Show VISIT WILL DO TRADE MUCH GOOD san francisco sept william J johnston of anew york publisher of the american explorer and who as a member of secretary tafts party made tho trip to orient to investigate vesti gate conditions and the opportunities tor extending the sale ot american manufactures in the philippines japan and china today said that in his opinion thae visit of the congressional delegation would be of much good to american trade in the far east the congressmen did conscientious and intelligent work in the islands and made an excellent impression not only upon the natives trot upon business men while ono cannot always accurately forecast the action of congress the indications are that philippine sugar and tobacco will ibe admitted nto the united states free bt duty as hemp now is it so congress will probably think that as a matter of reciprocity american machinery and appliances for developing the industries dus tries of tho islands should go into tha philippines free in cases however that goods from this country shall not be admitted tree at once on the ground that the revenues will be needed for a time to meet the expenses of the insular government there is little doubt that at least this will come at the time that the agreement with spain as to equal tariff privileges in the philippines shall expire in about three years As to the effect upon american trade in the orient resulting from the commercial expansion of japan after the war mr johnson said 1 I believe that during the next ten years japan will astonish the world as much in the development of her manufactures and commerce as aae has surprised it in the last ten years by the expansions of her military and naval powers whatever this may signify to the corid in general and to america ultimately 1 I am not able to prophesy but for the next twenty years and more it indicates a great increase in our oriental trade it will most likely bring many changes and in some lines may spell disaster but on the whole we cannot fall to be by the internal expansions and developments of china korea and japan |