The morning call., 1891-07-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Carroll D. Wright. The United States Labor
Commissioner, in an article in the Economist
maintains that instead of labor and labor saving
machines dispacing labor, they have increased
The demand for II. in some cases indirectly and
In others directly by opening up new employ
ments TO men and women. lie argues that new
inventions expand old Industries and create new
ones that inventions by cEeapening the cost Of
commodities increase consumption and by ill.,
creaSing consumption make greater demand
on the labor OF those engaged IN making the
varied products. In the Commissioners opinion,
''it would take all the way from $4,000, 600 to
100000, 600 persons by manual labor 10 do the
work and produce the goods now made in this
country by The industrialists OF to-day with the
aid OF machinery"
Secretary Foster in recently advocating con-
servatiye policy on the silver question, SAID: ~
am not without hope that in the near future we
Will be able to SECURE an International agree
ment OF such nature as Will maintain the parity
Of The two metals-gold and silver-thus accom-
pllshlng what is now so desirable, broader
foundation upon which to base the finances OF
all countries. With this ACCOMPLISHED, all the
silver and gold produced in this country and in
the world becomes at once available for none
tary purposes. submit to the candid judgment
OF our people, is not solution of this trouble
some question in the manner here indicated
preferable 10 entering upon an unknown sea,
where breakers abound that may wreck the ship
and destroy all the hopes that are built upon
such an experiment?'
The street-raway officials of New York are
fighting The ordinance compelling the street-car
lines OF the city 10 run ears every twenty min
uies each way over each and every branch of
their rones. In a test case the Court Of CON-
mon Pleas sustained the eOnstitutionality OF the
ordinance, and now The StTee;-car companies
talk Of taking an appeal 10 a higher tribunal.
" lille they may GenouUce the measure as op-
preston Of the worst kind. there Is another ele-
ment In the metropolis highly pleased with
ruling requiring compliance with The edict OF the
Board OF Aldermen TO run night cars.
PhadelphIauS claim that hostile railroad in
fiuenees discriminating against the city's
interests, particularly in the shipment of wheat.
Out Of list of over sixty British tramp steam
ships chartered TO carry caTgoes from Atlantic
ports The Record points out that foity-eight are
to be loaded al Baltimore, thirteen may load at
any one OF he four ports, New York, Pbia-
delIhia, Baltimore ana Newport News, the
chances being more than four to one against
vessel with such an option going TO Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Ledger's Washington CORE
spondent asserts that forthcoming census bull
leiin VIII show that Alabama produces in one
year more iron ore than Pennsylvania. What
remarkable shifting of capital ana Industrial
forces such result is likely to bring about,
That the Palislans consume an immense
amount OF bread was shown by the bakers
strike. The total daily consumption OF the
100000 Inhabitants of the French capital Is
estimated at more than 100000 pounds.