The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-25


called the Labnr Tribune. an organ of
the workiHgnen which it says, sup
port Il The tin-plate tax one year ago
under The deiusion that American labor
would rcnp some benefit thrrefrom, but
hus had It's eyes opened to the true in
wardness Of that swlndlo by the recent
behavior OF Neidringhaus ard others. :"
Our nelghbor further says that the
Tribune, in recent Issue, comments on
tae unwillingness of prospective man
ufacturers of plates for trimming TO
let their workmen come in for what
looks like sIuall amount OF the enor-
nous protection" in the Mckinley
bill There is no better reason in the
world given why these prospective
manuiacturersn Of tin-plates do not
promise large profits in advance, either
for themselves or to share with their
workmen, than those That have been
offered by the Every Evening itself.
No paper beside 1t, that we have
read, has been SO positive that the tin
plate manufacturing industry of this
country was n gigantic fraud. that it
did not exist. that it could not exist,
that there were not skilled workmen
here to do that kind OF work, that
there was no suitable ore hero for that
purpose and especially that tin ore
would all have to beimported A dark
er picture for the success OF any new
business could not possibly have been
drawn. With all these discourage
ments to face the prospective mana
facturers" it requires an immense gall
to enable a paper to advocate an adj
vance in wages to already we'll paid
labor In an industry that our neighbor
was sure would never amount to any
thing.
"We do not understand that any
American rolling mill is actually turn
ing out as yet any plate suitable for
Timing. But the Amalgamatel Asso-
clation OF Iron Workers has been try
ing to arrange that, should any such
plate be manufactured, the workmen
shall receive 10 per cent extra for their
labor thereon. This would not be very
much per ton-most probably few
cents"
We take the above to be the exact
language OF the Every Evening, for
which 1t alone is responsible. 1t wants
these prospective" tin plate manuIac-
turers to pay 10 per cent extra for la
Dor That. is IL skilled workman
was getting 81 per day. he should be
guaranteed s4,6o per day for bust.
ness that is only All experiment, and is
dead sure to be failure. It will be
recollected that NeidriDghaus OF IT,
Louis, the prospective manufactur
or OF whom our neighbor spoke with
such evident dlsrespect, determined on
the establishment of this business
offered 60 per day to more than was
given anywhere for skilled labor
either WEIGH or American, that would
enable him TO carry on his business
with Success. This the Every Even
ing calls 'swindle," and yet II want
these very men to guarantee 10 give
ID per cent. extra to these workingmeu
to whom thoy are already paying tn,
highest notch of wages.
Our neighbor's alluslon to Senator
Gray's action is time y. He needs de-
fence. He stood up nobly FOR Englant
and against America in all this tarii
fight in Congress. Yes, Senator Gray
actually did demonstrate that the
cost Of labor in making ton OF steel
rails in Pittsburg was only 10 cent
more than paid by the English manu-
facturer To use the Every Evening
own words we quote:
That is to say, that tho tariff In,
OF SIT per ton "protectedr american
labor to the extent OF 10 cents. Doubt
less the conclualyeness with whicl
this was demonstrated by Senate
Gray had some effect In inducing the
hcMnleyites to reduce this duty
Tor they did reduce Tito Sl3. 4
per ton. The Mckinley duty on lin
plate L. two and two.tenth cents DC
pound, equivalent to 1890 per ton
1t would not be unreasonable in IN
Amalgamated Association to ask 10
% per ton out OF thls-but we do no
suppose that the extra Is per cent thu
~nns been asked would amount to nor
than 50 cents per ion at the outside. y
The gist OF all tho foregoing is I
show that the manufacturers are put
ting all the profits into their ow
pockets, While the labor that produce
these steel rails is crushed and groun
down to actual starvation point.
Our neighbours manly plea that labor
be given s5a ton more Tor maxim
this American tin plate that it is sur
cannot manufactured here is touch
Ing In the extreme. Now, we are sur
that our neighbor would not talk i
this manner If it only knew win
wages were already paid for tho kin
oil labor 1t refers to. We will not [
SO ready to call our Intelligent neigh
Dor ignorant, word 1t very glibly ar
plies to us when it has an opportunit,
put We must say that 1t is not booke
mp In regard to the wages alread
paid in large iron and steel workin
mills in Plttsburg. or it would NJ
nave become an advocate OF exit
wages in an industry not yet estaI
hshed and which 1t is sure never wi
De- but to enlighten our nelghbor "
quote from Moorhead Bro. 4 Cos. r,
cent circular issued at their works /
allegheny Pa, showing the wage
paid per day 10 their mills.
First there eothes The plate mil
roller al,ss, 8rst rbugher, IS i
tac9hd Eohkher es.91; first catchs