Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-23
Fsots ". Theories.


Dispatches from Europe to Democratic
papers have incidently mentioned that
thousands Of tin-plate workers in Wales
are preparing to leave for this country.
hut how can this be trne2 Why should
they come here 10, - Democratic papers
insist, there are no tin-plste works in the
United States, and rome can be made pro-
dtable? What dismal state OF thing. it
would BIZ for Them to come all the way
to this country only to And that ali
their training aud skill and kno~l-
edge could no; possibly cost iron or steel
sheets with tin. 40 they do in the old world.
The misguided men not having access to
Mugwump journals Of New Yo,k. may
imsaiue that they car work in this country
s. they do in Wales and with ~ good re-
suits. Somebody ought piously to send
them copies Of the Evening Post in
which it has been SO irrefrAeably demon
s.rated to the satisfaction Of the editors,
that the manufacture Of tin plates in this
country is simply imposs BILE, and that
every pretended ate mpt to that end 10 q
fraud.
Il comes TO be conflict of testimony.
No one can believe that thousands Of we'll
organ zed workers in tin plste establish
ments in Wales are starting off across the
ocean hlindly, without any investigation or
knowledge that there will be work for the m
here The fact is that there has been much
careful it quify by Welsh Representatives
Of the wofkers, who vi.i.ed this country, by
Welsh man ufaciu'ers who cam. hither to
asceft.in the feasibility Of traneferfing
works to the Uoi'ed States and BY Am ,ricsn
manufacturers who thought Of attempting
the work. Evidence has been Accumulated
BY all these which has doubtless been made
known to ~o,kerer in Wales snd on hich
they sre &C ing. On any o'ber theory their
conduct would be sbsuri. Bot IL they
have really gathered all thi, Information
how SD it H. that she infallible Evening
Post Vas no. dgst permitted 10 eSrghsep
this m. for of course it cannot be that ell
III. manufacturers AMI all the ~urkers are
right AID the Efeaiax Post is wroag.
Some may imagine that tht Sc workers
are emisrstins bees use the works n Wales
have closed But the Welsh Trust, in
deciding to shut up its works for Q month
or 20. gave every body uo,ice thst the stop-
page would not continue long They even
announced that they meant TO rsli. v "a mar.
ket overstochsd BY enc as.ive production Ia
order TO cnmmaud higher prices for their
p 'oduct. and this gave promise I, the work
efs Of batter emclo, ment and wages here
after fo- since 'hs making Of tin plates i.
| not possible in this country there can be no
competition to prevent Welsh makers from
charging vhAtsver they plesse. aod iha,
eminent ard i1fAllsbie Democratic author.
ity, Mr.. Cleveland, hss informed the world
that the daily Ia alwsvs added to the cost.
Tin plates did csss es so shsn the duty af
L. cents per pound sas added. about 81. ~
additional duty pr bex. 90 that the plat. 6
must sell here st 81 81 or more, for Mr..
Cleveland cannot be mistaken
IL ie true uncomfortable facts which the
unassisssd reason caunct reconcile with
theory s-e comins to light The brief ans
yer Of NJ Seaman. Of the I'm Of Wyce q.
S-aosDs & Benedic'. Va. troublesome so
the theori.ts- He stated that his lat con
sisumens Of Tin plates jass received. h.d
cosf an eighth OF cent per pouId lsss