New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
THE TARIFF IND Mr.. DOLGES WORRMEN
u1cHER WAGES AND SHORTER HOURS BECAUSE
OF THE M'KINLEY BILL.

uIcHFR WAGES AND SHORTER HOURS BECAUSE
OF THE M'KINLEY BILL.
Dolccvllle y. Y, Jan. 81 (SpeciaD.-The twenty
o,d annual reunion and banquet Of the employees OF
Alfred Dodge the largest felt and felt shoc manu-
tactnrcr in America held in this village to-hgm'
over 600 covers laid. The feature OF the escH
was the annual address of Alfred Dodge to his worheh
zach year Mr. Dodge divides large sums OF money
omonc his employees Last year at the annual reunion
a new system Of earnings sharing" was lr'rou"
I'm his factories for the benefit OF his worKmeh' ''i'
no,ce,s plan for the solution Of the labor proDe"
divestcd Of details, lies in the acknowledgements VI
,he sole right OF the employer to the profits OF
business which he makes by his capital and experience
and to an acknowledgment of the right OF the EN-
r,ovcs 10 such full share Of the earnings as each mas
accomplished by his own individual ehoFt' III MS
snecch tonight Mr.. Dodge said that the distributor
% earnings over and above the interest OF capl'a
invested shows the following: PAID To pension az
count. So57 sj3: life Insurance premiums <'i''oo-
dcnosits for those rejected by life insurance companies
SAG 331 : cndowments S66S,0i7 The totai nuhpcr
Of insurance policies in force have a lace value
Of s138OOO said he:
at Is because | see in education the Only soiu'io'
of the social question that am beheNer III 'io
eight hour work day. Shortening OF "ofhIhe MUIR
will elevate the working man. 1t VIII ehtoic MIN "
nnrove his knowledge. The hours OF work. however
cannot be reduced to eight II we have TO compete
With neopc who work twelve fourteen hours IN
,hc factories OF Europe. Therefore II we want 10
elevate the Working man, IL we want L" reduce INC
hours Of labor VIC must. first of ALL nave pfO'cc'oi
AGAINST the cheaper labor, and that Is why ""'
an recommending Pr0tectiOnst. Take our own Ill
dpstry At every reunion since 1883 had 10 IT,
mind YOU that we were utterly at tho mercy OF our
frcion compcitor that he could drive us out Oh tc
IN rket II he chose to do The duty on hu h''
hccn raised abont 40 per cent and yet the importer
coils his felt at the price AS before because Vi
our competition. Is this not convincing PROOF th"'
no coud have sold his felt at 40 per cent less oc-
fore the Mckinley bill was passed. If he wanted TO-
and thereby make the manufacture OF felt In America
,mnos,iblel Our foreign competitors cannot wipe Us
ort ot their pleasure any more We feel ths' We
.tord on solid ground. We can compete Win them
now in prices and orders are lhcreaS-
ING Hence We can raise wages 10 ."0
OF our good friends. the Free Traders aso' W.
ouse Of thi, certainty Of peaceful existence pro
rosc IN fry for one year the experiment oil Sh9fen,mS
II Lours OF labor from ten To nine ana one nan nun
,er day | have for the purpose Oh chCouiHslnt 80
r,iscd the wages where II was possible ahu u'' a.
TIL amounts to nearly IL = per cent on ~a-e' Piu
- az and / hope that AT next reunion can SUI
hat mi. raise OF wages has been wise ana IusuIo
,'"ve There is fhe benefit You have 50 iar uct,Ncu
from the Mckinley bill-hlghcr wages ana shUrYt VA 70
ay to YOU To night that If the Mckinley OH i ~ W.
.nIacrd by A FREE, trade you Will either hve
10 work twelve hours "A day soon aiteF' OF VIII nav"
10 move the machinery 10 Europe