
said that each day the bonds of
friendship between the two peoples
were being drawn tighter.
Canada is going along about at
the same pace as your country. said
the Canadian. "Farmers are having
the same trouble over the wheat sit,
uation, but otherwise crops and
prices are excellent. We have no
particular political question to bother
US at present; building in Toronto.
very marked. the people all seem to
be happy and general business is
Questioned about Canada's forestry
problems. Mr.. Kerry said the Do
minion had suffered much from in
difference and carelessness. but that
now, as in the United States. a
concerted movement was under foot
to preserve her vast timberlands.
"In the province of Ontario, where
timberlands are held under lease of
IL,
much per acre-I think it is cent
for fire protection" added the visitor,
as he prepared to look over the city,
which he considers the most beauti-
full in the world.
And now that impeachment has
been voted against Iron Jack" Wal
ton, Oklahoma's troubled gov
ernor all the state asks is to be left
to herself and be permitted to live
down some of the unsought publicity
visited upon her in the past few
months, is the way Judge r. c. Allen,
well known lawyer Of Tulsa, who is
at the New Willard Hotel, looks at
the matter.
Il tell you there are people in our
state who resented bitterly the no.
toriety thrust upon them over this
walton affair. It's dead issue now,
and all we ask is to be let alone.
Gov. Walton is through; they will
probably indict him within a few
days. and truly hope that will end
the story. Oklahoma is a great state;
1T is not controlled by the Ku klux
Khan, and the real people of the COM
monwealth will prove this to be true
in very short order" And with that
the tall attorney hustled off to the
Department of Justice to transact
some business.
Two entirely different angles on
conditions in that grand old common
wealth whose sacred soil is kissed
by our own dear Potomac were OBJ
tanned from Col George Austen. re-
tired business man and broker
of Charlottesville, and II. Z. Wen
ner well-to-do farmer. from up
Wheatland way, when the two were
visited at their respective hotels, the
Shoreham and the Raleigh
Never have T knnup ri io
especially that section where l live.
to have such prosperity" said Col
Austen. Really, it is remarkable.
and is hard to account for. Charlottes-
vile, from a sleepy old village of a
few years ago. is now hustling
bustling town with everybody work.
ing. automobiles so thick one has to
look for parking space, and folks so
well off that they can hardly believe
it.
Take our Peoples Bank, for in
stance. Five years ago this sterling
institution boasted about 81. .O0O, 900 in
deposits. Today it has more than
$o.000,000. And the National Bank,
too-,well. the increase Is not quite
as great. but nearly so. 1t seems
almost unbelievable"
The Charlottesville man then laud-
cd Secretary of the Treasury Andrew
Mellon in manne rthat would have
done credit to an out-and-out Penn
sylvanian.
He is unquestionably the greatest
secretary the Treasury has ever had"
said Col. Austen. Il am a democrat.
but W.euld be poor one not to praise
this wonderful official"
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