Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-25
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American vs.. European Labor.

American vs.. European Labor.
The reports just issued from the gov
eminent printing Office, prepared by con-
suls of the United States in relation to the
cotton and wooden industries Of Europe.
contain large amount of interesting and
important information for the American
people. The study of them would be use
fol to our manufacturers in erecting mills.
providing machinery. operating the same,
and managing all parts of their business;
for they present the results Of long years
of effort and experience in the production
Of cotton and wooden goods. The COM
parsons, opinions and suggestions found
in them in regard to American and Euro
pean labor are especially opportune and
valuable. as this question is prominently
presented at this time by the political or
CARNATIONS of this country.
On the subject of a protective tariff in
the United States. there appears to be but
one opinion expressed by our consuls,
viz that it is necessity for the growth
and development OF our industrial inter-
ests where they come in competition with
the cheap labor OF Europe. Either we
must have such a tariff, or we must reduce
the wages of American laborers to the
starvation prices Of Europe, or we must
ABANDON the attempt 10 compete with
European manufactures. One single ex-
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the prevailing opinion upon this subject
H. ..vs
:. 90 NOT zee, that shaii nave maze TINS
dispatcn complete ~thou' Gazing tne aueh-
uon OF those in.erestea' among "nom are
pre-smihenty tue mechAnics Anu iaoorers Oh
the Cnneo SLAVES 10 tne Importance Oh pro
tection 70 .her own wehare against tne pro
ducuve industries OF Europe when are pro,
ouceo ~ the hAnus OF Pa"Peri@eo IADor-
can see no way IN "hich sucn .Io'ectioh can
De guaranteed except oy . hlRh protective
taf'n OF ouy oeins Piaceu anu "aihtaiheo
upon All imported goous coming IN com
Petition win IKE goous mahuiactureu III the
Cmneo o'"'es' taihn luz revenue ohiy
wiz NOT scconhPish tue ooJect AS we" tne
supJec,i out II mus. DC sucn tArin rs VIII,
preclude tne Possioiiity OF the manufactured
products OF Europe Deihg placed on ne
markets. OF our country ata iess price thah
they can De produced win iair pront oy our
own "AnuiAc'urers, VINO e"P'oy "e,-re
muner.'ec ,Apor: IL, py reason Oh cheap
isoor, articles OF merchandise can De pro-
duced IN Europe @a cost much less thah
then such All emoargo shouid DE p'aceu upon
i0rei9n "erchA"oise mat wren IL enters our
ports IL can nave no advantage IN competition.
In TINS, oeheve' hes the prosperity Oh our
country ana "eh.oeing Oh our people
When the "Cooden Ciuo ana It's agents
demand free ehtry INTO our ports, what
equivalent nave they 10 oner or compensation
10 give ior Tue sacrihce winch tney ASK VI
us' Ihey nave SIMPLY hothing 10 give IN
return. Ihey make their demands only IN
the interests OF the manufacturers and
merchants OF Europe anu not al al IN the
interest Oh the people oi tne oniteu states
10 scceae 70 their requests woaiu inevitably
lead 70 the destruction OF our manufacturing
industries and the pauPerizaslon OF our
mechanics and iabor,ng classes. Their
promises put one IN mihd OF the temptation
OF our savior, In which common prin-
cipaiities, and kingdoms were promised to be
give" ior certain performance "niie NJ Tue
same time the poor 'enp'er was not possess
ed OF 90 much as wouid purchase the miser-
aoie dahy pi'ance aiiowed 'Cooden
iaoorer OF the present day.
IL must be remembered that ocean freights
are cheap, a. cheap as are the railway
freights from one state to smother, or nearly.
and that by the increased means OF rapid
transportation oy steam. an Europe mas oe-
come our next-door nsighbor. FROM TINS
fact u must be apparent to every unpreJudiced
thinking mind, that to admit European
manufacsnred products without paying ahigh
nh"sn m"nox U .n, chs.uer ishor Of E.rors 'i IN