Arizona republican., 1892-07-15
FOREIGN fKrrNps WEAKENING.

The Industrial World is a journal which describes itself as "the official or. gan of the South Wales, Monmouth shire. and Worcestershire Tin-plate Workers union." It is published in Swansea and is printed in the English and Welsh languages. We regret to in- form our American free-trade friends that this organ of the English and Welsh rn-plate Workers union does not look upon the American tin-plate industry as they do. They look upon it as an experiment doomed to failure. The English and Welsh tin-plate mak- CTS organ looks upon it as a force that is certain to supply all America, anl part ef the rest of the world, with American made tin-plate.
 But we will let our English and Welsh contemporary speak for itself. Under date of June 2i, 1892, the Industrial World says:
 According to the Offici figures pub lished by the United States govern ment, the manufacture of tiu-plates has been as follows: First three months after passage oi Mckinley bill, S26, ,922 pounds; second three months ,409, ,82l pounds; third three months, 3,004 ,0S7 poundc. Total for nine months, 5,240, 830 pounds, or about three days con sumption of American imports of such goods.
 Now these figures may not strike your readers as very important. The 5,24D, 830 pounds are produced by the nine teen American tin-plate mills tn lt are already at work. But you entirely mis- take the true meaning to be attched to them if you imagine their effect to be as small upon the American people as it is upon those who live upon this side of the water"
 Then the writer goes on to as assure his readers that ''the steel-makers of Pennsylvania intend to make the 300, 900 tons of steel used in tin-platts every year"
 The Briton sees the future of the American tIn.plate industry clearly enough.
 It is instructive to read his lament over the negligence of the Welsh and English makers to crush the life out of this American infant. He says, in sub stance, that the "time for action was when the new duty came into opera tion. Our workmen should have con sented 70 work for half wages for three months, and our manufacturers should have sold their product to America be- low cost" This, he thinks, would have crushed the American tin-plate mon ster while it was in it's cradle.
 We cannot conclude without repro ducing the exact language of the IndUs- tridt World, the organ of the tin-plaJe workers of Great BriuaD, as to the duty of British tin-plate makers in the crisis of the coming presidential election:
 'Even now it is not too late for us to produce an effect upon the American ele, ion.
 How 'iuch money will they contrib ute to Clev.. Hnd's lree-trade campaign
 The folly o, Welsh workmen and masters bas given the '"rin people piehty 0t arguments 10 '0 '" '"'o' VI the Mckinley bill" ,,,
 inat IS to say the folly of the 'e" |, Worsman who would not work at h. '" wages Tor ihree months, and tb. tnI,v oi tne "elsh makers who did moi dnmn the cheap product of this excen,io,oI,'. cheap labor below cost upon Amaric,n shores has given the American t,oala an argument Fin favor of the Ncl-iniey o'ir' Tn every one ot tue 5,2Iy ss1 | pounds ci 4 srican tin.plats mndo