The Japanese Ambassador's expressed belief that political stability fs not necessarily essential before Jthere can be economic ce-operation between Japan and North China will find general endorsement, and his aim of "mutually advantageous economic collaboration" should go a long to quiet the fears created by the aparent confusion between the mean-tug of "ce-operation' and "exploltation" in the minds of Japanese military spokesmen. So geographically situated that economic collaboration between Japan and North China is the most natural thing, Japan has not employed towards' this country a policy best calculated to make the most of this advantage. On the contrary, she has stirred up deep-seated suspicion and resentment which it will take many years to overcome. 'A. recent issue of the magazine Manchuria" contains an interesting analysis of Japan's China trade. The figures quoted in this magazine (heir authority is not stated) show that for the five years from 1930 to 4 the total imports of goods from north China to Japan are only about twenty-five per cent, less than the total imports from middle and South China, the former consisting almost entirely of raw materials and the latter largely of partially _manufactured goods. As regards Japanese exports to the two different parts of this country a similar proportion exists, and it seems to be established beyond dispute that the north is the most important part of China for Japan, economically as well as strate tically. The magazine's analysis of the Japanese export trade to this country is illuminating. It states that Japan has a virtual "monopoly of foods manufactured by her light industries in the north, there being little competition in these industries from other nations; whereas in South and middle China, the majority of Japan's exports have been from her heavy industries. But concern is expressed over the rise of China's own ight industries which, if their pro-situation closely: resembles that pre= thet ght Further light on the dangerous in-Valent in Manchuria prior "to "the terpretation now being accorded by Sutbreak on September" 18, 1031, of the Bureau of Trade Marks to rule the Tneident." One of ostensibly framed to protect register for this disturbance was the undue pressure which the ed trade marks, is shown by another ousted Chang "militarist disclosure of the effect of a recent change of procedure. An applicant for registration of a mark covering the latter's treaty rights and Interests, range of commodities 1s now called Teinforced' by" the general "rise. upon to say what particular articles Manchuria of modern light industries under 'Chinese control, hho proposes to sell under that mark, He then receives protection only in If this concern over possible Chinese respect of those articles and it Is open encroachments upon' the Japanese fo another to apply his trade mark market for light industries products to the commodity not specified, in the northern part of their own Apart from the directly unfair con-country is shared by Japanese oM-sequences of this restriction to the claldom, and economic ¢o-operation owner of the original trade mark and in the north is simply a means to to purchasers who are guided by that stunt the growth of Chinese indus-trade mark, this interpretation lends tries elsewhere, then there is con-itself to the encouragement of many siderable danger to China in too undesirable practices, including. the facile agreement, But the history of virtual blackmail of the honest. trader. economic development shows that The rin which for example has Prosperity increases a market, and istered its trade mark for chemicals there should be no reason for Japan has to state what chemicals it 1s sell-to fear that her trade will suffer being under that mark; it is then open cause other people's to another trader to acquire exelubetter. sive user rights in some. particul ping the resources of North China—the scientife growth of cotton and chemical which at that ime the ofiginal firm had not started to. sell, the proper exploitation of coal and This trader cannot be bone fide, for mineral resourees—should better the why should he deliberately adopt the Jot of the Chinese in that part of the trade mark of another firm? He is country and, provided political motive therefore desirous either of securing are not unduly intruded, should help for his products the reputation of to compose a badly needed harmony. the better known firm or of possibly turning a dishonest penny by selling to that firm the exclusive user right which he has so dubiously obtained.
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