The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-23

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sarX y enable - H. 16rer 70 com-
Ssss I'D r. LIZ |. = - oi Essgs
vno laDor ~ ! lviss r y s5nspsr. ]. n
may BE- poorly Ale. bueEt bot -
| him pau Der. ~ - ear< ~ IN he esed
| ifAs ewes morot0 - n - 9orjf
afs 10 biz, ~ - boaDsAsss a. row4-
linkshe y may - bus ~ - sass =
nashis whether = dvslls IN ! = houas e
Fhe ssransus ds.svsd Non sss rrupss i /
bofSusgestion II - ussotd - thssSstAse0
~ forty years this st.auent Ass essn -,
ps,4 g! y every possiols y Arissg ef sxpre.J.
policy Of profession 10 ut sAec the cause 40
the stay OF the high Wages speld tGktsDof -
l the Usited st ties. That Il u nos tho cause @
early proven by our bistosy, for before map
ufacf0sss existsd TO any considerable lerree.
when not moro than . per esnt pf - entire
population Of this cOnntFy res9sQ - citic0
and large towns. vhea ~ pr csst q our 30
pie wert ensssed 10 agricaleu0s the sNGes q
labor fers wsEs aotably AAghsr thaa across
whosier protecssoa \ assss,ar, % na..
e v ~ q s'ss i. s..r = A.. -: :.,s
IN the competing factories 81 kurops prsssat1
another question, but no more dlnlc1ltoe
4ro6er than the 0ret. a fundAment4 pril.
ctrle underlying the question Of wages = thas
tho labofer must Darn bio own wage. H0 -
ceFes ~ compensation OuS Of tie pro6ucs .
LstOil. He must produce enough % cou-
pensats himself and also - compensate the
capitaaIst IN o0njunction With vubm -
works. No Law can alter this pFlncipl4ua Any
attempt 70 change II, any attempt 70 eive tho
lab0rer more than he has cara - leads ineyi-
taoly = bankruptcy. wkersver Wages are
y correspondingiy large. Tais may b.
duo 70 the ben Aosnee OF stature e
20 the efficiency q labor q II.
aons measure 70 both. Il A poW hboss
working Ia . poor ooil soannos produces -
much as . good lsbofsf tosking In 500
coil. This self evident truth IL universal
one: 1t IL - true in nufDctures - In aGs1-
eultnre and II demon stratod BY q eDmpas-
son of wages In the same Industry atUt0aFeus
periods In this country andAs tbs same pertoa
In different cOuntries.
In 1880 the averase annual vsge6 paid =
the cotton mills Of New Eegland were eteA
per year. The average a&nual amount ..
pftQts produ led per man wns Ash yards.
IN 1884 the average annual wages wogps
$500. but the average ennual prodneeloos
was 2S,O3c yards.
In 1884 the laborer gce nearly twice -.
much - ne did 10 1880, but ho produced
nearly seven times Is much calico. In oeheg
words. he got more because he earned moro.
The increase in his wages was duo 20 to
incrcsDe In tho efncisncy ofshis labor.
IN 1DSO the average OF WAges paid % -,
women and children Ia ooeson factoris6 o.
The continent OF Europe ~ SCI per Wook.
In America the like average was . per
week.
ID Europe $4,000 lasors.s aade up 800
U00 rborcrs made up $50, 900 pounds.
ne average In Europe We l,x00 pound0to
| thf laborsr. In AmsESeA Il was A,3eo
The Americas laDorsr soS more because i
| earned more. He got bttls more tAan
tvtSe A. much aud he earned three dmes -
| much.
! The comparison Ia each case shows thas
l.t6e really Ohesp labor W. that which Va
l pMd the highest wages.
Il cfsfold, In Germany, IL very considerable
f'hdDnt Tor silk production. A. thai place 10
leebst Of the labor In one dollars worth Of stlk
l II on the average 50 ceAts. In Amcric ie q,
accvrding to the ceasus reports. % cents.
| ii The real test OF labor cost 10 not to -
found in the rate Of waScs, bus In the propog~
tioA Ut wages % the value q labor produce.
| Wages are higher In Amsriea. considered b
| tins day or week. They sre lower, conslAeEo1
| n relation to The labor product.
The examples giyea pr0vo this, and 20 shov
that Il ID generally trus 0aots ewo authosi-
t.eS. one OF whom the republlcaua muAf -
E1Dpt - good; - 70 the 0thGk do No know
/ Sow they Will consider him.
The nrst u Senator Ev1it9, o. New Yoek.
He was secretary or state to Preeldont Have
| Hs mado : report under da1o of nay il, la50,
In which he saids the Average AnerioaA
workm a performs from 'ono and one half .
twice - much work ~ the averags European
Workman
! II this Ii true. and belisSs IL 10, does nes
| the American laborer csrn-his higher wages
and has no 70 thank any party Of any policy
l for them?
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| h,~n n favor wlth rsnuhiisa.s. hnt aInn4
| d,sc. ,3aui nov for .ho.in., Snss i,fsie cc..
| si6ar.sinn Tor ths tntaresfa ~ ia ala him.
| mnnortsr. in Ia prsiris sfssns. Whtie 81
~ sesretarv OF state 10 Pr ident Garaeld.
| on lime az. assl. he mazda = ronort an the
Goo. .,oosss 49, Of m vnr,a. n vhich -
| ssia: .Cndou 81 ediy tho insnuslities n -
| 100 or Enrlish ana Ame,1osn onerassve.
| ara more chan soualized 81 ~ sreaaar an.
- IN az re lasSer ma th.ir lonr e. hoors -
saNr.
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" s - 80 .,s - $500 - as... - -
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- IScuritv ~ ~ yAndarhtita Taha I'M :
$3.50 4 az afrom each nm. vomsa ~
cnild1 Ana hefnrs - wear n dnne nm have
! hrIl, - !. so-snra Iiks ~ v..derhaiss Rss.
a tha ner.l 81 ~ ma.ses. Trinea. ii 49,.
| seives Sysco.siAered and incouatdarahla- a
| fhe,r .nms - Ramon sshle ~ m @rssf a.
| - .tt,.s "a so,tnne n ehe vnrld.
/ -,s 80.