Evening star., 1924-05-16
BONUS BILL FACTOR
IN TRADE SITUATION
Coupled With japanese Exclusion
Act, Measure Instills Element
of Extreme Caution.
EXPORT BUSINESS rs HIT
American Business Man Discusses
U. S. Relations With Japan.
BY j. G. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Exporters
who are opposed to the Japanese ex-
clusion act becoming effective in the
immediate future exerted themselves
in final opposition today, but business
in general paid far more attention to
the future fate of the bonus bill.
There is no question but that each
was a factor in the business situation
and that together they served to IN
still an element of extreme caution
into operations by business men, al
though the final effect of the fate OF
each is expected to be more psycno-
logical than actual. .
Exporters who have spent years OF
effort and large sums OF money IN IN :
Producing American goods IN tne
orient were outspoken In their opposl- :
ton to the congressional method OF
settling the Japanese situation, al
though some of them are known 10
favor Japanese exclusion.
Japanese Problems Discussed.
Ralph p. Merritt, president ano
managing director OF the sun M3lo
Raisin Growers Association, one OF
the most advanced of the co-operAtSe
marketing organizations OF tne eoun .
Janan said that the present tonnage
of raisins sold in that country coui1
be doubled in the next year VIII
proper adjustment of the controversy.
I'VE have several problems Se. .rt =
be solved in Japan, he sald. .tae ne
most important at the moment is that
of international relations. Inc treat
ment OF the japanese peopIe oS
politicians has a direct DeAflns upoI
the ability to sell American prooucts
unnecessary
attacks of our politicians upon the
Japanese people and the japanese
government in the discussion OF tne
Immigration act has seriously my. n ~ :,
the standing of Americans IN 'Api
and the ability Of America 10 90 puei
ness with the Japanese people.
Duty Of Politicians
.,s business men we should de-
napd of our politicians that they car
nv on the discussion OF internatlonal
problems with dignity and courtesy
and for the benefit of the promotion
of American business abroad. II We
do not sell 10000 tons of raisins In
Janan in 1925 and 1925 it will be be-
cause of the offense given to the JAP
anese people by the ruthless discoui-
tesv of our politicians. In oroer "
obtain good will 1T is not necese@I1
for us to open our doors 10 n..n
citizenship for Japanese or Japanese
land holdings. 1t is necessary, nov"
ever. that we reach our conciustons
with dignity and Justice ana tnat
deal with the Japanese without sep
arating them from other natiohs Wy
discriminatory clauses.
some exporters claimed to see Hg-
pitcance in the fact that ire
mendous volume OF japanese siik
has reached this country in the iAst
week, shipments totallng over io'-
oOn 600 having been forwarded from
seattle. while other consignments are
cheduled before the time the ex-
c,usion act would become effective.
They also point to the recent pur-
chase of freight car equipment oy
the Japanese from the Canadian Car
and Foundry Company and the East
ern Car Company of Canada Of 1000
railroad cars and the fact that ex-
mort demand for lumber from the
orient has slackened.
Modified View Expressed.
Men who deal in some other ar
ticles of trade which normally go 10
Japan, however. indicate they think
the effect of the possible action by
President Coolidge and Congress mas
been overemphasiZed.
The bonus question is one which
has found American business men
bitterly partisan. Blame for various
happenings and contingencies has
beer piled upon the bonus and prob
ably Will continue u pc bAere ehe
emphasis was placed today by manu-
facturers on the Presidents state
ment that the bonus bill would end
all hope Of tax reduction.
Falling off in employment 10 be-
coming slightly more apparent. The
trend is most noticeable in the auto
mobile, steel and btuminous coal
sections, but the stocks Of most man.
ufactured goods are small SO that re-
covery from slight rece Ssion neces-
sarily would be prompt.