The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-24
Trade Talk.

WHAT An N. T. HAS TO SAY AboOl ft'LE ii'Abh
IN CONTRASTING THIS WITH TIE MOTHER
COUNTRY.
Samuel Morley. the well-known member
Of Parliament for Bristol, who has been
making n tour OF this country, was seen by
a reuorter at the Windsor Hotel, New
York. a few days ago. Mr.. Morley eX-
pressed himself pleased with the country
and by the way in which the newspapers
had spoken OF him.
"But there is one thing which ] desire
10 correct" said he, "and that Is the I'M
pression given in the interview with me
nublished in the New York Tribune soon
after | landed i'm this country. While i
cannot complain Of the accuracy OF the in
feryiew. vet from reading it one would get
the impression thnt was in favor OF fair
trade which am not"
The reporter expressed the proper regret
that any wrong impression should have
been given, and then Mr.. Morley con-
tinued:
al have on unaltered faith in the sound
ness Of free-trade doctrines and firm con-
yiction, as the result OF q somewhat eX-
tended visit TO various portions Of the State.
that il will ultimately become the policy OF
This country. / have been greatly struck
everywhere by the evident and growing
desire for free trade"
"Do YOU think that our manufactures
could compete successfully with those OF
England under a system OF free trade "
dyes; from what / have seen j am con-
WINGED that they do not need protection.
Your manufactures will be all the stronger
for existing and thriving naturally instead
Of being propped up by tariff"
ado YOU think that the fair trade move
ment Is as strong in England now as 1t
wasy"
ono; II Is evidently not making the
Roadway which was expected OF it on ac-
count OF the lukewaImncss OF the Conser-
yative leaders"
"What do you think Of the condition Of
the laboring man Of this country a. COM
pared TO his condition in England ?"
81 think that, taking into consideration
fhe cost OF living in America, the laboring
man is as well paid in England as in Anne
rica. have recently helped to return to
his native land an English mechanic who
assured me that he could live As well for
forty shillings a week in England as he
could for sixty shilhngs week in Phila-
delphia."
In regard TO trade-unions Mr.. Morley
said: 81 think that workingmen have the
same right TO meet and consider their in
terests as manufacturers have, and any at
tempt OF the latter to put down trades
unions must result disastrously. We have
had considerable trouble with the unions in
England, but they are working better now.
desire to do all that can to advance the
condition Of the workingman in England,
aud TO that end have made their con-
dition in this country special study. l
am going for two or three days to Lowell
TO study the arrangements for the comfort
and advantage OF workingmen, which am
told are very complete there, with q view
to introducing whatever Improvement |
can into their mode OF living in England"
"Do you observe any difference in the
bearing OF the laboring classes in this
country and In England!"
"Tke laboring man seems to feel the in
dependence Of his position more in this
country, but they are fully as independent
of the employer in England as they are
,,-o. The upper class Of artisans is every
whit "a weI, ~, in all respects in England
-'as In this country. 1 neve peen very nuch
struck by the number OF building socleues
here, which help the workingm9n TO ae-
auire possession OF the house he lives In.
am told that such societies have an aggre-
gate membership Of 100000 persons.
have the rules of several OF them, and shall
see how far the system can be engrafted on
ours. Our system Is this: A finn owning
cottages built for the employees arranges
that the men shall pay rent, which includes
interest on the sum invested and some
thing over, and every thing over is apphet
to n sinking fund, so that in time the ten
ant owns the house he lives in"
ado the large corporations establish
stores at which their employees are expect
ed to trader"
"They can only do so by eyadlng an act
OF Parliament which was expressly passeI
to prevent what Is known as the trucking
system, under which, in past times, work
men have been compelled to purchase q
shops which the employers had establish
ed"
In regard to his impressions OF thi
country MIR. Morley said: 81 have bee
greatly struck by the immense size OF tn
American shops, especially the dry-good
shops. In this city, In Chicago, and in a
the large cities, there are dry-goods store
which are simply immense. There is M
y. thing like them in the old country. | al
impressed, too, by the great rush and energ
OF everybody. Everybody seems to be d.
termined to get ahead. visited yesterda
the House Of Refuge, on RandalPs islan'
and WAS extremely pleased by the way
which things are conducted there. 1t
IN institution which, believe, Is doing
noble work and doing 1t well. i ylsite,
too, the asylum for the insane OH Ward
island, and that also Is conducted in maj
ner truly admirable. | shall go back
England with very pleasant impressions
this country