The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-12


J nssus~~sarers nesla 90 Hear o"i"eu.
Eunsbiings - High Priced Wages ana
cheap Goods
Mr.. T. l. SchoonmaEer, the repre-
sentative 81 the Carnegie association In
New York. made q statement in regard
20 the Homestead troubles in which he
said
The day must infallibly come 1t
may como az the next election-vhen
the protective tariff which built our
mills will cease. AMI il is 10 prepare for
that repeal that we are making these
tonnage increases in order 70 defy the
competition tina; on that day-nov III
sight will arise from every corner 81
the land"
This Is all nonsense. except in so far
as II shows that some Of the manufact-
urer~ have had their ears 10 the ground
recently and have heard the pent-up
rumblinys a-ain~, the republican favor
iti>m. Many kinds Of iron and steel
goods are manufactured cheaper here
now than in any other country. and
with few raw materials we could in
most lines. a we now la some. com
pete in the markets. Of the world with
ont attempting 10 make any saving by
reducing wages-which i doubtful
saving at best
We have heard many good republican
authorities say. as did Blaine and
Erart>. when as secretaries ~ state
they made reports on the condition and
Ell ierey * labor here and abroad. that
the Il Terence in eli .ienry accounted
for the high wages paid IN this com
try. The New York Press has demon
strated tAis in the paper and several
oiher industries. The following from
thu American Wool Reporter 81 July :.
lse., also prstes:ioiiss paper. is .
plain statement az Lie ease:
III j. well known that. when man
n'acturer wishes u essen the cost OF
goods. his first tlor ght turns 10 the
question Of reduction Of wa yes; that
seems 70 be the easiest solution. II
saves trouble in estimating results from
more comp icated methods. and like
clined to think il is not always the best
way At first there i undoubtedly n
reductio in cost. but the reaction is
frequently bad. We could have no bet
ter exam pie than the Old weird, where
wages have been reduced to the very
lowest figure tina. will prevent starya-
ton Americas an Americans are
fast distancing them IN the Skilled arts.
and can proiure = good many lines
cheaper and better taan they can The
reason for this i well iliustrAted bv
the apparently strange course business
Is taking in the large iron-produeing
establishments
1T is an inaisputahle ~, that as
wages have been reduced il England
So has the German AMI Belgium com
petition began 70 be felt. and il may be
looked upon rs an Illustration Of cheap
labor against high priced labor
More Illustrations OF tae fact that
low priced labor is no: Away, product
i've Of cheap goods but that high priced
is, can be had by looking abr BAD. If we
do not desire to look around our own
country. England has fora grea: mum
Der Of years held markets on the con-
tincnt of Europe. in competition with
the cheap labor therc- Vast quantities
- N'~&<f@4 -t'trt@r tett - ~ AAlAAA<
and no one can question the cheapness
of the labor there
1T seems rather paradoxicll to state
that high priced wages make cheap
goods. Everything points to this con-
clusion very forcibly. that cutting down
the pay Of help instead Of endeavoring |
To improve them and make them worth |
more Is not always to DO business that |
will have continued success Manu- |
facturers have evidence Of il every day: |
they see some firms that are prosperous.
the help satisfied aid in good circuin-
stances. not needing any trades unions
20 set the price Of their labor but salts |
he'd with getting what they earn. And !
the increased earnings OF the help mean |
IN increase Of production for the fac
tory and at cheaper rates.