New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-15
A TALK WITH MR. CARNEGIE.
WORKING AT A BOOK on THE INDUSTRIAL
PROBLEMS OF IHE DAY.
HE WILL SPEND TIE WINTER IN EUROPE
GATHERING FACTS-THE HOMESTEAD
TRoUBLE-THE BRITISH TRADE
OUTLOOK DARK.

OUTLOOK DARN
London, oct li.-Andrcw Carnegie ara MS vic
arrived IN this city yesterday from eco'idhd, i"c
representative of the Associated Press had long IN
tcrview with the noted iron and steel manufacture
to-day in the Hotel Mctropolc Mr.. Carnegie sl'o
that he would start for the Continent on Tuesday anu
that he intended to devote the winter 10 NI''u"s Wv
various cities Of Europe and Inspecting ther 'rS'
factories lie would study Thoroughly thc laws o'''
Ing on Industrial concerns especially those OF the
courts of arbitration which France had cstabNhcn i
the settlement of differences existing between c'''
povcrs and employed. lie Informed tie Associatcu
Press representative that he had been busy chsas'i
all during the spring and summer in preparing "'"
book treating of the industrial problems ol inc day
The work, he explained. was written from 'hc
point OF view Of who had long ago re'iieu no"
active business, and who had been both an emploSc
and an employer and knew how to sympa'hlzc WIN
hoth lie would write as a workngman to work
lncmcn and "a an employer TO employers not ~ an
advocate, but Il judge between 'h'hi. iro"'no"'
Americans and Englishmen to whose judgment poroh'
of the book had been submitted agreed that 'm' was
correct The chapters upon wealth, lis accnmiialoH'
distribution and profits and upoa capital, lator' CO
operaton profit sharing. strikes and shorter ho"'9
were finished at a country house In South EneEh'
which hc had rcDtcd for the purpose before ne went
to scotland in the beginning OF July. lie nan pcc'
studying these questions since he reired from p"'
ness wear, ago that he might be able to write WIN
ont interruption the results OF MS iohe al" ~
full observations
lie had left the disturbing whir Of American
ufo md had come 10 his secluded home In Scoilanh'
which WAS twenty-thrcc miles distant nom IN" near
est railway station. and where he had not hcar' VI
the outbreak at Homestead until two days al'er IT
occurred and then meagrey. since these nep"'do'c
occurrences which had burst upon him Ike 'hlh"c
bolt from clear sky. he had been nh'plc !" WIZ"
much. They had such a depressing effect upon MN
had n Lay
10 the lochs and moOrs. fishing daily from morning u
night Now everything had been practically He''cu
AT tho works, kilograms which he hah just r''c''
showed that all the troops had left iiomcs'cdh S'S'''
dav and that the ranks Of the striker h'o p''"
broken. The old men were returning daily T. their
former place, and the trouble was virtually ths VI
tho mast. lie would now go 10 the Continent ana
work with "A fresh and happy mind. For Hil inc
dcplorablc incidents Of the Homestead sinke h' 'hcl
regret was that 50 many Of the old men hdn 9'o"''
their places TO be filled.
Referring to the business prospects OF hs connry'
Mr. Carnegie said that the outlook for Great hr''n
wos very dark He daily saw at least a half dozen
notices announcing reductions OF wages ana hou'S "
Labor and tho closing Of works. Exports were iahh'
,o,ror and lowor every MONTH and Of the worst
,rIn,er which the poor had experienced In thirty years
.cemed inevitable. Great Britain output or IRON III
the first six months Of - WAS not tW"thlrns ''f,
o ,hc United states and her output of steel was not
ono half that Of the latter country the mdh"id' '''
OF textiles had largely diminished Lancashire
nocially being badly hit; India was competing ior 'o
CHINA trade. and crops everywhere had suffered
severely from unusually wet weather, wheat BENG o.
tmatcd at Is per cent below the average OWING
TO the poor crop, in Europe. th" United states "ol
find GOOD markets for all lis surplus proincts' Ih"t
country would therefore, remain prosperous ana INC
masses would De enabled TO obtain iu'l employ m'''
and 10 live in comfort although at present the prices
for manufactures contnu" low. tn" 'apd'lN lo'
,r,ductio, OF the United states beyond any pos
silc permancnt requirements for some time ~ CONE
and the country was. therefore, enabled TO send us
surplu, products abroad and undcrs'I even the
Eriti,h I'm their own markets
"In short. said Mr. Carncgi" In c"ncn'i''' I"'N
u1oro Won will there I, but one truly prosperous c"un
,rv I'm the world. and that T. the R"plbh' oi the
f'ncd states God bless her! She deserves II