New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-02

In tho ALf llitn congress VIII picSS 'ho A"i"i
question toward Free-Trade solution; that
MIR. Randall cannot head them off, as he did
when they had the House before, by saying
| that the President and Senate are both against
| them, and that Presidential campaign is I'M
pending. Mr.. Springer wants to go to the
people on free-trade issue. Well, the re-
pubicans will not object if Mr.. Springer can
overcome the opposition in the House OF his
| friends.
| The clergyman who writes to THE TRIBUNE
describing his arrest at Trinity Church on
Easter Sunday by two stupid detectives, had
| good reason for letting the sun go down upon
| his wrath. His conduct was entirely proper and
natural. and like that of hundreds of other per-
sons who attended the services. The men VINO
| arrested him for pickpOcket excuse themselves
| by saying that he wore a bright red kerchle1
| about his neck, which excited their suspicion
| Nobody except q laundering detective could
ever think that a pickpOcket would wear any
| thing so likely to attract attention as bright
| red neckerchief.
The advocates of temperance cor 10 their
work in this city with zeal and perseverance
which do them credit. The evil which they
| fight is so powerful that to the casual observer
| they seem to make little or no progress; but
| if they should stop their excellent work we
| should soon see difference for the worse in
| the morals of the community. Although some
| times foolish things are said at the meetings,
which are so patiently held Sunday after Sun
| day, yet generally the doctrines and the views
advanced are sound One of the speakers ut
the meeting in Cooper Institute yesterday said
truly that one great obstacle to temperance
work in this city was the fact that the munich
| pal government was largely controlled by men
who live by selling rum. This is good point
| for temperance men of Democratic proclvities
| to remember next time they are about to vote
| for the Aldermen on their ticket.
Those who have felt dissatisfied with the
action of Congress in regard to duties on
| crockery and pottery will feel better after
reading Mr.. Robert p. Porters letter from
Hanley, England. Of the SIT pottery factO-
ries in England and Wales 800 are in the
district described in the letter. The invested
capital is $10,O00,000 and the number OF en-
ployes $4,000. 1t is with this practical monOp-
oily that the pottery industry of the United
States, having CSC factories and 10000 en-
plOyes, is competing. The need of some adj
vantage for our own countrymen against such
concentration and an industrial existence of
two centuries seems apparent after reflection on
these facts That our policy ia a wise one is
also shown by the growing of the English man
uiac.urers They say it hurts Their business
and is unfair. With due sympathy for them,
they will have to bear the situation as best they
may. American wOrkmen at least VIII not
be the first to urge a change. Wages in Hanley
are less than onc-h half as high as they are here
Any theory that would allow lab0rers in this
industry in the United States TO lay aside only
so cents week will hardly speed like Wild