, 1877-04-02
BRITISH MANUFACTURES.
Decline of the English Monopoly.
Confession that the Americans arc Mak.
Ing Better Goods.
A Cry Of Warming and Sign Of Dis.
trexs.

Three dAys atnct nc took ottatioa 10 suggest
that The occurrence Of the rarts Exhibition for next
reas should be seized upon by The French Gov
eminent ~ Al opportunity tos promoting fsce
trade between nation anu nat!on Manufacturers
will send their goods for exhibition II shera IL
chance that m extension Of tbs demand for them
will bo the resnt: but II this hope 10 denied them,
tho main fnduecment 10 taka part in the show II
lost. This argument u 50 reasonable that RIO hopa
It wilt mot be overlooked by tho Government Of
France; but IL wonfd ba vain 10 pscss upon them
tho fael1ftstton Of commerce ffthcro IL no eorFe-
spending readiness on our side TO do our best IN 4
universal competition where Tho LIFTS gro
fairly open. We arc not quito surc that
ons own manufacturer orc altogether Aftrt
10 tho necessity Of keeping abrea,t Of
Tho Industrial P.o7tcsf Of the Time. " hear oni.
and surpassed In tho excellence Of our ,nanufac.
lures. There are nnmeroua explorations Of those
fas eut nons Of then 1' + ss,;e;1ty !; tr ThS
causes Of Tho fallnRon but II seeu,s to bc fossot
ten that ~s eannot usetnil{ eomEsls the sssle. q
iiGetsatiJ paid. Ths extension Of ifaies unio?s
T. snoth eauss oya TO- wheh ouf decline
operate TO Tho detrIment q production and OF the
position Of tho prodncer: but the evidence IN sup.
mind. laboTera hare theIr explanations foftheoalng
h e. Ss oxS sps It,
not be cempared With thet of German o. of ~
sa,sa has saa hs siess eartas. Sho own md arse
opf chief industries comparatively careless Of tho
ias % "a veil thst shs1 Ssvo rot thouss necessary
to avert tho danger Of failing: :oG from their com.
This negligence .tuay be hero and there detectod.
but 1t q genetnlly corrected By the stlmqlus q
@ Il as foanss ass e.. a ss saas
b asoused to attond to It BY finding sna foreigners
pa.s y sy unon ,,o manufacturer, ot tba
United Kingdom to show. tho world u Psris next
esr that hsy asys n9f fslen eshna sg RGtIn
ton, as seil whn il osa a.sa Sat ths prodaets q
own oisener tban can b eIp!alned BY thic e'reum.
stance i appeared ne il thcfe was greater econ
q ser %S M Ss;s VI. Il as ss &
g. @Gis
ion it thefo il not IN lateiigeni human being At
hand to watch IT, 70 take care OIL to detect tho
smallcat tastnro In Its work as soon a. II is dc:
correctlae my :mlssarf:a9os of fl: functions. 4
steam: engine droppod from hcavnn IN tho middle
any use. Tho failure Of msny Of our industrial
enterprises In foreign paris can be tEaced 10 tho
dA'erlty ln procuring Agents ant asatstants that
iheIr earc. Much Of the mechanfcai work Nhown
At Philadelphia was executed With q anenc*s that
lad any ~ s,are In IL prodaetlon had ons finally con:
ee,ed i nsa ss r i; '
ashsa w ss sna a Ell. 0A il sss
parlns tho results with our own NC are pa!ntull!
os hi 'sy ws5. It oae
The nicely and exactness Nc discover In toJ,-thd
product Of tho .noat careful hours Of alnge work
l~eso ~ % theso souad dispaysd ID taFsa m.chinee oi
many parts that eonId not hhre been pnt sozethct
taoass @ tsa cSss %
at'rht weso not of character to b rep'odaeed In
lsrs Numbers ~ 10 enter into tho litts Of com.
INT the isuth l. got %, vs. know tans oue mar
kot4 regularly supp!Io with articles ,aaaafse,
siasssr % II a.tiaRon ot Ill., successful rsslry ha;
hcen recently forced upon tho attention Of all who
ase interested 10 current political evenea. Thc
il order % obtain them It has goao eeross the At:
tho Sp Ss III. .e .a e:dse.
b bought better and cheaper In Rhode Island thar
in Warwtckshlse1 No may retain the command ol
do not possess 4 10 tho manufacture OF smal! arms
and II wo havo lost It n the latter ease how lonF
e fsp u hs Gs
ssa' R,'s e., IA \;
| Q44 ANy R1aaoFP. aVkV1tEN kV1A
value for their money, but they VIII dnd oat 81
| indeed, thcy shall prove 10 b. wanted. We DO moi
| say that Tho comfort thus suggested has no fouu
dntlon Ia fact but the amount Of truth involved II
| It can casIiy be oyerrhted. After al allowance
afo made, tho manufacturers OF Arms In tho untet
bsatcs arc proved to ho voal competitoFs With ~
tho markets OF the world Nor this the only braue
Of industry In which their rivalry II felt. Even Ii
the tc1te fabrics they arc found to bid aValnst y
| tn ncusFsl markets where no hostile tatlha ylel
any discriminating duties In thelr favor. That ths
shoult 10 the case In Canada may bc p1tty u3pluin
cd by the eontgufy Of the Dominion, but Il IL tru
| Of more distant nlhrts, where NC might 10 sup
| posed TO have hatnral ad, nntagcs.
We arc afraid tho supply 0f skilled labor has no
been kept abreast Of thr supply Of capital. vi
have already fnstmated that Ii ID In tho commsh
| 1T wakeful Intelligence that Tho producers Of th
United Stales cxcced ourselves; and VIC must ttac
this to something mora Than tho education 0
common schools In respect Of which 1t ia doubtfu
whether the citizens Of tho Union arc much bsttH
oil than OR own population. Tho problem IL
perhaps, political rather than educational. md
deserFea lhe cosest attcnlsan Of thoso who aFt ln
tcfested in tho future wult'bcng OF tho nation.
y most Important, beeause u 4 noe 10 be denie
the command Of cheap powcr. naturally tends
ward to the undls.urbed matnlenAuee Of tho. rela
tyo superiority IL tho production Of the fuel thl
sets ali our machines In motion VIC hare ~ lon
enjoyed; and development Of the moral faeulut
al the workman may ba necessary to couuteras
tho !osa thus suggested.