The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-10-29

f every Nptts ~ f~!tI}Ff+si " iitS't tiIsii
words OF warning:
/ Their views were given at the sole
station of the editor Of the inland
Ocean, and published III that paper 4
few DAYS ago, and we feel that we can
rut our space to ne better use than IL
giving ;heir views 10 or readers. We
G;i0tc as fallJI:s:
| sso,,.c STIRRING Words FROM sa..a:n
.ssGcsaf:.a!.
II Great DTitaiu today most Of the
iron ore used III the manufacture Of
steel Ship la,es comes from Balboa, IN
Spain, fro.a | ,o80 10 2.GG0 miles dist
ant, and co&l at the pits mouth costs
as much rs il does III cur Lake country.
Yet they sell material for building
Ships for . cents per pound. We
are now paying > cents for II, and we
have Tie finest ore in the WUl Ii at car
very doors All classes Of shirbuilding
labor IN Great Britain is less than half
the price we are paying for il III amy
OF our yards. If the duty Was removed
from manufactured iron and steel 1t
! would pay Us to itnport ana pay the
freight al the way to West Superior
for all the ship material, including
machinery, that We use. There are
more ships laid up in Great Britain To-
! dav thar are owned III the United
States, and more idle ship builders II
Glasgow alone than were ever employ
ell iii all America.
.,LL.S. MGDOUCALL.
Free Eral!c sssu:.: Close s:.c IRON
Wills.
have been requested by Your repre-
sentative to say few words regarding
| the influence Of the Mckinley bill up
On wages, and especially upon the
res Of iron and steel workers. Ny
brief answer VIII anlly rather to tie
protective principle III general, as ap-
l,lied under conditions prevailing III
the United States than to the Nckin
ley bill in particular, for the reason
that this BIZ, contrary to tie general
/ understanding, did hot increase the
average tariff upon iron and steel Ii
increased it upcn two items olly-tin
,late and cotton-t!eS and lowered it
upon several others, including AL
shapes and Plates Of steel made by the
West Superior Iron and steel Compa-
ny. Nevertheless, as this bill super
cedes the previous tariff il stands to
day as cur Only bulWarh against q
drive # cheap European iron that
would otherwise lie flung uGon and
over our land as by the angry waters
Of spring floods.
How dGcs Europe manufacture SO
chearly? Locally, in part oftentimes
by the close proximity Of ores, coal ard
shipping Icrt. Pat hoW does she over
com" ocean carriage, and loog inland
Transportation beyond: How can She,
if not for Mckinley, lay down her steel
il West Superior cheaper than we can
! make il right here from PenmSy lTania
/ coal and Mesaha oye: How can She do
/ II? Ask those who helped her Work
men OF WAKES, Cyfarthfa and DoWlals,
| gou knoT WGrkmen from England,
! from the "blact country" Sheffield
/ Working.un and Mitldl :shoro', yoa
kEG3c. Ie cann:e Scot who has Gig5Gd
! or snl,ltCd the ll..ci. band 1t CUi;nCSS
or Lang San, IF kaelc. Wori.men FROM
Germany, from Bociuin, Essen, and
/ konigshutte, SI,e>t On tcie Dit g2,ch'@t?
! Let these Who know answer. Do we
want the European methods trans
/ planted in Amer:ca: shall we vote in
/ November TO bring that about: Let
I those who know answer.
/ Your representative asked me what
wonlI he the effect upon iron works
! in the L : were the tariff 10 be re-
pealld. | answer the repeal Wo"ld
promptly close most OF them. How
/ long wc&lI they remain closed? Some
until Tie clements melt with felVent
/ heat" others until III entire rcadjust-
\ m2nt Of values and wages ha.i been
effected under which they could re
+ sumo. II v~lues generally are lowered
+ IN proportion To wages, VIII not the
worker bc just as well eff Ne, be-
cause he VIII then meet, not merely
the far competition of other Aneri-
/ can workers. but TIE unfair competi
tion Of European labor, Furthermore
lie VIII have to suffer every time pan
4 ic or serious depression occurs III the
European iron markets. VIII pro
tcct;Ee tariff permanently keep the
WAGES IL the United States az :. high
figure: Ii hy that is meant dispror0r
tionately high, Us compared with other
lines OF employment in this country,
answer, no. Ihe iron worker should
not expect it Il would be an Unjust
ice To other occupations. The tariff
can DO mitch, but not everything. Al
we ask is fair play within the circle Of
our customs houses, free from outside
interference Within that circle the
great law Of supply and demand VIII
assert itself w.:h labor just as surely
rs ii does with capital, and no human
device can hinder il. The tariff can
create no wealth; i can only secure 10
American workers good opportunity
10 create for themselves.
w I. MATES.
! Gen. Mgr. Superior ! & :. Co.
Esees OF, tie stove Trade.
There Is deity Of S2t Per ton of 2o01
lbs. on stoves entering this country