New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-20

worktngmen do not suffer no much FOR w.n,
European clothing a. foreign phlanthroni, " cheal
can wages and European condition nj m, . nNe Amsi
FOREIGN MARKETS AND AMERICAN Acp,c,.'
On the question OF the importance Of for,0, oEk
American agriculture the report says: Aeeste
The foreign market Is given larger nra.. 4,
Tho bnyro ,un. tia. ~ deserves, for c0mpard ron
charging the agricultural candidates IL co as FAR a
ANALYSIS OF the relative worth Of home ard a, An
markers snow that about 92 nor cen, ~ ioreiga
agricultural products OF the United States r. all
no n9ne, ana only per cent exported rcdre,'asd
states would result In reduced food copsu Cnied
greater magnitude tbanour whole foreign eY1pon o.
sumption OF food product unless at the con.
greatly decreased prices 'Aprhse o.
The report shows that while house rents ara IL.
Europe than In the United States the accommoa.,,1
Inferior. In many Instances the consus sH
great difficulty In obtaining from manufacture,. ~
formation concerning the wages paid to their oper,va
and In some cases they met with fla, ,....'.'
Consul Lane. OF Tunsall, told by one OF ~
cpal potcrs in the district that he would no, 1e pm
ask him for II, and that II all the manufacturer cre 10
give information IL would help to show the rsI %
States" " tue United
Consul Smith. OF Mayence, reports: 4" A certain,
and who is exporter Of nllree work and a
sfste on ,he biGSs. a wa' asked by
in his business and he emphatcaly refused Viii pad
mark that should To the Government OF The e re
states that, on account OF its high protective ars ae
depresses business here and kee down the wags n
workingnen ofEurope, II docs not deserve to have ne
shown it, '' ia'on
On the other hand. OF the Consuls In Fuo,o,a
ports that English w0rkingmen refused him infor,na
on the ground that they feared that the American %
eminent wanted the statistics for the purpose OF re
the wages OF the American working people "s
INCREASED WAGES UNDER THE GERMAN r.p,,,
Although only five years have passed since the ana.
ment OF the German protective tariff the Consnls go
n marked improvement In wages and In the coDdio, :.
the working people in that kingdom. Consul warus, :.
Dusseldorf reports increase between 1879 and ss,
In 800 industrial establishments OF more than :, 40
worknen. and OF about 81 200. 900 In their ae1,s
monthly wages. BY percentages. the number OF vo,s
men increased 80 30 and the aggregate wages 80 ia
per cent. workman who received Slj OF n maG
In 1879 receives 81 II In 1884. In the machine wars
In five years the number of workmen increased sSs -
per cent I'm the iron works the number OF wok1ncv ~
creased 90 $40 per cent. The total wages were ~
creased Al 40 per cent and the single
IL $40 per cent This increase has taken place a.
period when many works in England and some in Fane
thousands OF workmen were thrown ont Of employment
while others suffered reduction OF wages '''''
III regard to the influence OF protective L.,
slation, general and special, upon the induss
In 1879 the date OF the last report on labor in Eurc,
issued by this Department wages in France in general
trades and industries estimated being about ons
half those which prevailed IN England" In his repon
Consul Williams OF Roucn, says: For the last few
years labor has been Mt about the price I'm France
as I'm England This refers especially to wages in ths
iron and machine Industries. As before noted England
IL the only country In Europe whose rates have a.
creased since 1873 and all signs point to continuation
thereof until the wage rate OF Europe has reached an