The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-07-17
The Eject Of Emigration.

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Never before was there such farore
Ia Europe upon the question ofem'sfa-
tion. The number ofemigrants seems
only To be restricted By the want OF
money 10 nay the expense ofremoval to
n. United stated. Hitherto this influx
Of foreigners has been largely made up
Of the laborers, but the excitement has
extended, until 1t embraces thousands
Of the most skilled artisans. So i'm
portant has become this annual exc.
dus to the United States, and 50 rapid
ly It 10 increasing. that some u the
European countries are reported un-
easy. and to be considering plans for
decreasing emigration. It, result 10
already seen in England BY the In
creasing wages there. This state OF
things must soon follow In Germany
and France, where the pay OF opera
tors has been even less than In Eng
land. The importance Of this immi-
grafton to our country cannot be esti-
mated. Its inevitable effect will be to
lessen the price of nearly all kinds Of
manufactured articles, while 1t cor
reepondingly increases the price OF
our produce. Hitherto We have
sent onr raw material abroad, 70 be
made up and returned to US, We being
compelled 70 pay transportation both
ways. We not only did this. but We
took out produce along to pay for its
manufacture. It needs no argument
to demonstrate that there was some
thing wrong about this somewhere.
Every man knows that this long and
costly carriage was dead loss to those
compelled to use 1t. The evil will be
measurably overcome when we can
find . market for this raw material,
and market for the produce that is
to pay for it's manufacture. ct our
doors. It will be abolished when,
placed upon . sure footing, with labor
plenty and well skilled, we can COM
pete In all things with the other ma
lions and removed all restrictions on
trade Of every kind. That the time is
rapidly approaching when we can riv-
d England successfully In most man
ufactured articles Is certain. As we
demonstrate this ability the duty on
these articles will be gradually reduc-
ed, a IL has been on iron and steel,
until it is finally abolished altogeth-
er. England adopted free trade be-
cause she desired to draw raw materi-
al from this and other countries; but
1t costs money to transport this materi-
al, and this expense will be saved to
US, and the cost of transportation de-
Quoted from the price Of the goods. Al
ready we are able to compete with the
old country In certain lines, and for
some time have been supplying other
countries with articles Of our own
manu- asc.ure. In hardware and
woodenware We are particularly ahead,
and large portion Of these goods u.s.
ed In Australia and other English col
onies are imported from the United
States. The interchange Of products
at our own doors is worth twenty-five
to fifty per cent. more to US than the
same interchange thousand or two
thousand miles away. 1t is therefore
, blind policy that seeks to perpetuate
The latter policy. Live and let live"
10 good maxim, and in the economy
II things there ought to be such an ar
as would give fair wages |
and q remunerative return to all pro.
LESSONS and occupations. As water
eek its level, SO labor finds at last its
most desirable location. The half
tarved operative Of Eng land and Ger
many will not always remain In those
ountries. but will seek . more advan-
,geous CLINE whenever he can escape |
rom the restrictions that are thrown
bout him. We should not be sup
Used to see the time when labor will
ommand higher price In England
han In America, aud then the natur-
l order OF things will again assert it.
elf, and the proper equilibrium be g..
ablished by q return OF labor to that
There are more people In
America to-day OF Scotch and Irish
lecent than there are in Scotland add
Ireland. while the population OF the
after country has been reduced sever.
II million. The same process is going
on In England, in Germany, and In
Wales, and even the population Of
France shows an actual failing of
The United States Is now reckoned Z
first-class power among the nations Of
the earth. What it may be In . few
years, with the vast tide Of immigra.
ton setting in, can only be measured
by thoughtful eurvey Of the effect o.
such an unprecedented addition t.
our immense power and influence
Inter Ocean.