The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-09-15
A SUPPRESSED REPORT.

plement containing the full text
of suppressed report of U. S.
Consul Burgess, a New jersey
democrat. showing what he learn
ed while at his post of duty in
Staffordshire, England. This re-
j port was duly forwarded to the
department of state at Washing
| ton, but as yet has not been pub
| lished. But, like an honest man,
| as in the case of the labor COM
missioner of the state of New
York (Peck was his name-any
democrat can tell You that) year
or two ago, he defied his superiors
| and now the report is public prop.
erty. 1t treats of the pottery in
dustry of England and gives COM
parative tables which show the
cost OF living in the pottery dis
tricts of England and America,
proving, as Mr.. Burgess claims,
that the workmen here, having
more money to spend can live
better than in England; but il
they prefer to live only as we'll
as the English workmen do they
can save more than half of their
earnings. The report goes on to
show that the advantages are en-
tirely in favor of the American.
In the matter of house rent: In
Trenton, N. j., the consul's home,
the American pays OH an average
of eight dollars per month for a
commodious dwelling of six or
eight rooms, with all modern con-
veniences furnished; in Burslem,
England, the direct outlay is four
dollars a month for an inferior
structure, in addition to which the
renter must pay all rates, taxes
church tithes, water rates and
must keep the property in good re
pair at his own expense. He says
there are other elements entering
into the cost of living in England
of which the American workman
knows nothing, such as stamp du
ties, licenses. etc. For instance
If he wishes a deed for, the prop
erty, said document must be
stamped by the government will
a stamp of the value of from fif
teen cents to $3.50, according tt
the rental agreed upon; if he de
, sires to go into domestic servict
, he, Or his employer, must pay :
, government license of 1915 Pc
: annum; if he has a bright, intel
/ ligent son with taste for the law
2 before he can become and linden
3 tured clerk to an attorney, o
"solicitor," as they are termed
e must first pay the crown $40C
: and after completing his studie
t he must take out license at tn
further cost of $3.50 before he Cal
present case to the court. L
become notary public, licens
t for same of $3.50 is charged. Ii a
v English workman has money O
g deposit in a bank he pays the gov
g ernment two cents for every chec
e he draws and the same amount fo
e every receipt he signs for owe
:, $500. If he be a well-to-d d
: workman and keeps a pony an
|, wagon for. the pleasures of hi
: family, The government charge
G him only the small sum of $2.5
u per wheel per annum, in const
g quence of which there are NOR
two-wheel than four wheel Cal
\ riages in England.
= The American laborer does nc
= need to be told as to his many al
vantages over those OF free trad
:, Europe. The report, from whic
the above facts were taken, wa
written by newly appointe
democrat to an English consulshiI
= His investigations, as he say
prompted truthful statement 9
= his findings, but the reform admin
= istration of to o-day saw fit to smotl
;. ter his report. Whyg A simpl
answer is that the publication c
said report would not tend to ad
vance the cause of the free trad
v hobby of the party in power.
+ In view of the above conditio
r of affairs among the laboring ele
n ments of England, is it unfair t
q ask our toilers for bread, who hav
i heretofore enjoyed many of life
/. luxuries, to break away from Al
$ connections with the politics
r party who seeks by threatened leg
e islation to establish a like cond
O ton within our bordersg We ar
# ticipate their answer, and predie
i that their silent voices will recor
# a change of sentiment at the frs
J. and at every succeeding opportr
i. nifty given them to cast a ballo
e No man who has the welfare {