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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

Hamburg, May 31, 1904. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COTTON SPINNERS.

When last winter the cotton industry of the world seemed to be at the mercy of Mr. Sully and others, the Federation of Master Cotton spinners Associations in Manchester actressed a ciretar to the representatives of the cation

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JULY 2xn, 1904 *

of others.

4.

CONBGRIPTION.

It has often boon assorted in the Press and other publications in England, that compulsory sorvica i felt to bo heavy burden by the people of this country; I have never thought so, for having got need to it they consider it a natural episode in their lives, and young men, not only of the better clumes, look in proof of which

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trade in the United States and on the Continent forward to it with pleasure. angry case litely foreign interference. Any national life, how-

PIANO Co. LD. inviting them to take joint action against the

UPRIGHT

Araws her supplies; the British colonies, for It is impossible to believe that 100 or 200 years ( instance, will ever, either directly or indirectly, will be different from 20. History shows that favour the mother country to the detrimento force endures ika hatred of the alien ruler. The Filipine had it when we arrived there, and they have national ideals which no yellow race except the Japaness have ever possessed. If after 20 years or so we let the Filipinos part in peace, it is likely that same American com

But the situation madments will be broken. will have this good about it, that it will then have become endogenous and spontaneous. Let tho

Pilipino losders try their system. We can easily protect them from ever turbulent. should be respected which oxlibits ferments of progress, Jintan in- dividualities, even toall ones, struggling in the direction of enlightenment. We know to our cost. how strong those forces have been in the islands. Let then work out their own ismes. We Americans surely do not monopolise all the possible forms of goodness. It ie for sch reasons as these that with all respect for Secretary Taft, I am not in the least degre converted by his pronouncements against promis- ing the Filipinos independenc».”

y montion

manipulations of American speculators j07ht

A young man who recommending the geneen! adoption of short rted from Haile o/8.

had been pronounced unfit for military service time. Spinners in France, Belgian and some by the medical examiners on account of a other countries readily fall in with the idea, and malformation of the leg, has now applied for without coming to a formal agreement, an admission to the hospital of that town in order the mills only part of the week; those of to have the limb set right in order that he IRON and Austrisi, however, declined to de

322243 The alde to serve his time in the army. sabing well sold for six and more entlist will be teressary to break the leg in two hed, und holding-which was all important places, but as the doctors declare that there adoquate supply of cheap cotton. The plan is every chance of the operation proving succuss of concerted netion was not given up, however, ful he is anxious to base it performed, although at of the invitation of the Federation fully aware that it will be a most painful one, |dalogates from every pur of

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1. That a federation of the master cutton- spinners of the world be formed for the purpose of steling over and safeguarding the interests

I must not fail to mention by way of P. S. that at the fund meeting of the Cutton Congress which took place on the Rigi an International Macara, Chairman; Mr. Zy Vice-Cairng Mesra F. Ground. Motis, Hon. Treasur and a member each from Austria, Bassin, Italy, Rulzim and Portugal. Mr. J. Smethurst hi

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Americans were beaten out. Open war lund now Piation Cofonabère Colonnie in that direction.

been deckared and the fight would undoubtedly received grateful recognition from all presont,

be a long and bitter one. The largest who pledged themselves to lend the movement their active support, and expressed a hope that Romanian oil company-the Steauaroman

had come into line with the British companies, the three associations would work hand in hand and would also join in the struggle. and by comparing notes and exchanging ex- periences render each other mataal assistance.

The Patit Zeitung of Berlin, the official rgan of the Textil Beralgencesmschaft, ia aa article on the subjet last week does not lock with faveur n an international foderation

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Standard Company had fo meet the competition: Russian of comprised only one-tenth of the hasiness of the Anglo-American Company, which controlled the supply of Americas d in England. This was still selling at gallon, although Russia o'l had been out to 24. gallon. The American companies dia not mean to fight anybody, although, he added. so long as prices retain at their presous level the Americans would have to come into line.

of cotton spinners. The writer says that, alconies, but once they had been lowered the though they have nolobimany interests incom. ton. the kremuess of competition amongst the various countries will hardly permit of an offer tire and harmonions re-operation. He has little faith in the efficacy of laws against speentation. all attempts in that direction having failed hitherte MArthur Balfour in his reply to a question on the subject in the House of Commonsa short time ago be shown pretty dearly the position the British Goverment takes up with regard to.it. He said that whilst the matter commanded the sacions attention of the Cubinet, he donhted very PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE. mach whether anything could be effected by legal measures, and that be feared na international conterener of the trade would not be more surcessful. It may be assumed that other Governants will take very much the sa view. If it weren question of suppressing the enough. ut such a probibition would rat nest with the approval of the rotton ilustries themselves, all authorities ageing that time hurgains have become an absolute necessity for so-called edging purposes, whilst my enactment-excluding outside operators mast prova futile, as it is hardly possible to dra The line between legitimate and illegitimate speculation. Laws passed with that olject in Roveral countries huiche not been attended with

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Philippine independence to the Boston Tron- script, in the course of which he makes some romarkable statements. He says that in the

that Governor Taft's opinion must be wiser than that of people at a distance. But he proceeds to give some reasons why the opinions of a man who has played Governor Taft's part in the islands does not deserve to carry this pre- eminent authority Secretary Taft," he says, is himself the creator of the prosent régine in the Philippines. He was sent there to repair the work of mere destruction which President McKinley's administration had with such a light heart originally blundered into, un to The writer- also habls that little is to be turn, if possible, a purely military conquest into puined by international measures for extending a gennine assimilation. He started this work the enivation of cotton in the colonies, under incredible difficulties, in the midst of wer, this being an economie questions to be worked with American exploiters, und editors in Manile out by ench separate Government on its own down upon bim, with native support inefficient lies. The enltivation of the article in the and suspicious when not netively techerous, and German dependencies is meant to built the with no help save that of his tow officis, court- German spinuing trule, and to make it less intors and of bis conscience. Secretary Taft is dependant on America but not to assist its

in the very nature of the case beunil, øyen competitors in England and France, and no

though there we lagrantly better possible alternative, to remain a passionate advocate of doubt a similar feeling prevails in those conn. tries towards each other and towards Germany, the system of which he himself is the anther. they desiring to increase the production of cotton He is morally unable to be an impartial witness. for the goal of their own trailes and not for

Mr. Taft, in short, is too close to the Philippine that of others. I would be unwise for Gorman

job to estimate its general historical bearings. spinners to believe that it is immaterial where The great objection to his scheme of independ the raw material is reinel that is to supplant in

ence is that it is so desperately Utopian. The time to certain extent that grown in the Philippines for the Pilipinos" is an admirable States. In orlimy times the product of British watchword, but that it should actually be a possessions would no doubt be available, but in watchword reveals the whole priggishness and limes of scarcity or under other abnormal ir spuriousness of the situation. officials cumstances foreign buyers might be disappoint- entrusted with the carrying out of such a policy cum: ed, and it is therefore highly desirable that any ought to be the offspring of a marriage between. assistance Germany may give to cotton-growing augels and steam-migines. They ought at least shold be strictly confined to its cultivation to be an apostolical succession of missionaries, under the German deg. Moreover, what Mr. Taft says. Give us a hundred years and we may outgrow these difficulties.” Let the Germany spends on the production of the raw material should returu to her in the shape of question of “independence then be brouchs, increase in her expert trade of cotton but not sooner. But is this anything but tho From this point of view, tonit enthusiasm of an initiator over his own work. Zabrics.

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