New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
FACTS ABOUT TEMPLATE.
-p.yKLY ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE TN DIS.
TRICT OF WALES.
ERNEST HOPE FOR Mr.. CLEvELANDs ELECTION
IN ORDER THAT TIE NEW INDUSTRY IN


IN ORDER THAT TIE NEW INDUSTRY IN
AMERICA MAY BE CRUSHED.
/ swansea. Wales. sept. 1.-Thcrc is hardly to be
| .und I'm Great Britain a more picturesque ard de
A ..ttul country 10 visit than South Wales. and q
u ,sveller Of today secs In the mountains covered
i eth wood or heather, and in the valleys which are
.ssersed everywhere by streams Of fresh spark ing
/ r,pr the source Of inspiration which has fired many
poet and thrilled the souls OF innumerabe bchOders.
ut the valley trod by the ancient Druid and often
che very mountains where his rude affairs erected.
| are now given over 10 practical and most necessary
| occupations. Every valley is teemlng with mills, and
se tall chimneys stand like the trees OF Tie prlmcval
,rest that has passed away forever. The mountains
\ themselves bored and tunncled. and from their
nmost depths brought out the coal and iron
Il xb,ch give u this district its great wealth
II It to ascertain the real present state Of tive
Il sres Welsh industry OF tin plate making that the
Il writer came hithcr. The first visit made 10
psca-whcre one Of the great factories is to be found
The director declared. I'VE are all Democrats here
n srd do feel like saying or doing anything that
h might possibly hurt ourselves"
| sAnd Why, pray tell, are you Democrats ~ was
ssked
I'VE take the kcenest possible interest in American
notifies Many OF us place ali hopes on the issues
II this campaign he answered. We know that
| Mr. Cleveland means lew tariff, or N tariff. which
ut us better That wicked Mckinley bill OF yours
has done us damage enough already, and hope and
may that it will all be changed under the Admins
ration Of Mr.. Cleveland"
But" was asked. Twill you kindly tell us Just
Row YOU are affected Are there not other causes
than the Mckinley billl Here for example, is a
correspondent Of The south Wales Daily News who
attributes the present depression to Ovcrstock and
surely YOU had during the years 1890 and lo91 no
need Of cOmplainnsl'
"Oha he answered. lit is all rot, this talk Of
ove,productlon There is not as muos tin plate
made now as in $50 and 1891, and the employment
OF Tin In the industries is greater than ever. The
fast is the Americans have an idea that they can make
their own tn and orders from the United States have
been decreasing steadily. and until the peope over
there prove that they cannot manufacture tin plate
as cheap as We do will suffer"
But what would you expect 10 gain If Mr.. Cicve-
land is elected You have to import tie great part
Of YOUR tin from the straits We could do the
same at 10 higher cot. Iron and steel are rs
plentiful with us as with y)u. and the other item
Of fuel is indeed TO be had at cheaper ratt, with
US than you how could you expect then monopolizc
the lin trade and maCuiacurc.'
"Ah,7 ie replied the great question in the tin
Plate business is the labor. Even if You have
small tariff the difference in the Wages paid in the
United States and England Wales will enable
10 pay the freight and duty with profit and stin
be able 10 undersell the American manufacturer"
This interview gives a fair example Of what the
Welsh manufacturers think. There is hardly local
paper but that has disagrccable slr al the Me
Knley bill President Harrison. while the praises OF
Mr. Cleveland rung continually. There has been
more paper spoiled trying to prove that the tariff was
a tax that tie American paid. than would sink ship.
They forget that the man who pays is the one that
crmblcs," and by their inccssant howl they prove
all that they pay tie tax and very mad about it.
Concerning the present condition Of the tinplate
industry in Wales, together with the sentiments
pressed, the following clippings will tell their
story. The first Is from The south Wales Daily
News OF september b
The condition of the tin plate trade at the present
moment Is OF such Il grave character ~ 10 occasion
considerable injury makers and workers alike. The
Welsh staple has ever since the operation of the Nc
Knley tariff. been n very depressed state. Hopes
were entertained of change for the better after
proongtI general sOppage last year. but these I'M
fortunately have been realized. and the industry is
ANYTHING in a state to-day than it was when