The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20
LONDON. DEC. 2. 1873.

LONDON. DEC. z. 1913.
Correspondence OF the True Northerner
Every day adds to the distres. and general
depression existing throughout the country
1t If, unfortunately, no new thing to have to
report a staanation in certain trades, but
scarcely ever has the national industry been SO
widely parayzed as 1t is at the present moment.
as Sheffield, organized measures are being
taken to meet the fearful suffering VIII ch the
coming wine is hound to entoil in those who
ars out OF work. In all the large coal and iron
works the cry is the same and hundreds Of
large cotton-mills are standing idle, or nearly
so, for absolute lack OF orders. In Scotland
the already bad state Of affairs has been in
creased by the stoppage Of large paving works
employing many hundreds OF men. The effects
OF the recent failures have still to be felt in
their more indirect bearing, and this joined to
the poor state OF trade, makes the look out
moth OF the Tweed indeed gloomy one. In
Kent aud Sussex counties there are still some
thousands OF laborers locked out. and there
appears at present, very little chance of the
difficulty being arranged. IL the mineral DIS
tricts of South Wales there has been little or
nothing dong for many months. At no period
for the las; quarter OF century has the coun-
try been in a state less calculated to be able to
aud yet this is the time chosen by reckless
administration, to plunge the people into the
horrors of costly war. II England had a few
millions to spare, there are plenty OF uses for
them at home. when they would be more ad
vsutageously employed, than in annexng
Afghanstan. Nimlsm and Socialism, and all
the other "isms," which wise statesmen head,
find fruitful evil where taxes are high and
wages low. Until peace is assured, fear there
is little chance OF the general revival OF trade,
30 eagerly hoped for by many thousands OF
half starved operatives and their families.
On Sunday afternoon Dean Stanley, who had
Just returned from America, was the preacher
at Westminster Abbey, and was listened to by
large congregation. Referring to his visit he
said The people OF the present day in Eng
land. had great responsibilities, for they had
to maintain the good name of past generations,
and they must so act as that their example
might be safely initiated by the sons and
daushters of our flesh IN other parts OF the
world 4 word uttered ia the commercial cir
Giles Of this country, soon reached the ends OF
the EARTH and at once had the effect OF induc-
ing others to act in similar manner. The
place in their midst, had a distressing influence
in similar circles on the other side OF the At
lant., and the laundering OF the canon in the
snow -clad regions OF India, was looked for
with The greatest interest. If they, as nation,
set bad example, they must bear the terrible
responsibilities, Such state OF matters ought
to inspire gravity in the most trifing soul, and
courage in the most cowardly. 1t must be re-
membered that the people OF the new world
were our descendants, and that they we're not
now as they had been, ruled by this country.
La the New World they watched with interest
every instance OF commercial dishonesty, all
party strife aud ecclesiastic chickering's, while on
tue other hand, all public spirit, and relief
gwen IN relation to suffering mankind, or any
enort TO aid in a Just cause promoted by this
country found in the people Of America a
ready response, and had warm sympathy. In
word, in that country tho people looked for
the example, the energy, and the realization
OF what was right and proper from England,
and they looked with grateful expectation,
from the suns rising, TIL its going down-ln
fact, like one watching for tie dawn OF morn
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