Show TRADE IN THE FAR EASr Boston Merchants Organize For an Aggressive Campaign Boston June 21An important movement move-ment having for its object the conservation con-servation of American trade in the far east has been set on foot by Boston merchants Prominent representatives of trade have held meetings and an American Asiatic association has been formed for the purpose as stated in its I constitution of fostering and safeguarding safe-guarding the commercial interests of the citizens of the United States and others associated therewith in the empires em-pires of China Japan and Corea the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia or Oceanica The project has been under discussion I for some time and Is the outcome of the aggressive attitude on the part of Eu ropean countries which have of late menaced American commercial interests inter-ests in the orient It is the Intention of the association to secure the advantages of sustained watchfulness and readiness of action which will Issue from watchful and permanent per-manent organization in all matters in connection with Asiatio trade or legis lation or treaties affecting ths same and to provide for convenient ascertainment ascer-tainment and distribution of informa l tion affecting theiinterests of ifs members I II I mem-bers |