New-York tribune., 1879-01-04
HARD TIMES IN ENGLAND.

| THE CONDITION OF FOREIGNERS IN THIS COUNTRY
| "A LETTER ASKING FOR INFORMATION.
| To the EditOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: Hard Tines in England seem to be
growing worse rather than better. Every great inter-
est in the country complains" says The 7eieGTdph'
Journals trade circulars, private letters. common con-
vcrsation business arrangements supply evidence uni
| formly unfayorable. And now face 10
face with position Of almost unprecedented sloom'
when even hope to have abandoned certain quar-
tors" Even The Times which is oyergiVen 10 cioaA
ing ia forced to admit that "The balance Of evidence
point 20 things not yet being at tine worst Turn "hero
we will we perceive signs of condition of thlhSs III
which employment must be slack, and what employment
there is will be only procurable ~ reduced wage
In the most favorable circumstances, we nave
before us a Wntcr that must occasion ahAlp
IN all who have the power to forecast the lu
re" Add to this tha, according to the same autOor
ity the National revenue il Falling '1-which means
creased taxatOn-fhat paupcrlsm has increased per
cent m the ctung districts during the present
year ana taat the StlOn is upon the brink oil war III
Asia the end of which no one can i"feo'o-dhu 9o'
have conditions when make .hc rrOspcci 0r IN" a"or
ing ana mddic glasses IN England by no means ehco'I
a.iug = g., -igulhcut iuat by general agreement prom
ucnt among for the present distress " ior
c..u competition, especially IN the United states, ana
almost absolute los, or the demand i"eIe iOI many
classes OF BritIsl goods"
The question is therefore coming up-"Nhat "d,
vantdg gcB do the United states Offer to emlgratohf
The general opinion nero appears on TIE wioc
10 Dc unflyo"a6le. II is asserted that since 1873 the
ride has turned that or late years. the rchux OF the
l,,,or,rr ,,s,, 10 Europe has actually exceeded cm
,t,u Iail.rIgd lecture recently on the subject OF
rinIgra oa ~" speaker benz one % the mOs' pr'"
,gt Of, Ea.sh Radicals, who has several tunes visited
America, ami a..u"ed tIrr, from to speak H"m "c'"
snowle.e IL drew terrible pctIr' Of the condition
OF an euigrant TO United states The cold Of ".u-
% up4f md OF
i,y,. ire b.,, cost of TIE nccesstIir- Oi lie, the low
.t.oi WAGES everywhere, the absence ~. markets. 80
that III IN iowa ii" had seen burned ir uc were con"
Guiou~ OF existence in America which the utrnd eh
I.raut i,as advised to consider. General la LEI was
ouot.d a, an authority .or the statement that
100000 laboring men were Without WORK y
America TINS WAS admitted to b" pos
side * ,ggrration. Not 50 the 'ooVmg statement
that b. census taken on mi4-um'"s.'s d 81 Oi the
rr.son. year, by tae American Bureau or Labor E,a-
~, rs for NJ -sachusrtts" 57OOOO workucn, above the
axe Of eighteen, Throughout the UhIti Sdt' "'ico''
%, ruj 10, mcut. musj >,y tud, dount whe11 aus
s,rD uI n In census wa taken tur'ushou the United
> tos last >UImrr arI woi. Hk further iCilna ION.
so TOO, statement 1t was asserted mat he
WA yai ru- year OF tea mont Is ~ t-c fchH-
syllaIii Railroad Com ,uy aver tIed nu' 80 cents per
dly and tLd the .Orly 'ur ihc statement was lhc
swuh rVicIce dOGbtiesN, most unWlliihgS slNtp %.
tir resident Ol the railroad company. Now tuIs
statement l&4gs g iue alm"=E a. hnriohaOle as me
oil..r auI yet am sure the gentleman "n0 repeats
. m TO London w0Ilun-mcn does - IA good idh, au"
upon what seems to mn ne b Il o. .Y'elc.. ., D..
Mv object hls ett,r is 10 ask partcd ary ~ 20 ne
c rtctl,s> tuc-r last quoted tmcutS, anu -ct-
ul.y 10 luuurr wi,tucI MOI The prospect of per
,n- IDfruu u. cmgraie Is implOElnE IL j. uCeut~s
10 .ueak OF tie gam by an overflow ~ Iht soner,
indi.trious wUThIng from tnlS country II th'
present distress continue - ana war Win Ruaod sH"u
brra1 out. We kHOW What emigration ha' u"hc lot
America: Whar America does Tor her du1"teu chl-
,lrcn is not always clearly mon>trd"le FROM Eng
sIrn " he have leit his country during thc past zen
,r settle America ms III AK the FAVOR oI per
ma. lctter giving somewhat Of comparison br-
v r,u their and former suIOun ngs, All X iht"
tcrolt not merely money gains, II adN, hut thr COM
social siius, edu IONA ayu, aE's, ana o''
nt o opportunities giving tLclr children start IN
f.r word sIpcgur tAclr own Seeking DII'HS'
want To know they Ike America II Is uIoiha-
on bcn Blue DOOaS, or bureaus Oi statistics 90 not
furnish. - .....,u.r io.ir
Nv interest subject IL that of an inquirer drSt-
ing before he adv srs Otucr- To SATISFY ms own Hlh
hitherto nave confidently urged any ndh III llsLnu,
rhn -led 10 ieuent hs condition 10 ~ 10 our country
r,tp.r tDan elsewhere. Now, am warned lhit TINS
EI A of yce from others has caused untold mist ~ an"
,si.,: ana that tho UIljrd states can 10 longer p'
lnn,,d 10 a. assuring to thlif and industry any aqEa
tay,s over those OF Otucr countries OF lnt Oh NO."
,I n, hpryr ths. believe that Tue O,u OplotIuhiS
IN cuuur iur progress fUI prosperity LdS MOI !tVut
purtrd from borders, ANA mat any chu'dFOl ~ Ec
I facts and IN Ikc them known viii je service ailAe "
n oinu uas,cs here, 10 the best interests ol our
- ALBERT JACKSON
No. 80 Gorer-SL. Bedforfsq, Loado", NOV. H. 1873