New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
4 CONTRAST.

In 1901 Gitat Britain had enjoyed thirty
years of uninterrupted Free Trade since 1861,
while tie United STATES had enjoyed thirty
wear, Of uninterrupted Protection. The Amcn-
o,u farmer who hun.ers and thirSts for Free
Trade j. advised b look at the results. In
thirty yc1rS TIE number Of rer.onS employed
in Agriculture in England and Wales decreased
from o.0l0.tJi in 1861 - l.33G.9l5 in 1891.
having diminished in every Il cadc. and IN all
33.5 per cent. \ third II the British farmers
have been forced ont Of their avoaation or into
ether land, by the beauties OF Free Trade.
Indie H. the actual dccica.e has boon a little
greater for in the last decade IL j. reported
a> cniy 3.3 per cent. Though except workers IN
,ardcrs the NUM- er ha. decreased from 300.
81 in 1881 10 l.1J1.5T9 in 1891. "r 1l:9
per cent More than 100. 600 were added 10
the number If gard nerS. while the number Of
male servant, decreased beyond all reason. for
il is obyi Us thai mlny c.r,cd T. call them
selves domestic wants and bee, me classified
IS aQricutuSt, working in gardcnS.
The American worlmsn. who have been per
shaded that Free Trade would be Il blessing H.
chem. ight alSJ study the British official re-
turns with Ir fit. Free Trade in England and
Walks has not prevented an increase OF H.
rcr cent in the industrial force during the last
ten years but in that and every other decade
for Thirty !ears the increase has been less than
in pDpuli. A. and it has been such that fewer
people instead Of more people in every hundred
have been able 10 get work. Thirty years ago
1886 pcopic IN every thGuSand in Great Brit1in
found employment; in the industries but in
~, only IN fh.sIl~ MI
nominally 80 employed and Of these great
many a all know. have not been able to get
wok. Occupied in the WOOL AMI wOI>ted
manufacture there are only 1900 persons
myc than were 50 occupied in 1861. a gain
Of only per cent in thirty wears. But in this
county the increase has been from 80 .O03 in
1860 10 219.132 in 1890. Besides. until the
Demo; ratio victory last fall. the wool-wcrkerS
in this country were fully employ ed. while in
Engand ,tagnat:on prevailed.
I'm cotton and fax m1nufactnre the hands
occupied in G'cat Britain have increased "a
900 in thirty YEAS or about 13 per cent
H,t in this country the increase has been from
10. 600 in 1860 10 22I 900 in 1890. or II
per cent. I'm tn mixed and unsp Cited textile
manufactures the increase in Gleat Britain
me III II utfiu' MS D''''l II 'IilN great
"a in p0iuati n. hut in the manufacture of
hcnp and o.her fbIcS there has been actual
Jecrel.e during the last decade. a, there hid
been in thr twenty years preceding In the
six manu'attlire the number Of hands de-
| creased in Great Britain 1871 per cent the last
1e.pde. while it increased Ct per cent i'm this
court y. In thirty years the silk hands in
Great Britain have decreased from III 9S9 in
! 1861 - ~ ,12I in 1891. while in the United
tates the number increased from j.i35 in
1860 Ia 5O.213 in 1890. Thns in all textile
manufactures the number occupied in Great
nIii1n was 1.025.SIO in 1861 ard i12S.5S9
in 1891. gain OF 10 per cont in Thirty ytaiS.
But in th.' country under Protection the mum
Der was is5t66 in 1860 and i9l $50 in
1890. a "a n Of 1863 Ter cent
This is one reason the British farmer has
fncd badly. His home market has not IN