New-York tribune., 1884-10-25
TALK UI1H CONSUL PEIXOTTO.

CONDITION OF LABOR IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND
EUROPE PRAYING FOR CLEvELAND's ELECTION.
A TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday at the
Hoffman, where Consul Peixoo, of Lyons, France, who
has lust arrived on leave Of absence to visit his native
city and country. is staying. Mr.. PelXotto Is par
ticularly by his valuable consular and
commercial reports TO the state Department during his
six wears or more o residence In France In converse
tion he said:
"Tho condition OF the working classes in England
and France becoming and worse. 1t Il delora
hc In LIONS 10000 workmen are out Of employment
The distress l. growing and should tho winter proFe
severe the suffering will be terrible and possibly lead To
scenes of disorder # not violence. I'm Paris 10000
men are reported without work. The Municipality oi
Lyons at this early stage when the weather Il sl
mild and the rgora Of winter have not as yet made
utterly desoatc the wreched seven 10y nine rooms where
most of the workmcu i've cat sleep, and work, have
voted 90 francs for temporary relief This but u
bagaoc aud utter misery mu' cnsc unless the Central
Government intervene and the Chambers Minister au-
thorsc onI loymeut public works for the and
artisans whose legitimate occupation l. stopped " not
gone Free Trade has proved the ours" uf France, ~
of England The slk-wca,er In Lyons earns to-day on
the hut ~ To ~ 90 per week aud hc no
more In England Protection 4. called for by both
nations. ~ cat h, ihoao who have aud the evil
effects ~ so-cnlrd Free Trade Iho French impufs ci
cecd the rtpnrts by millions, nnd In England, whNre
formerly the imports ot slk were Annually 4l9 900
they have declined to about sl7 OOOOOO. while the
slb,OOOoou arc to-day over 800 uOO,OOOi These figures
whcl are official tell only plainly and too sadly the
story Of the misery desoaon cnd deprayly OF the Top
ulson of cities and dstrrts aud the Lori only annw.
what depths OF utter degradation tdcse grand
aud great and powerful nations Will fall n the irrational
system OF so called Free Trade Ia continued"
MI PcXotto said he was no partisan politician but
representative American, having at heart welfare OF
the industrial classes without regard to Nationality. lie
considered the recent attempt tu adopt horizontal tann
by the Democratic party a. indicating utter lack OF
satpsmanship on the part Of the leaders uf that political
organization. aud though the stteupt failed through the
mali "a ID AT and
al but universal sentiment and vote of the Republicans
who Tor the great economic question and for the
salvation the true the Union a. they
worr i'm sci FOR tho preservation OF tho Naiion-it
would suicide o commit the fortunes and welfare Of
capitalists and workingnou to the political direction aud
control Of such an organization.
Mr.. FciIotto regards the present OF the most
critical cpochs IN tho history Ct tho country said 80
the Nation. ON lhclr knees, With hands upited 10
Almighty God the frc Traders ~ old Europe are pray
Ing Tor the election oI Cleveland THIS OF itself should bc
arning 10 the free people of America The press OF
unanimous In their SUI port of the nominee of the so
called Democratic party. His election would be hailed
with such shouts of Joy on the other side ~ would
make the world ring France would stop her
aud recall her troops from China Madagascar and elise
where; England stop her erfappies and investments In
LgyIt, aud Germany arrest her colonial aspirations
each year like those ~ France becoming more serious
II Mr.. Cleveland should be- eected. And the rcasonl
Wby because IN making those far distant expeditions,
idea has been To Ind outlets for trade Cleveland
elected ana Free 1ade-or its next OF kin. arn for
revenue adopted all the nations who have still pauper
roletarlan labor for their right Of production
would rush In here centuries past they invaded for
spoil every innocent and in0neusve people whose life
blood and treasure they wished to secure and add to
their own"
In conclusion Mr.. Pei1otto said: "Thls j. not
partisan political nsht. aud the ith OF November VIII
cal hearing understand the vital question involved aud
will rally to the standard OF the man who repre- the