New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-14
PLEASANT IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
A TALK WITH SAMUEL MORLEY MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT

A TALK WITH SAMUEL MORLEY. MEMBER oF
PARLIAMENT.
Samuel Morley, the wel-known member ol
Parliament for Bristol who has been making tour oil
this country, was by TRIBUNE reporter al the
Windsor Hotel IA few days Mr.. Morley expressed
himself pleased with the country, ana by the way III
which the newspapers had spoken OF him
But there is one thing which 1 desire to correct
said he and that the impression given III the inter
view with me published IN THE TRIBUNE soon aiter
landed il this country While cannot complain Vi 'he
accuracy of the interview yet from reading II one "ouu
get the impression that was IN ia|Or Oh ran Iiaue
which am not"
The reporter expressed the proper regret that any
wrong impression should have heen given and then Mr.
Morley continued;
IL have an unaltered faith in the sound
ness of free trade doctrines and a firm con
yiction as the result OF somewhat extended
visit to various portions OF the States that it will ut
mately become the policy of this country. have beeH
greatly struck everywhere by the evident and growing
desire for free trade"
"Do you think that manufactures could compete
successfully with those of England under system OF
free tradei "
eyes from what have seen aIu convinced thar they
do not need protection Your manufactures VIII be all
the stronger for existing and thriving naturally instead
OF being proPped up by tariff"
90 you think that the Fair Trade movement 10 as
strong in En- gland now as it was =
me il Is evidently not making the hcadway which
was expected Of u. account Of the ukewaTnness OF
the Conservative leaders"
What do you think Of the condition Of the laborns
man in this country compared 10 his condition IN Eng
land Z"
"Itbink that taking into consideration tAe cost OF
living In America the labOring man Is as wei paid in
England As in America recently helped to return to his
native land an English mechanic who assured me that
he could live as wei tor 40 snllngs WecK IN EnSA"u
In regard 10 trade unions Mr. Morley sAIu tIIuh
that workingmen have the same right to meet ana con
slider their interests as uanuiSclfeds nav; a %
tempt of the latter to put down h1e uhiohs insI
the unions ia England but they are working better now
/ desire TO do all that can 10 advance I
that end have made their condition in tins country "a
special study ad me s for the comfort and
ADVANTAGE OF wOrkingmen, which am t0ld are very
eoInplcfc there with view TO Introducing whatever iin
movement can into their mode Of living IN England
apo YOU observe any difference IN the bearing OF the
lsborng CLASSES in this country ana III EhSahd A..
i" The laboring man seems TO iGri inc inc
country hut they are fully as independent of the en-
poyer in England they are here The upper class OF
artisans is every whit as gel on III an rSSeo ,cb ~
by the number OF building societies mere Wich heip he
in am told that societies have an aggregate mem
bership OF 100000 persons have the rules OF several
grated On ours system is this: firm owning cot
tages built for the employees arranscs that te men
vested and something over; and everything over Is sp-
piled TO sinking fund. that in time the tenant owns
ihe house ne lives in"
Do the large corporations establish stores at which
their employees xpeoted to trade =
'They only do SO by evadng an Act OF parliament
which was expressly passed 20 prevent what ID Known
as the trucking system, under which, IN past tunes,
workmen have been competed 10 purchase al SHOPS
which the employers had established"
III regard hsimpresoDs Of this country MT Morley
said: have been greatly struck by the Immense SIZE
OF the American shops especially inc dIy g"Qds Hnops
In this city ia Chicago and In all the large cities Lhere
are dry goods stores which are simply nmense Ihere
is nothing like them in the old country am impressed
TOO by the great rush and energy Of everybody Every
body seems to be determined to get ahead; visited
Yesterday the House of Refuge on Randalps Island,
and was extremely pleased by the way in which things
are conducted there. Ii 10 institution which, be-
leve il doing noble work and doing u we'll VISITED
asylum for the insane OH Wards Island and that
also is conducted In IA manner tray admirable. shall
20 back 20 England with pleasant impressions OF
1his cnInfrY."