The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-29
TRAITOR!!
The Worlds F" Implied
Charge Against Hill.
PECK ON WAGES.
A Republican Document From
the State Labor Bureau.
A BLOW AT CLEVELAND.
Was the Hand that Dealt II the
Hand of Dayid2
MOST INTERESTING OliFSTI0N
Was the Hand that Dealt II the
Hand of David?
A MOST INTERESTING QUESTION.
Peck is q Democrat Yet He So Timed
the Publication Of Tables Show Ing In,
crease In Wages Under the Mckinley
Law, as to Hurt His Party at the
Opening OF n Presidential Campaign.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS,


NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Republicans are
chuckling over the Worlds implied ac-
cusation that Senator Hill and his close
friend, Labor Commissioner Peck. to-
gether timed the annual report of the
state Bureau Of Statistics, with its inves-
tigation of the effect of the tariff on labor,
and it's admissions of general advance
in wages all along the line as knock
down blow to the Cleveland campaign.
The World says under an Albany date
line
The ninth annual report of the State
Bureau of Statistics of Labor Is looked
upon by Democrats as q most remark
able document to come from any place
but the headquarters Of the Republican
campaign committee. The report has
been delayed more than six months,
bringing its date Of publication up to the
beginning of the Presidential campaign,
and Its subject matter, instead of being
a compilation OF the doIngs of labor in
Rrticularly the Mckinley bill. Tnis re-
fbrt was furnished the press, with the in
structions, mot TO be used until Wednes-
day, Aug. 81, printed across the top.
Yesterday Senator Hill aud Chairman
Murphy held a. conference here, and last
report for Monday. August 20
Commissioner Peck of the Labor Bu-
reau has always been a close friend of
Senator Hill, having been appointed by
Gov Cleveland in 1888 through Hills in
huence.
Commissioners Peck. speaking of the
tariff sentiments expressed In the report,
said that he was free To admit that the
statements contained in his report were
not in accord with the Democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago. When
he began his investigation in 1890 he ex-
pectcd that the figures would vindicate
the Democratic position. Now he was
compelled to confess his error. When
asked how it was that the date for pub
fishing the report had been changed upon
the arrival of Senator Hill, he said he had
not seen Senator Hill and mad no under
standing with him.
The report itself says that "more work,
higher wages, shorter hours of labor and
unexampled prosperity were among the
inducements held out to the wage-earners
by the advocates OF Protection On the
other hand, the advocates of the policy of
a Tariff for revenue only contented
that only through reform of our tariff
laws, !. c., a reduction of our revenues to
a basis Of raising just sufficient money to
defray the expenses OF the Government,
honestly and economically administered,
could all OF these desirable results be at
tanned. And it was TO establish the truth
or falsity OF the premises taken by the
two great political parties OF the country,
that the undersigned finally decided to
make the subject of The Effect of the
Tariff on Labor and Wag IS Que of spe-
cial investigation.
The resuiis of the Especial investigation
show that there was n net increase I'm
wages of S5,377, 1926. 90 In the year 1891, MS
compared with the amount paid in 1890.
aud n net increase of production OF So, :
315, 13O.6S la the year 1921 over that of
1890. OF the OF industries covered, az per
cent. of them show an increase either of
the wages or product, or both, and that
there were no less than D,7l7 instances
OF individual increases OF wages during
the same year.
"Of the sixty-eight industries included.
T5 per cent. OF them show an increased
average yearly earning in the year 1891,
while the total average increase OF yearly
earnings of the 2S5,000 employees was
$23 III. The average increase of yearly
earnings of the employees In the ffty-one
trades showing an increase was S4S.v6 in
1891, MS compared with 1890.
I'm addition to the Investigation OF this
special subject, the bureau has continued
its annual investigation OF oil labor dis
turbances occurring in the State during
the past year. The total number OF
strikes reported for the year 1891 was
4,5l9, as against 62JS occurring in the
year $780, n decrease OF LAO OF the total
number 2,3i5, or 50 per cent of them were
In the building trades, n fact that seems
TO follow in natural sequence the results
obtained In the special investigation OF
the Effect OF the Tariff on Labor and
Wages"