Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-24

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WASHINGTON. Doo. 20.-Grn<e~~ -
unRnuyogu hns oenf 4 vusnnafn<n~ -.
g tne House - Bernoernfnaiv -
y!ev1na reports froU OonS~is - ~
Cu1eo oentog = rola15oo = 1ks r6~>s =
Ie0H - E1Ieoua. n hfa rc1sr-SrS -
1eosetaxy onyS that Brffieh reSn11< !,
simply selected fae oomnarinon- - -
asn wages, eeneraiIy sreakinr' - ~,
hlkheet 10 Europe, and EncIisS ~
xs.susso eaes mese q eDmmon uitl
those of otks, so..t.;ss - 3. - "a, .a
appears. e<rnrsrtr. ~ .s.s.s ~. -.
| win thnee ~ ~ r.ssss 49, - 1ukop
| brioklayerr ara ,,s.sr..a - rS.:Hs -
| paid vsrv nearls fh,~e 49, .-,.!lss ~.
nearis fbree s3rees .e.s,s..s. e..:sn -
| bIacknmsfhe twi~~ 49, - 49,, s~so1 '..ss
| than tvios. br;cs...ss,s' ..Sz. e,ofs y.
| three tfmes. hrsss- S-.-x...s - 49, 49,
makera neeylv 3-,rs ..s.Ss-.ss.s. -;
cigar kers - ~ 49, 49,. 49,
| once and 4 100 - ss.ns oooRsIs
| teamsfers sn5 s<v..ss ..ss... 1sn
nearly tvice. dvsss s.c.s - e.seEa .s
snorsvers nesrIy ss.ss - 49,. ..1 49,. 49,.
fvioe. hore~isceSs. tSss.. e-S ..k,ae.z ~
1ines' is~sizss -. ss ~. - 0ns-neli
half fimss Iskcrs,s .....sls'. -. ~. soo os
than fwiea. ussc~.s.trs.- ~ - -, ss1Ad 1oxs
teleQrauf nusrSfo-s e:fs. ~-S - 49,. ss,s
saiI. .makera rsors tsss t.sss ~. .,sseesns, s..,
tvice snd on~-Ss,S s~aSs<ss ~ 49,
neso' makers r,or- 49, ~ s9 nsx- -
half firner. skove6n.s~ 49, = - 49,
and one fnurfh tim~s ts;s-.. s-;s -
tineupitha one and 49,. s,'s.sss 80. 49,
vnuea raid ~ sirsii.r er~aS- 80 Ill ~
ince In T-onSc,, 3 mo oAsi-
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IL csf o. hEokAkxm-
Relative 70 the prices of nsoeonAries
of life, tie 6ecE0tary says: s'It II fre-
quentty aogeEted that the cheapneos 0f
living IN Europe moro than equaiizea the
lower ua9oe there paid. In q vJIaue
on labor n Burops, published By this
department, ~ Vas shown fuat She peioea
OF food N the United States vers nctu-
ally lower than iu Europe, and that the
working glasses N the Unitsd States
could purchase more and better alimsnt
dollar for dolIaf-than the working
classes Of any country IN Europe. The
oontrsry Impression = probably dus 70
the fact that the working people ef
.uluI lNo o eno1Ry snan tno
frcrn wh;sh q = irssrrea ehss 80 -.
chssinc ~ novsr 81 chair ~acea y o,ssss- s.-
shsr - rrrrs s.;.c .,css~ - 4sr;s..
uacss hsrs' n erne.e@ f,o.s, ..~s.-.ss s.
that fhe Amerinan vorI nan .a,,sr, ,,sss
msrs and hsstnr Soe'd shar ! - s,s.-s..
- - iehorss .nrosa ara shss 49, sssss
~ fb;s fnoa - - sraIl - 80 TT.;saS
etasa. as 4, rrvcr,. n shcrtS - h.,sse
:, mind Il ,seI,r. cc...sss-;sc,s. ~ 80 49, ..e
ths h.tt.r ctess - ssS r,s,ss<. 10y 10y
sna - - - a.s- -. -. ss.1.s -.
ahuAs au - - =: ~ 49, S1.ys -. 80 :.s. .sss
JLyps. 1rssps CO. - sue - - T csssos - . suo
un y. 49, x.;s. s.an n...s". ~ ~ ~ sIgy
as0 ~ u.o .s 1ay 1870 ~ ~ sno sa1lo
- s.1 D5ssss sss Es. sss - s.1la szs - o.A SH
-zSu, s1.oay sus s.vh sos-.o ono aa.al "A.
~ .ns says s sna ;n S.se. .1a. - ~
losu.n , ss anu csons s vni.o 0vu-
curIonI .es.aMoay - tuss sven 20 ne
usss paiu Wk - o%ssss s - Iutops
sn1y s,s, ~ sun ma1n; auAus,9s Mnic1
sEo seauo.n onJoyco. ~ suouiu 10y pe
Iolk9.sen M .nas Wy nanspusasnlon u 1000
sopS,ct.a supct a, nn shs s z, ,.s oa sscnn,nsn v
uole.oea suI.u 49, ~ haaa.,a, "a s.ssoss - pau
unaer tne psnencisl eontroi Oh great
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otnAS"'
In general, clothing can be pur-
chased cheaper in Europe than the Uni-
ted States. especially clothing Of the
higher grades. IA 10 the relative guam
tity and quality o. clothing, a basis fer
identical comparison does nst exist.
The same influence which prompts
higher paid workmeu In the United
Stas1s 70 purchase better and more va
ried food than his European comrade
extends Also 20 his closninR, Tor ne buys
more and better aasments.
House rent IN Europe y apparently
lower tnan nefes Dut sns nAoitatfcns are
usually inferior 70 those IN the United
states. In Dundee, ono OF me most
thriving centsrs " Europe, zS,aso per-
sons live 70 o6z0 houses OF one room
each, and IA,3H persons nve ~ H,ioI
houses OF TWO rooms eacn. 5peakine OF
workinRmens nomess ~ Mancnsstsf.
- % eba hnr.ss - vis;s.d he ns contsinsd
only one living room, and this served as
4 parlor. kitchen. dining room, sitting
room. and In some instances also as 9
bedroom.s
MANUFACTURES.
Th. r.,st;va ...at NJ manufactures In
tha d,esrsrs ccnrtvis. = shns traated :.
q ar Thsre sre cssss.in naturai and srsi.
s.;si ccrdit;ors ~hich - iarcsIv affsct
-. s a;,sce cond;tions a. vs0ss a. "a he
srt,sied to considerstion n anv ana
l,s,"ai arsminssion az the sreaf oues-
sleas - ishc, hrs srcrn their shssross.
,s0 49, .Sav - ~ srs isss svidsnt - ths csnersl
liza s,,a r,ass ashstshls than sirnie
..is ssi.s;.as 80 49,. h TIE rsnarts AZ ON
s,,s sv,s's,s NJ .arSS issis,msss inon;rv
- 's. ..cs,.ssr ~h.s are the c.,ndifions
sshssn ~ srsnis Enc,and Ia msnnfacsure
'nsch;rsrs s, and other uroancts a. less
.So .s.;sssn sS.,, s;s,i,sr I ooosss csn he mann.
| ssssvsssa . i. E.snca And a nrices eonal
~ srcss = fser,rsnv vhila the rates az
~ s. 49, raid rhs MI man enca0sd n
49, r,snnssct. re- h Encland are On
shs vhoia hishsr than those nsid for
sLr s;..,,,s. !. Sshcr a Frsncs. snd mors thar
sasr,sas .sansssa shsss 49, ,.a,d =. IN 1ss,manvr
1o.s'0 '-'s s-'-
IN ooSoLusios.
Secretary Frelinghuyssu concludes :
!" The social and moral conditions Of
independents people are legitimate sub
jeots OF investigation By another gov
ernment, when they directly adect its
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