New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-05
STUDYING TILE TARIFF.
STATEMENTS MADE TO THE COMMISSION
ARGUING FOR PROTECTION TO THE JUrE INTEREST
The DEMANDS OF LABOR.

ARGUING FOR PROTECTION TO THE JUrE INTEREST
The DEMANDS OF LABOR.
Long BRANCH, Aug. &c. Menelas, OF
Ney-Oreans made statement IN regard to tie cutiva
ton OF ue the Southern States He represented the
great i'm portance encouraging the cultivation Of jutc
in this country and spoke with confidence OF the adap
tanou o: the soil and climate TO II. There must have
beep over OOO 900 worth Of jute and Gte goods i'm
norted last year He had begun 10 plant jute as an
n.rment In 1878 Mississippi and now had twenty
five acres PLANTED It's growth was magnificent He
nrsseoted a sample OF the fibre, which. he said.
e bsa sent To the Exposition at Atlanta Ga, and had
also shown to Mr. Sloan, manufactures OF jue abres,
who had pronounced excellent and said that II snc-
iute we're produced in sufficient quantity 1t would take
the place Of ute He said that the cultivation OF
,ute required very little labor or attention, that
u had no insect enemies and even served protect the
cotton plant army worm. and that 1t only re-
ouired four months between the seed and the nbre
II stood The drouth and much better than any
other plant Its encouragement therefore OF very
great Importance, and he recommended the subject to
the attention OF Commission The retention Of the
existing duty OF Sc ton jute butts $50 ton Oh jute
and Of the duties articles manufactured Jue, would
afford al the protection needed He thought that the
cultivation Of Sill might also be proGtaby carried
Ii w MI A. 4 carsey f NewYork, representing the
Labor party made statement IN benalf, be stated.
OF tna large class Of wOikngmen, whO after long and
bitter peueuce Of the FOLLY strikes had directed
me use the ballot, cure for the evils Labor
system lie declared II TO be the interest OF all class
Ia sk for a policy that would protect American indus
ules ~. iattre.ts lie ana tb'.e for wbno,i
he spoke asked First tariff all goods
ar materials that b. made produced Ia
mis- country, for the protection and employment Of
American labor aud Tor the dcycOpm nj Of the Nations
rcsorrrs: second liberal policy 70 develop the Amcri-
reliant and, tnlrf, prevention Of
impOratOn cheap labor II the country were nOOGcd
Win cheap goods and cheap labor the result would be
rsr AT classes strikes. riots ana armed rebellion lie
suggesfeu that the Commissioners, while IN Se~ York
nett week .h,ulI visit Castle Garden aud the
cl iss-s II people that are beng introduced from
the that they should visit the tenement sections OF
the city and condition OF the working la sscs,
whether the policy mat PRODUCES these re
suit "a wise
Charles Brice of the Gold Beaters' Union OF New
YORK advocated the increase OF he duy on gold lcaf
from ~ 50 per pack Of 500 leaves to ~ % per pack lie
planned tha uuaer the present rae OF duty On gold
leaI manufacturers could not anOri 10 pay gOdDeatcs
ANY beIt.r wages than they had, aud these were
July 20 per cent Ower ,han the wages pad 10 Otner
skilled mcchancs. -Four months their wages had
been reduced Is cent because II demons. rated
mat god leaf could be imported Al less cost
than al could De- mad, here.
Thomas dickson, % Newly Ork, made short statement
o The subject, aud 10 The same effect.
Afier "a nOurs recess "a uearIug given 10 o. II.
Smith. VI the nrIn OF j. Lee smith Co., NrwIOrK,
importers pant eriaIs, favor the reduction %
uuiy white lead, ed lead htharge, Pans white
and wultIng, emma clay, NDs.ed oil, venetian red
Ochres Ocurey lie Iecolnine Ided duty of
la pound white lead, instead OF tue present
OF about per cent % per cent red lead, IN
stead OF about 80 per cent 70 pei cent on tharge IN
stead O about rs per cent - per cent on fis WIG
is cad OF about 256 per cent % PER cent Oh emma
clay Instead VI about 70 per ID cents per gallon
nnseed OIL instead OF 80 cents venetian red Tree OF
free Of duty instead q per pound lie favored
spocinc Instead Of Nd vaIoroln duke<.