Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1914 — Keep Open China’s Door. [ARTICLE]

Keep Open China’s Door.

Our merchants are befog roused so the importance of the Chinese trade, and they would view with deep con* cern any and all political obstacles to Its maintenance and expansion. Thb feeling is likely to find expression in the action of the American government. American manufacturers to-day do not take the trouble to pack their goods properly or send them oat in the sizes desired by the Chinese, but this stiff-necked lack of business sense is disappearing slowly, and our merchants are becoming aroused to the Importance of this trade, which has grown without government encouragement and which hag such a future. There is no reason to complain of this governmental indifference. The United States and the other powers favor the open door, and if they are wise they will encourage the empire to take long steps In administrative and governmental reform, the development of the resources of China and the improvement of the welfare of the people. To do this will add to China’s strength and position as a selfaespecting government ahd aid her in preparing to resist possible foreign aggression in the seeking of undue rnd exxclusive proprietary privileges. Thus no foreign aid will be required to enforce the open door policy of equal opporunity for all.