I say. marching forward in their battle of industry to the astonishment and injury of the civilized world. It was said not long since by a writer that in this country and Europe we labor for the comforts of life. in those countries they labor for the necessities of life. More than onehalf of the whole population of the globe is being stimulated into industry and into activity by our baneful system of finance. and we shall build up in the Asiatic countries manufactures to such an extent that. when once they are created. they can not be destroyed. I see the Senator from Connecticut sitting in front of me. Recently from his State capital went to Japan to manufacture straw mats.