Show SHOULD LD BE ON GOOD TERMS minister Min lster discusses commerce between china and united states cleveland juno june 7 sir chenjung Chon Chen tung liang cheng the chinese minister at washington was inas a guest of 0 honor and the principal speaker at a dinner given by the local chamber of commerce tonight he paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the late secretary of state john hay he dwelt at length on the increasing opportunities for american commerce in china he said in part china and the united states seem to be admirably situated for close commercial relations with a chain of 0 insular possessions extending across the pacific the united states has its trading posts at the very gate of china even now nov the botton mills of the south depend upon the china market for the disposal of their products for china takes from the united states more than half of its total exports of cotton manufactures even now the mills of tho the northwest find china a good customer for their flour the commerce between the two countries has steadily grown to its present proportions in spite pite of all discouragements discourage ments and restrictions strict ions with a better understanding of each others needs and conditions there Is every reason to believe that the growth will be much more rapid in the future |