The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-12
THE MISSING ONES.

N@'~~~'
1t was bad stroke of politics, that "pro-
lection" banquet which was given in New
York a few evenings ago, where 500 pro-
tected ''workingmen' sat down to a dinner
which cost $40 plate. Every article used
on the occasion was protected" and sew
eral OF the guests were men who had been
foremost in the work of increasing the
tariff lin the interest of American labor"
We say it was bad politics, for it has given
the Democratic papers the opportunity
which they warted of showing by prac-
tlcal illustration just what protection is
doing for the workingmen. Some of these
exhibitions are decidedly interesting, and
must cause those who gave the banquet
to wish their foresight had been half as
good as their hindsight The New York
World presents an instructive object lesson
by giving the tariff duty on every article
used at the banquet, nearly all of which,
OF course, is added to the cost of the domes-
tic production. The same paper also calls
attention to the fact that many of the best
protected ones were unavoidably absent,
and mentions as among those who would
benefits of protection, but who really
didn't feel able to come, the following:
The 10000 Pennsylvania miners who
have been on strike since their wages
were cut 10 per cent.
The pottery workers of Trenton whose
wages have been cut % per cent.
The ribbon weavers of Paterson whose
wages have been cut Is per cent.
The spinners of Lowell whose wages
have been cut 8 cents per hundred.
The coal miners of Illinois whose wages
have been reduced from 20 to 60 cents per
ton.
The employees Of the Buckeye Reaper
works who have suffered a reduction Of 30
per cent.
The employees of the Otis Iron and Steel
company, of Cleveland, whose wages have
been cut so per cent.
The Hopedale weavers, whose income
has been reduced % cents yard.
The Cotheco weavers, whose wages have
been cut4 per cent.
The 1850 employees of the Illinois Steel
company, who are on a strike against pro-
posed reduction.
The employees of the Crane Iron COM
pany. Of Allentown, whose wages have been
cut 10 per cent.
The 800 Providence weavers, who struck
against proposed reduction six weeks ago
and are still out.
The Willimantic spoilers, whose wages
have been cut ST. per week.
The furnace workers of Cleveland,
whose wages have been cut 10 per cent
The coal miners of Evansville, Ind, who
are still on strike.
The employees of the Jacksonville, Ill.,,
Underwear company, who struck against
reduction.
The Lewiston cotton workers who do not
like even reduction of 3 per cent.
The hatmakers of Methuen, Massachu-
sets, whose wages have been cut 25 per
cent
The Chattanooga steel workers whose
wages have been cut 10 per cent.
The employees of the Saxony Knitting
company Of Little Falls, N. Y, whose re-
ductlon is 20 per cent.
The steel workers employed by Mr. Car
negie who lost 10 per cent.
The Scranton iron workers who are in
the same box.
The Steelton, Bethlehem and Pottstown
iron workers who lose respectively Z, 10
and 10 per cent.
The silk workers of Warehouse Point,
Conn, whose wages have been cut % per
cent.
The 1000 brick workers of Trenton who
struck against 20 per cent. reduction.
The engravers and chasers employed by
the Middletown Plate Glass company
whose wages have been cut 10 per cent.
The cigar makers of this city and Bal
timore, still on strike against a reduction.
The leather fnishers of Salomon's
Newark factory who revolted at a IA per
cent. reduction
The employees of the New Haven roll
ing mill who are still out on strike because
of a 10 per cent. reduction