New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
sJIMATRA AND THE TARIFF.
HOW THE MCKINLEY BILL Is REGARDED IN
THE FAR EASTERN ISLAND.
-oR.cco PLANTERS FORCED TO COME TO THIS
coUNTRY-THE LABoRERs CoNDI-
rTnN rnNTRASTED.


coUNTRY-THE LABoRERs CoNDI-
TON coNTRAsrED.
Chicago. Aug. % tspecaD.-one of the best arsn-
- mat Major Mckinley will be able 10 make during
49, campaign In Ohio. favor of protection and his
Tade bin will be the story that ]. Kaufman, OF
MI sumatra brings TO America. Mr.. Kaufman Is
millionaire having made his money in the last few
r.srs on the tobacco plantations Of sumstra He Is
- eeut the owner Of several tobacco plantations on
49,. island and is interested in company there thst
~, for years annually sent millions OF dollars worth
:, the sumatra leaf to Europe and America NOW
Mr kaufman comes forward and declares thai since
,ne massage of the Mckinley bill the planters VI
sumafra have lost S50o0oc0o because they oSiiho'
sord 10 send the leaf the United states uhuer 'e
rsr tariff law The only way the planters can beneht
themselves in order to get even is to come I" 'pS
country and start the industry here.
Mr.. Kaufman. who is stopping at the Audi'orluin
uotel has Just returned from trip to virginia
louisiana and Kentucky where he has found sou 'ns'
will produce the Sumatra leaf Just as well as Oh oe
island and before long, owing 10 the tarln ue 'i
Law bill places on the leaf, industry that ahnusn
took away millions of dollars tom the oh"eu
he started in several Of the Southern STATES -.
eThat blank Mckinley bill compelled Us ~ VoH'
over here exclaimed the sumatra planter "n ,, -
enssing the subject. ave knew the leai coUiN "
cultivated here before. but we did not nave " Voo -
this side OF the water, as, with our 'oone -T..,
oonld afford 10 ship IL 10 America b"V 'nO . -.
hill killed the Industry for US and now we NUS
suuatrs-eaf plantations here ana we wiz Ha.' ~ ~
have American labor to do our work. as we are no.
permitted 10 import coolies. WHO arc WV
cheapest workers in the world ,.os
Thsn Mr. Hartmann in an emphatic tone denouhceu
the high wages the workmen OF America receNo- AHe
,vorsrnen he said, owing 10 the proeecuVo y 0i"'
eouid make enough money in one DAY u ei~Oi ."en
- -enain idle for four days. "They are paio al
tla rla a
cooe IS compelled TO work everv day IN the year. ana
:. -. so,oe respect for white man. II ne doesn't
- resnect he is given twenty-five ashes ana lor
,.,igh, Is not able to work. Whenever eoolo oe'
= white man he shows his respect by geVlne uo"n IN
n,s knees and taking of his hat TIE eoioreo man ~ '
onp+rv never shows respect. The WorHhsInAn "iihN'
49,. "a a. ais empsoyer. The wages here are so
high that laborer is independent ana ne only VOTES
uhen he feels ike it. In SumatTa the paher VIM aio
,~uard mitch rent the land from the Malay cmeis
=. -o,oo+v eve wears and hire the coolies rom them
tr neriod OF three years The planters g1Ne 10 etch
oia thew hire piece OF land, ana ne Is CompeHe"
A do so much work. The planters Ieeu anu oIoIhe
tbem Every man Is held unul ne mas Iuiiileu ms
CONTRACT They are not paid from o. TO % day. ike
.he lahorers in this country, but they make 1onn
600 20 $40 year clear OF expenses, somenmes Wheh
-, hos had had luck he only makes DO a year,
"a ooe+irnes finds himself in debt 10 the planter.
Oh M they are not slaves; but we give them the
lash when they it, and they are not permitted
90 Leave the island All the vessels that leave the
i.land are searched, the coolies are not able to
get away from the planters they are hired out TO-
II American labor was treated to some sumaus lucas
.a contry would be more prosperous: and if the Nc
t-,,1er hin had not placed a stiff tariff on sumatra
obaceo forty plantations would not have had to shut
down We shall start up forty plantations, however,
in +hs country next year. but it will go hard with us
1o nav such high wages. The workingmen In this
country want all the profits"
Two other wealthy Dutch tobacco planters are with
Mr. Kaufman and they agree with everything ne
saws They pronounced the soil in some paris Of the
fh better Tor the sumata leaf than the Indian ocean
island They are on their way home to complete ar
rangement for removing their vast interests to America