New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-23
" cBOEE orr AMERICAN MILLS.

The struggle for American independence IN
tin plate making is about to begin anu Eng
lsh testimony about the Welsh Trust is not
out of place. Last year the price was I4
shillings per box in June, was put up 70 IL
shilHngs 9 pence and to IS shillngs early this
wear. and some men asserted 1t was because
Of the new duty, which has not yet gone lnto
effect But "The London lronmonger' de-
nounced the advance as purely artificial tell
inc the manufacturers that they must cheaper
tho cost of production. Instead they resolved
r. shut down their works for time, and The
Iiverpool Post" said their folly "paralyzes one
with astonishment"; they ought to put down
the price and choke off the native (AmeTlcan)
mills for a wear or two, when the Mckinley bill
NAV he renealed.D "The London lrOnmonger''
does not deceive itself with the notion that
there is to be no struggle, and declares that the
American manufacturers evil use machinery
and improved appliances in every process"
This does not sound as if there was strong hope
that the American mills could be " choied OIL"
But the British have allies here who are
belping them in the choking off" process, ard
arc q little careless about mentioning the fact.
.The London Financial Times" says that
Though efforts " in the States are perhaps chiefly
tentative, few people doubt that sooner or later
thew will be crowned with success" This adj
mission is commended to the newspaper agents
in this country of the Welsh Trust. But the
same London journal goes on to say
A year or two however, will certainly intervene De
fore the competition can be really dangerous LONE
ere that time IL is be hoped that the American people
will have torn up the Mckinley law root ana Dfahch
or at least have pruned It judciousy signs are 10
wanting that this will about. The welsh mann
.t,rers have some strong siding champions in Chicago
| and elsewhere.
II is a good thing to know that the devoted
f shameful efforts of newspapers published IN
this country to "choie off; an American indus
try are understood in England. If zeal without
! scruple or decency should have a reward the
appreciation should take a pecuniary form and
be of large dimensions But the main question
for the Welsh manufacturers is whether then
jealous champions here are actually accomplish
ing ANYTHING. Zeal that is merely passionate
but lacking in sense and practical direction il
not often worth much The strong champions
Of foreign trust who are fighting to choke
off" American mills begin to understand tina
they cannot prevent the manufacture. la
more powerful force must come into play II th'
" choking off, is to be complete After holding
ND the price about 4 shllings or 81 per boz
above the usual range for some years abroad
the trust has stopped production in order tina
the enormous quantities imported here can b.
sold at a big profit. Though the foreign prize
has already dropped back to about IA shilling
at Liverpool the price here is still held Will
little change, and doubtless will be maintained
until American production begins to be felt
Then will come the other part of the " choking
off" process, and we shall see how low the trus
will SELL
If the Welsh Trust is prepared to sell n
lower than II shillings 6 pence the minimum
price reached in 1856 and 1887 for SOM
months, then foreign tin plates will hardly b.
landed hero duty paid at much below the pres