Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-21

ton in regard to the soil, climate, mineral re-
sources, and agricultural products, rates oil
wages and price of labor in different parts OF
| the United States, and also the means OF colh-
muncaton, and the wants OF agneutural'
manufacturing, and other Industrial interests
of the United states, and so disseminate such
information throughout Europe in concise
and noptIlnr form from time to time i'm such a
manner rs will best cOnduce to the accomplish
mcnt of the object contemplated. The infor-
nation thus collected is to be printed in differ
| ent languages, at II cost not to exceed $4,000.
| The commissioner to correspond with the con-
suls at various European ports, and the consuls
are to aid the commissioner in disseminating
the information.
While the bill was under debate Sher-
man urged:
ii an official document prepared from official
sources could be furnished foreigners, giving
them accurate information as to the needs of
labor in this country, there is no doubt it would
encourage great deal of immigration. In the
western states labor is absolutely demanded,
common laborers are receiving very high
price. And if it should be clearly shown to any
intelligent person in Europe that it to his inter
est TO come America, because the prices Us COM
pared with each other are decidedly in favor of
the laborcr in this country, there would be a
great increase in the number of immigrants,
think, while this would involve very little ex-
pense, it might increace the immigration to this
country within year, probably to the extent
of 100000 persons and in short time still more
increase immigration.
In March, 1872, the Hon. VIM. d. Kel-
ley, of Pennsylvania, the protectonist
leader in congress, said:
Yes, men are on the free list. They cost us
not even freight. We promote free trade in
men, and it is the only free trade am prepared
to promote
The Hon. John F. Miller, Republican
senator from California, in 1882, said:
The averge manufacturer is interested gencr-
ally in two things-namcly, the highest protcc-
tive tariff and the cheapest labor. 1t is not diff
ticult to perceive the origin of that political
economy which suggests high protective tariff
and mt the same time advocates the admission
| of scrvile laborers into this country without
limit. 1t means high prices for the products of
manufacture and low prices for the labor that
| produces them, greater wealth to the wealthy
and greater poverty to the poor.
Miller was right
We defy any man to prove that any
protectionist, from the foundation of the
government to the taking off of the in
come tax, the tax on corporations, the
repeal of the stamp duties, etc, etc,
and reduction of the internal revenue
tax upon whiskey, after the war, ever
uttered one word to the effect that the
tariff was for the protection of American
labor.
In their every act and move the pro-
tectionists have shown that they were
willing to go to any extreme to provide
cheap labor for the manufacturers.
Their contract labor bill, and appropria-
ton of $50, 900, ETC., go to prove just
what we said at the outset of this article
that the man who asserts that the So
called protective tariff is for the protec-
tion of American labor is either unn-
formed, utters willful, premeditated
falsehood, with n mercenary object in
view.
The fact is, large revenues were re-
quired for carrying on the war. Every
sort of tax that could be devised was
rung in. During the war, while the
people were at the front risking their
life and limb that the republic might be
saved, traitors 1--WE know not what else to
call them) were conspiring with the cap
italists engaged in manufacturing who
| today do not comprise more than one
per cent. of our population, to flood the
the country with cheap, foreign pauper
labor, for the soldier boys to compete
with after returning home from the war.
During the earlier part of the war they
| placed five per cent. tax upon manu-
facturers, but this was more than offset
by an increase of protection" Then,
after the war, the taxes which bore ex-
clusively upon the rich, every one of
them, one by one, were repealed The
manufactures still wanted tribute and
the fat-friers have continued it-not
only that, but increased it from the Nor
rill tariff of AZ "a war measure) to the
Mckinley tariff of go per cent. lin time
of peace.)
We pity the man who honestly be-
lieves that protection protects labor,
and we cannot command language severe
enough to express our contempt for
those who seek to lead labor astray on
this point, when they must know that
they are downright liars. They are GER
tainly dishonorable enough and mean
enough to steal the silver quarters from
the eyes of dead man, and then kick
the body because the quarters were not
ive-dollar gold piecesl
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