The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-18

Europe or America, Whiei?
As THE Every Evening is so very pro-
fuse in its questions to the GrpunLlcAN
and insists on an answer to ono
particularly, why it is that wages
arc SO low III Germany under a
high protective tariff, not as q
yankee, but yankee like, we might ask
our contemporary why wages are SO
much higher in highly protected
America than in either protected Ger
many or free trade England. 1t will |
hardly deny that wages in this country |
are fully 50 per cent higher than i'll |
Great Britain and 50 per cent higher
than in Germany; now will it be SO
kind as to submit to some questioning
and tell us why this is so? II protec-
ton has no effect in regulating wages
why is our neighbor opposed to pro-
lection. .-- ---.---=..
We are fully aware that the Every
Evening maintains that projection
enriches the manufacturer more thun
the laborer, that it leads to monopo-
lies and trusts and these monopolies,
trusts in turn grind and Cypress
labor, and that they arc tho main sup
porters OF protection. We would ask
why these bloated fat-frylng protec-
tionists, these pampersd and protected
= manufacturers monopolists and trusts,
do not put down the price OF labor in
this country to level with either free
trade England or protected Germany,
II protection has nothing to do with
wages2
Now, in the matter OF Germany be-
ing protected country some cxpla-
nation is needed. As we have already
said, protection in Germany and pro-
lection In America are two very differ
ent things, and for different purposes.
Germany is military nationand from
IS to 45 all her able bodied men are
virtually in her army, and the labor
necessary is confined in large degree
to females. We have never been there,
but the editor OF the Every Evening
has, and his graphic pen, If we mis-
take not, has portrayed some of the
scenes of woman labor he has met
with. If he has not, others have, and
we are told that 1t is no unusual thing
for women to be seen daily perform
ing the drudgery OF laborin the house
in the shops, in the streets, in the
fields, on buildings and even in the
mines.
The tariff OF Germany be 1t high or
low was never intended to elevate la.
Dor. It is not consistent that 1t should
in monarchy where the peoples first
duty Is to the crown. No monarchy
has ever been friendly to labor. Utter
subsection Of its subjects better com
ports with its character, and tho en-
rlching of the favored few Of arlsto
cratic birth. Protection in despotisr
ia mlsnomer, it cannot exist with
equal business upon protector and
protected No native under the SUI
has stronger love for their father
land than the Germans As long a:
they can make bare living in thei
own country, no matter how small tn
wages, they never care about emigrat
ing. No prettier picture can be sprea,
upon canvas than the home OF the in
dustrlous German peasants. They ar
content with the smallest wages, Til
government protects theserural home
not in high wages but in permitting
them to earn living at the loves
wages. This kind of protection is di
terent from our protection.
While our government protects on
humble homes, it protects US from I'll
innovation OF pauper labor.
But no doubt we will here be nske
the same old question. what has pr,
lection to do with wages? Simply th
high wages are established in TIL
country and cannot be pulled dow
where the people arc armed with Il
ballot, Break down protection, OF
manufacturers would he compelled I
reduce wages TO level with EuropeG
wages. This would DO inevitable.
But as the fat.frying monopolis
and bloated manufacturers seem to
the principal objects OF the Ever
Evenings wrath, viii that paper kind
inform the people whether they wou
be different underfree trade? Are the
no monopolies and fat.Irying Insult
tions In Englandt Are not manufa
turers there as wealthy as manufactq
ers In American Then what dilferen
does protection make to these poop
They can make just rs much mon
under free trade rs they can und
protection. All they would have to
would DO to reduce their establis
ments down to free trade basis, OF
it sounds better, down to the SAL
principles upon which foreign man
facturers carry on business and p
the same wages. They would ha
nothing to loso, but tho poor woI
men would have all to lose.
In all this discussion England
been held up by our esteemed c,
temporary as the clysium OF his drea
OF happiness and couientnent. A
production Of the letters he WIZ
home while travelling through Il
country would be interesting Am
lean workmen have no desire to Il
the places OF English woEkmen, /
after all tho $4,000 emigrants fir,
Europe to America is stronger arr
ment than ANYTHING elsa TINT cnn