New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-23
nFORGE GUN7'ON'S LECTURE.
rpFE TRADE IN ENGLAND DISCUSSED.
INV SHE IS NOW FEELING THE EVIL OF
NEGLECTED. HOME MARKET


Professor George Gunton delivered last evening the
=. - his series OF lectures protection before the
n.arbcan Club of New-York. His subject was " The
a,orv OF Free Trade IN England" In his introduce
r. remarks Mr.. Gunton said he had received five
..ars three anonymous and two with signatures re-
Ting information as to the farmers interest in
s.o,ectIon Briefly he replied that the farmers posi-
,oo IS much like that OF all other people. 1--WE should
". n mistake" he said III should expect the
"r Of progress to act differently in reference to the
rormer from what 1t does TO the laborers in other
mnAs Of Industry. The future farmer will be a much
ore lesurely man. a more wealthy man, and more
ouavated, and a man who avails himself more and
o,e OF the instruments Of civilization. In proper
on rs he employs improved methods of industry Will
10 keep up with the progressive spirit Of the age and
,c4 the advantage OF that pfogress.'
continuing with his subject, Professor Gunton said
Henry George starts out in his first book with this
..,noston, why have wages decreased with the In
.roasng wealth. Almost everybody has been trying
N explain why 1t occurred and nobody seems TO have
hsn reminded Of the fact that 1t has not occurred at
II When the question is asked why the return Of
. DAVIS labor In this country VIII not purchase as
0uch as days labor in England, the answer should
he why, 1t WHIP The question Is really not deDa-
.b,e OF course. we forced to talk about England
'u..use England Is the only country that has made
,be experiment Of free trade
professor Gllnton then directed attention to the
,.ct that It the application and Tor long period
,hs control of machinery for manufacturing purposes
h,ch made that country the recognized manufacturing
oountry OF the world. Then followed the degrada
gou Of the Individual In fields OF labor, embracing
man woman and child, to degree which was only
ocmparabe with slavery. This resulted from me
development OF the factory system. Previous 10 the
,ea Protestant reformation the clergy had exercised
nstena power over the people Then resulted an influx
=, incubation to England Down to 1880" the speaker
ssds England had the most Ignorant population with
,ne exception, In Europe There was depression
a, the homo market, resulting from the oppression
=, the people and foreign market was sought aud
senended upon, and this was wrought through
me advancement of the policy of low wages ana
long hours Of labor. Every effort to Increase wnseS
and shorten the hours of labor had been antagonized
With bitter hostility by the representatives OF free
trade England got the start as manufacturing
country through the employment OF machinery and low
wages But other countries are getting the machinery
and as result, her ability to supply foreign
market. which has been her policy in the past, Is
coming TO be more and more limited. This Is IL
lustrated In her cotton industries which are be-
coming yearly more contracted During four ont OF
the last her mills have had 10 run on SNORT
time Other countries doing their own manu-
featuring. England, as consequence, Is coming 10
RELY more and more upon home consumption, WHICH
previously she neglected" -,
Professor GuntOn expressed the Deei tnat inc hOle
market Of more Importance than the foreign mar
ket that here the demand existed, ana that ths de
msnd could be met by concentration OF industries
INTENDED 10 meet this supply alone