The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-01
MACBETH IN |
TARIFF COURSE
, Doesn't Trouble
out Wages.
A Free Trader v
Himself !
Would Pay His ..
Get :
n What He Gould
am For.
the Meeting OF
ans In Por
te Potomac veter-
y Next July.


WASHINGTON, anber 3l.-Before the
ways and means anittee today, George A.
Macbeth Oh flt' .sg, manufacturer of
lamp glass, state ~ he wished to have the
duties remitted .c5da ash, carbonate of
potash and lead. rr said: "Give me free
material or free TIE, such as England has,
Give me the pro pfproducts of my labor and
l defy any com patton on the face of the
EARTH"
Mr.. Bayne-' Did you contemplate moving
your works tot Germany"
Mr. Macbeth Eyes, sir"
Mr.. Bayne-' Did you know of the un-
skinfulness ant Inefficiency of German work
men?"
Mr.. Macbetr III was going there to exam
Mr.. Bayne-4 ,''Suppose you found German
Mr.. Macbei I'll would have taken my
workmen ire IN nere
| MIR. Bayne Would you have paid the
wages youp ay here"
| Mr.. Bay ne-"What would you have paid
Mr.. Macl )eth-"What l could get them
| for" Mr. Macbeth added that his leading
| idea in goir lg to Germany was the cheapness
| of material and plant
Mr.. Bay ne-"Was labor an element?"
Mr.. Mac eh-"Of course labor was an
| element" Tr. Macbeth added that if he
| had freet q in his raw material, he would
| be perfect fwilling to have free trade in his
product Seakng of the lead trust Mr..
| Macbeth e1 he was not opposed to trusts
| The Uni States government was partner
| in the le rust.
Mr. Ba ID inquired whether the govern
ment was 'partner in the sugar trust and
received affirmative answer, as he did
to ques IN as to whether trust put up
the price 4 product. The chairman in
quired stner consumer OF lamp chim-
neys wo Il be benefited by allowing Mr..
| Macbeth raw material, as we'll as the fin
ished r -duct to be admitted free. A dozen
chime , were now sold at 30 cents. How
muchv fnld they sell at if the duty was
| taken n?
Mr.. Iacbeth-"The difference would be
| three -four cents Dozen"
Mr. ear That is to the retailer. Would
| a won n who goes to the store to buy
chimn ~ get it for less ?"
Mr.: Macbeth-."My individual opinion is
that doubt it,"
Jam es Gillander of Philadelphia said that
lamp ehimneys used principally on special
lamps, Id not want free raw material in the
glass inc lustry; y Every article which needed
ufacture. rs should not be compelled to pay
higher du ty ou their raw material than was
imposed on the finished articles. He advo-
Gated an increase of duty on various grades
of glass Ii the raw material as we'll as the
fnishef Article was admitted free, they
could .ot pay the workingmen the present
wages and compete with foreign goods.
W. J. Smith of Pittsburg, president of the
Flint Glass Blowers Union, denied some
Staten lents made by Mr.. Macbeth. He de-
clared that while he was an american and
an An Nerican workman. he was forced to ad-
nit t, hat some chimneys brought from
| foreign countries were not inferior to those
produce in the United States.
Levi Arlington, representing the>S,roon,- !
Glass flowers Association, declapsd that
protect We tariff was Necessary to keen the |
m."ee ~ ~.sncrs up to the present |
d. c. Ripley Of Pittsburg, president of the |
e. | American Flint and Lime Glass Association, |
advocated protective duty on cNt glass.