New-York tribune., 1883-06-18

weekly wages va. ss
Hand stitchers and seamers, piece. ......... 81 %
Power stire & end sGaners 1 piece isc Is Is 10 10
Power wlnders, both time and piece-.. ds 10 20 20
MepSer, SlSSea, fnetor; piece 90 to 90
Folders, warehouse piece. 40 10 -
Folders. warehouse, time. ZOO ~
Members warehouse, piece. Z9Z 10 % %
WeUders warehouse, time. 80 ga
Makers up by hand. - 70 -
5akers up Dy power U" " 4"
Rotary power frame knitters can earn in England
by the piece from SO 80 to 50 73. In the
United States their average weekly earnings
were in 1881 ST SO. Knitters the United States
earn IS o. more than double that Of the ordinary
hand here. In this branch of industry 1t Is almost
impossible to obtain information Not long ago the
State Department wrote to the Consular Agent at
Nottingham for q few samples of hosiery with the
wholesale prices. He could not obtain them. and
even such firm as l. (S II. Morley refused to give
the representative of the United States few
samples of hosiery unless the Government of the
United States made a formal request OF the british
Government that samples be furnished" This is
the unidentified way in which Americas representa-
tives are treated and yet the official figures show
that from this same Consular District in the lastivc
wears nearly 1913, 600 worth of goods have been
bough and paid for by citizens of the United States
and when the state Department asks for few
samples of goods they are refused. And yet the
same manufacturers as / shall show further along
say it is shame thai Americans cannot share their
wealth with them, and complain about the tarih.
In report made May 25, 1882, the United
States representative at Nottingham frankly ac-
l,now!edges that lie can obtain no information
on the subjects called for by the Department
called on the gentleman that represents the United
STATES at Leicester and go show what an utterly
homeless, task il would be to obtain information
from him, shall give the interview In full
Mr.. Joseph B. Haxoy is an attorney, and he Is the
Consular Agent of the United States at Leicester.
When | was ushered into tho presence OF Mr.
Haxby he at once impressed mo with the fact that
ne was ono of the fairest of men, and that his posi-
ton was one OF au arbiter between two great
nations. Indeed had Mr.. Haxby not been mascu-
line and lrld and stout and British one might have
mistaken him for blIndfolded justice horself, so
exalted were his ideas about giving Information.
am here SIR" said Mr.. Haxby. - 70 certify in
voices THIS have dOus for years and never had
complaint from either Government In this matter
reprssent two great GOyernments ani | must be
absolutely neutral. never as, questions; mover
auswer aues.ions. Oar people here would not al
low any interference. That is | could
nor tell YOU anything about labor or wages
,,r the condition oil the people Indeed | know
absolutely nothing, IN my neutral position.
about tho condition of tho work people"
And here the heart Of tho neutral Mr. Haxby re-
l,xed and he ierkei out: II do know that the
manufacturers squeeze the poor de of operatives
oI they dare; | do know that. But of course III
nv neutral position | could not give an opinion
they would soon draw my teeth for mo hero should
JJoso. Our people here don't like opinions, and If
Won want information I could not in my neutral
position go round with you, because You see the
manufacturers might wonder what you wanted.
and don't think they would give you much infor
nation"
Iossurod Mr.. lIaxby that l had no intention of
troubling him; that had already interviewed Mr..
Rowley, representing the manufacturers Dir.
Bailey. representing tho workingmcn Alr. Wad-
diuaton. Mr.. Kemp and II number of other gentio-
men. and that merely called TO pay my respects TO
him rs representing the United States Government
ot Leicester. Before could congratulate him on
the facility with which he represented the British
Government mt the same time. he resumed:
"Ah. yes very kind but there is my friend Mr..
Totrimer. of Pool, Lorrimer 81 Fabberer;
ho is lust full of this question. Free
trade arguments ooze from Mr.. LOrrimer like
Qnln from spruce tree. Why. bless me- didn't they
enlarge their factory because their Ncw-York
agents had said Democratic Congress had been
elected and the tariff would come downi But now
IL turns out that the tariff their class of goods
(woolen hosiery has gone up and they say there is
no dependenco to bo placed upon you Yankees any
how. and Pool, Lorrimer & Fabberer think that
vou are all wrong; but think you are deuced
clever lot of dogs after all, end you look out for
No. 1 - and then Mr. Haxby laughed good hearty
British gutfaw.
At this moment an aggressive gentleman with
wiry hair, brown healthy looking face and pepper
apd-sat suit entered and proved to be the vertabe
Mr.. Lorrimer. His line was woollen hOsiery-his
grievance was a simple one; his logic pure Hud-
dersfeld The newspaper cables and his agents
had led him to believe the tariff on his goods was
coming down instead of which. after his preparing
for great increase in trade. it had gone up'j and
that little which Pool Lorrimer aud
Fabberer did have Is now taken
from them. True, his American agents now said:
keep your powder dry, the next Congress will be
Democratic and bona fde reduction of from 20 to
so per cent Is promised beyond peradventure,"
but Mr.. Lorrimer and the firm of Pool, Lorrimer
81 Fabberer were in no frame of mind to regard
with much favor what agents said and so dsgusted
had they become with the whole policy OF the
United States, with It's compound duties, with iLs
promised decrease and actual increase. with one
thing and another that his firm was more than half
Inclined TO let the United States go altogether.
"The fact ls," said Mr. Lorrmer, emphatlcaliy,
" il don't pay to bother with 1t. We can make
goods cheaper than you can, and give us hali
chance and we will beat you out Of your home mar
kets but do say that you don't give us haif
chance. You are the richest country on earth' ana