Such is the unnatural brush competition today. The Japanese merchant does not appear to possess that element in national characteristics known as " commercial integrity." for. in dealing with the United States Customs Board of Appraisers. their reports show greater percentage of advances in valuations assessed o1 Japanese goods than are marked against any other country. If it is the intention of the tariffmaking power to reconstruct the tariff along lines that will exclude unnatural foreign labor competition. commensurate with. but not beyond. what will secure work for our skilled laborer at living wage scales. that will let him enjoy his ambitions. have home and property. instead of looking forward to possible trade extinction. this status must be maintained in contradistinction to the Mongolian laborer. who may be satisfied to live on rice and fish and to wear the poorest garb. In the organized movement of the Orientals for commercial supremacy over the Caucasian cou.tries their success is already notably evidenced in the statistical showing of brush imports here. given out by the Bureau of Statistics. They are mostly toilet brushes.
Identified stereotypes
Japanese merchants lack commercial integrity and engage in unfair trade practices.