Daily Republican., 1888-01-09
TNlRD COTTON.


NEW York Jan. T.-George W. Chllds
stood ia The corridor OF the Fifth Avenue
Hot-l t1is morning with President Rob
erts oi The Pennsylvania Road discussing
the Reading coal strike incidentally and
the labor problems in general. Mr..
Chllds came over here from Philadelphia
yesteI day with A. j. Dfeyel, the banker,
and together they dined with Austin Cor
bin that evening. All three listened to
German opera afterwards from Mr.. Cor
bins box IN the Opera House. Mr..
ChilGs ssid IL his conversation this morn.
ing;
81 believe that the laborer is worthy of
his.hife, SID have no hesitation ln saying
chat the advance Of s per cent. asked for
by the niuers should be granted aud add,
ed to tae price OF coal II there is no other
way for tie companies to meet 1t. The
Reading has been paying the advance for
four months past. | am told that 1t
would make difference Of $3.50 0t0 in
miners wages. Still, am OF the opinion
that the heading and most OF the other
companies are ready TO pay the higher
WAGES Il they could feel assured the
other companies not subject TO this in
crease would not step in aud un6ersell
them in this city. They could not compe e
on such basis.
"a believe in organized labor" contin-
ued Mr.. Childs, land in paying the high
est price to tbs wage Garner that is posi-
BILE and leave fair margin of profit to
the employer There should be good
feeling and co operation between the two
Nothing enters so largely into the efficient
administration of a business as the spirit
with which both sides take hold of 1t.
have no doubt that but for the Typo
graphical Union i'll Philadelphia, for In
stance, prices Tor composition would bt
lower than they are The Bricklayers
Union in Philadelphia is anotheS illustra
ton OF what working meu can do wheI
they come together en- aeon Hon p atforn
and make known their wishes, tempered
by discretion and proper regard for the
interests Of their employ ers as we'll as thell
own.
1.-THE Engineers Brotherhood, will
Chief Arthur at their head have only Il
make a request OF the railroads and 4
is compiled with, because the roads fee
that the brotherhood is conservative
body.
Organization will do great deal fol-
the wage earners Ii will bring then
higher prices tor their labor, proven
strikes and encourage spirit OF co opera
ton between employers and employed
am speaking nCw of organization on
proper basis and with nothing In view
but the common welfare. As an exam pl,
OF what eau be attained In this way,
know OF no employer among my &C
qsintances who hss not expressed himsel
as iayorng fair pay for labor.
There is one thing that the army Of
workers in this country ought to remem-
Der, continued Mr.. Childs. "This ma.
ton is the mcst prosperous in the world
The working CLASSES are better clothed
and better ted than IN ahy other country
on the face OF the globe Why. Because
tariff has protected them against com
petition from ebtuaa. 1t has built VI
industries which would otherwise never
have been planted here, and fostered
Others that could only have had feeble
existence under Free Trade. am heart
lily in favor Of prots citing everything thai
we can produce or manufacture here
Free Trade in ans line would meau III
ultimate extinction, SO far as production
in this country is concerned. No prac-
teal business doubts this A day or tive
ago asked the head Of the largest retail
clothing house in Philadelphia what eff.
feet Free Trade would havs on him He
replied that he would so to Europe a
once establish iactoEies for maniug bill
supplies over there and imp0rt every sui
OF clothes that he cold. Now, that firu
employs hundreds of tail0rs aud hands il
Philadelphia, and If it should 20 a. roa,
for lis stock others would have TO follow
in order to compete with its prices
Even under pre0ent conditions the gentle
man OF whom ! speak stated that he got
to EurC pc twice q year, imports clothing
pays luty of 50 per cent on them AM
undersels the home products Two
thirds Of the difference In price represent
labor.
This question of Protection appeals
therefore, as sire ngly TO the wage-earne
ae to the employer Tor If the latter ha
nothing for a man 10 10 he is not going t,
hire him and pay him. The doetrluaire
seem TO be getting numerous down II
Washington, bu. the sentiment of til
country, am firmly convinced, isagains
Free Trade, Tariff reduction IS a
agency for reducing the surplus woul
not be a success On the contrary,
would increase it by many millions. Tha
is so evident that Co nj we see ho
any ore can do. It.
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