The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-03-08
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The LABOR QUESTION IN ENG- !.
LAND.
The discomfort Of the hhoring !,
,lasses in England has become nm /
pleasantly .obtrusive- The ancient
.espect and reverence for superiors |
,eem to have been entirely eradicar
sd. The benefactions of the charit
able, the maledictions Of the higher
and the terrors of the law,
are unable to exercise the popular
The frequent mani
festations of insubordination among
the laborers in separate fields OF
operation, disclose to the lower
classes their strength, and the gen.
eral discomfort is taking practical
shape in definite schemes for re
form They are evidently fully
aware of the great power Of combi-'
nation, and their machinery to ef:
feet this is becoming very perfect.
Our late English files are filed
with editorials and the letters Of
special correspondents, in relation
to the strikes in the collieries and
iron working establishments. The
present phase of the contest be-
tween employers and workmen is,
that while the capitalists profess to
be willing to submit all considers
tions Of the equitable adjustment of
wages and profit to arbitration, the
men do not believe that all the ele-
ments are permitted, by the em
ployers, to be passed upon. The
theory is agreed to on both sides,
that an impartial umpire is to- de-
eide what wages at any given time,
under the circumstances of the
trade, shall be paid But it is said
by the workmen that the employers
assume to draw inferences from
certain premises which are not war
ranted, and that they are ready to
submit facts only, and not deduc
tions, to arbitration. It viii be 8
matter of surprise to not a few thai
il should be demanded and conced
ed that the workmen should SO fal
have the control of the business o
manufacturers as to be entitled t
know by inspection Of the books
the prices for which products ar
sold. This much being established
as Q precedent, the laborers ma.
be said to have gained q decide.
victory. Indeed, the frequent sue
cess Of the labor Organizations j
well calculated to create the i'm
preston that they are at lengtl
masters Of the situation.
This spirit of aggressive discor
tent and constantly increasin
wages, without any augmentatio
of production, must sooner or late
produce baneful effect upon Bri,
ish industry and commerce. Al
ready the high prices of Coal, me
ais and other leading products hay
exercised a wide and far-reachin
influence in stimulating productio
in Continental Europe and on thi
side of the Atlantic, bringing the1
into competition with Great Britai
in not few branches Of industl
hitherto almost exclusively monop
lized by that country. This
touching Great Britain in a tend,
spot, and it is plain that q crisis
approaching which will tax h
powers of conciliation to the U
most. When the clash of opposin
interests is at it's highest, the n
cessity of reciprocal concession
greatest. This is the test whi,
awaits the employers and the er
ployed of that country; what Il
upshot will be remains to be seen.
A Congressional query-How
your Credits
} The Legislature of Rhode Isla,
has legalized marriages betwe
blacks and whites!
j ! Daniel Pratt says Cakes Am
, gave him dollar once and he dc
! not propose to deny it.
It is rumored that Brigha
, Young is about to show his co
, tempt for the Government
marrying a couple Of dozen me
: wives.
. Tho abominable fashion of pa
ing the hair on the side has be
: adopted once more by some you
) ladies who seem to glory in bel
j. considered fast.
An attack of tooth-ache DELAY
: 9 Green Bay wedding three hou
Z The goom and the clergyman We
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