The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-06-23
Open Door In
Chino Means Much
To u. S. Workers

NEW YORK. = Approximately
4 900. 900 workers in American IN
dustries would benefit by increased
trade with China resulting from
maintenance of the traditional open
door, policy. Labor's Committee OF
the United Council for Civilian he
lief in China estimated IN q =stlldy
made public here today -,
"Only the termination OF hostih-
ties and the return to China OF COM
plete authority over her territory
could bring about an improvement,
in the trade between China ana
America" the report stated. AS ire
first step in the restoration or the
Sine American trade, this country
must aid in the rehabilitation and
relief of more than 50,000.000 Chi
nese currently homeless and desn
titute."
The United States, which under
the Craftsmanship of Colonel Iheo-,
dore Roosevelt, Jr., staged BOWL
Iof Rice parties in more than l,o0O
American cities, declared that the
ANALYSIS of its labor member Or
ganization showed that american
workers have a decided interest IN
helping the Chinese people back
on their feet SO that the open door
policy may be kept invlolate
In addition to the 100000 work
Iers directly affected, the study stat
ed. are their immediate families
which probably total another L.
900 900 American citizens. Prac-
|. tically all lines of business, more.
over. would be stimulated by the
Increased domestic purchasing pow
err generated by greater sales U
China, the Labor Committee inquiry
finds.
: Among the industries for Whose
products a united and Independent
Chinese nation would create vo
racious demand the report lists
petroleum, iron and steel, copper
automobiles, parts and accessories
aircraft, chemicals, paper products
forest products, farm machinery
building supplies and hardware
S leaf tobacco, cigarettes, aluminium
: products, clocks, electrical appli
| ances, cash registers and other stor
S equipment, machine tools, refrlger
r ators, radios and monographs, sew
: ing machines, typeWriters, Washln
: machines, locomotives, railroad car
and Photographic supplies.
From 1881 to 1885, the repoI
I said, America was the leading sell
er to China, and our exports
that country increased each yea
since the depression lows were e:
tablished until the final half of 1893
When the Japanese invasion bega
Z on July 7, 1887, our sales to Chin
commenced to drop precipitousl.
declining % per cent from the 19i
figures during the final six month
s. as compared with an advance ovs
1886 of AZ per cent in the first hal
{ The decline in exports to China PROF.
!. er in the first quarter of 1888 W;
even more severe, amounting to on.
/ So per cent of the total in the fir
&c quarter a year ago Thus, it
evident that American business el
y terprises have already sustaint
substantial losses in the first elevt
months of the invasion.
The report concluded that China
vast territory is ready to open Il
and is destined to be the most in
N portant world market for sever
II generations. America, with h
equipment and ability to turn 0
the articles China needs for e.
10 pansion can easily dominate Il
J. market, if the open door policy
e kept alive in fact as well as
Al principle"