New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-13
WORKINGMEN BACK FROM PARIS.
WELL PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY SAW AND

WELL PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY SAW AND
BETTER PLEASED WITH THEIR OWN LAND.
The fifty members of the American worldngmen's
expedition, which sailed for Europe July "a under
the auspices Of the Scrpp's League of Newspapers
rived tie City of Rome last evening. They have
spent six weeks visiting various cities and places Of
interest in England, Scotland. France and Germany.
The party is composed of intelligent members OF tho
various trades of the country, each of whom devoted
special attention 10 cleaning facts in regard 10 his
particular industry while on the other side Of the
Atlantic The results of their study and observation
will be published shortly in the scientific journals of
the country, and it IS hoped will be Of great benefit
10 workngmen generally.
I'VE had said Manager Thompson, OF The Detroit
News in speaking Of the trip. unusual journey.
We feared when starting that because the company was
composed Of workngmen would be received
with some prejudice in Europe That however
not the case on the contrary, treated every
where with the greatest respect and consideration
from the time landed at Liverpool. We were
taken into the factories and workshops Of the
great Cities and at Woolwich furnished with
special permit by the officers of the Government.
That place was specially interesting TO the metasts
Of the party, who spent day there. In France. we
made the guests of the city by the Minister Of
Labor and entertained I'm the most lavish manner.
Besides having especial privileges in viewing the eX
hlbon and industrial Institutes of the city
we were entertained at breakfast by Minister Reid
twice. He treated with the greatest courtesy.
We heartily enjoyed our dinner at the top Of the
Eiffel Tower, ar which both Mr. Reid and Mr.. Depew
present and made Characteristic speeches.
q As TO the results OF observations, We have
found that the condition OF tho American workngmen
IS vastly superior to that of their European brethren
We had all trades represented and the opinion is the
same for each. We are probably more advanced
in tho Of machinery than anything
else Our millwrght, for instance, who is manager OF
the WaShburne Mills In Minneapolis surprised 10
find machinery exhibited al the Paris Exhibition, a.
rcpres enting the highest advancement which ne had
already removed from his mills, behind the times
in America. Our representative of the iron and steel
industry thinks there is comparison between the
condition of affairs In this country and Europe The
paid almost twice as much. The mills at
Glasgow are at least thirty years behind those in the
United States. The representative Of the printing
interests believes the newspapers of the Continent az
least twenty-five years behad They still using
machines I'm the composing room, he says which Were
in use when he learned hts trade quarter of a
fury ago and the worlmen arc, too underpaid Their
work also not thorough. Their Offices are noe
we'll lighted r. perfect from sanitary point Of
view. We have returned satisfied with our home and
not one of us would consent 10 live abroad
The party spent last night at the Coleman House
and will start for their homes this morning.