The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-15

MONTREAL, August A-Tlic convic-
ton is forced upon Canadians that Sir
George Dibbs, The premier Of Now South
Wales, who recently passed through
Canada on his way home from London.
is something of bloRhard and m nil
round boomer Of things Australian, re-
gasdless Of the details which go to
make up the reverse side OF affairs in
the colony of which he is the prime
minister. This opinion, too, is evidently
shared by the members OF tho Canadian
cabinet, for that body neglected to have
representative at Ottawa when the
Antipodean premier arrive there for the
purpose OF arranging cable and stean-
ship lines between Canada and Aus
tralia, While in Montreal Sir George,
when he could spare few moments,
from his abuse OF the American people
and their institutions, devoted them to
Representing New South Wales rs
almost q yefitablc Eldorado. Bs COM
pared with New York, Premier Dtbbs
said, Melbourne and Sidney were Jar
away ahead Of the American metropolis
in great many essential respects.
Today the Echo, q local weekly paper
published a letter from its Australian
correspondent which says:
Since last writing you things in Vic
toria have become terrible. The labor
market has become glutted and men
and women are selling their labor, in
some cases, for less than they can live
upon. Over 5000 persons are out OF
work in Melbourne alone, both men
and women, come OF the latter with
babies in their arms, every day parade
thestreets, hold torch light PROFESSIONS
at night and in every possible way they
can coniure.up or try TO force the gov
eminent to find employment for them.
In West Melbourne, Mr.. Maloney,
member OF the legislative assembly, has
erected large tent to shelter those
who are homeless, and j can tell YOU
there are hundreds Of families who have
taken advantage OF his Kindness. Be-
sides these there are lots less fortunate
who sleep on the banks of the river
Yarra, with nothing but an old bag to
cover them, while some who are still
worse of, have to be content with a
few old newspapers. These arc facts
and are not In the least overdrawn.
People are evicted wholesale and their
effects taken to the alctioneer's to sell
to pay for rent, to fill tho greedy land
lords pockets, who tolls n OF. neither
does he spin: and why, asks the corres-
pondent, should he, when he finds lots
Of people only too eager to pay him big,
fat rents.
The letter continues: Nov that the
Ranaka Cblack labor bill has passed
the Queensland house we will expect
soon to see hundreds OF these very UNI
desirable people over here competing
with the already underpaid white labor.
"Melboprne cable tramway shares
that we're selling this time two years
ago at about S47, are to-day in the
market at 81 and cannot find buyer.
Men who were in 1880 worth thousands
Of pounds are to-day, lots of them,
almost penniless. These failures are re-
corded by thousands every week."
The Ech6's letter has created a great
deal of surprise among business men
and others who met Sir George Dibbs
and listened to his glowing description
OF the Pacific colony. Especially is this
the case among the members OF the I'm
perial legislation league, who believe
that these connections between New
South Wales and Canada would be
greatly extended in consequence of Sir
Georges Canadian tour.