The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-17
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trnu~IN tu the manufacturing interests ~
Great Britain, ana a. the same arguments
have been used OIL tins side Of the Atlantic,
b. reference t. our own country. a cursory
glance at the result of their Investigations
aud conclusions, viii IT, doubt interest the
general reader Last autumn these gen
tlemcn made tour IF the manufacturing
towns of France ana Gcrma"v, ana the
pamphlet gives the result pf thes, obser-
yau1us. One IF the strongest arguments
used rs those Who are opposed to the com
Vulsory limitation Of the hours Of work in
the factories IA Great Britain, is that
they are thereby constrained to a most un-
talr competition with Continental manu-
facturers, Who are permitted to carry on
their business without any such rcstric-
tlons In France 1t is true there does exist
4 Factory Law, but as it is not enforced,
thr French cotton spinner is left to do very
much What he likes III Belgium there is
up las regulating factory labor. In both
countries there is "A general understanding,
however. that twelve hours actual work
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uurut occasions. and particularly IN small
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cotton. wullen. and flax manufacturers vi
Normandy and Belgium have striyen hard,
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,n.r mon and women Who fiji the factories
~ R,u4u Rheims Roubaix. Client. and
Nrryi,rs possess. In the main. the same
characteristics. the same fMlings and weak
,t..s-. which are ,hS.ryabl, among their
lretbreu and sisters on this side az the
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Mss. Rad.rray4 inform Ms that m every
t,,n visited durino their tour the main
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.un..s The extreme chearness If beer
ana SHIRTS ~ Ri ,iun aud of beer cider.
wine ana spirits in France, they conceive
To- be fearful incentive to vice and idle
ness A factory manager at Client cpl
dramatically described the habits Of the
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The men fiddle themselves. the lads make
hive ~ the urls. the Urls eat sweeties.
H.. have been accustomed to regard the
rur,Lar AZ bnuses licensed for the sale Of
intoxicating liquors In many If our manu-
f,,tnriug towns A. far ont of pro
,..rti,n 10 the numbers Of the pop
uIation But in V4rviers there is a
rarharet or sbon for the sale Of fer
p.pted IIguors fnr every sixty persons,
men women and children. in the place
MA NIossrs Rad,,rava connara this with
,b,.. t,ta IL tbinos A. RI,cLbprn ENGLAND
", t.,,p which nossasses mo- enviabIe repu-
t.,,.p for s,nrietv ~ the cotton manufac
t,r,rg district. NJ Lancashire and point
,rt ,bat IN blackburn the proportion II
l..nssd borsas i ope IL every $50 ef the
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