New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
AGAINST THE WILSON BILL.
THE WORLD" HITS A SNAG WHILE
HUNTING FOR FREE-TRADERs.
NEw-ENGLAND MANUFACTURERS HAVE SOME
THING TO SAY WHICH WILL BE OF IN
TEREsT TO woRKINGMEN.

NEw-ENGLAND MANUFACTURERS HAVE SOME
THING TO SAY WHICH WILL BE OF IN
TEREsT TO woRKINGMEN.
"The New-York World" published a number OF
signed statements from manufacturers yesterday
It's object to get expressions OF opinion FAVOR
able to the prompt passage OF the wilson DILL but
some of these statements were not or nature 10
phase Mr. Wilson's followers. For instance. {. NJ.
Weld of Boston cotton manufacturer remarked:
wages must come down. The only direction IN
which we can economic Is to reduce the price vi
labor" In another part OF his statement MI
Weld wrote: THE Wilson Tariff bill has already
reduced wages 10 to Is per cent, and, IN my opoA'
after 1t really becomes law further ana more
docided reduction will take place" Mr.. Weld looks
upon the Wilson bill as special sectional legisiauoh
intended TO favor the South at the expense OF the
North. go,
In referring to the effect OF the Mckinney Dill
on wages Mr. Weld declares that wages under the
Mckinley bill increased Is per cent" He adGs;
ct snealr adv,sedlv Of its effect throughout New
England Nv own company granted raise Oh d"
per cent at first and afterward an addltionai raise
Of per cent. After the election OF Cle'e'l'',
and the consequent uncertainty our oruei' ie"
off, We got few contracts. Later III h'' So.
ment Mr. Weld writes with truth and force: Times
are never good In this country under low scale
Of wages" -
J. Howard Nichols. another we-known New
England cotton manufacturer, criticises the VIII
son bill. and says: III find that unaer .ne
Wilson bill we cannot compete Win liIipo 49,.
or Attention would naturally first be turned towaiu
reducing wages or the price on NOT given
y. W. Klmbal, a New England manul I tse !,
Of shoes writes 10 1.-The World" Il believe tnat
in the future the price OF labor Is going 10 rue he
pSS for labor AS i"u'A wages tending
downward They are not as high now as they
Wi" Hufus i. Greeley. manufacturer of w0ollens'
"The wooilen goods industry Is already anticipa.,
ing the effect OF the operation OF this Dill anu as
a result many woollen mills are closeu MANY a.
running on short time. only very rev on iui
time and those that running at all are on re-
duced pay-rolls or are contemplating reducils,
Manufacturers agents and clothing dealers are s
doing much less business than usual. anu
"Tevond all this Is the great shrinkage IN VaIues
~ cI9tnlng cloths, wool and all other materials
that enter into the making OF ciotnis, aT IIs and
machinery The loss TO this country Is pey1Inl
calculation and Il Is all because we are i"e
70 rreet the actual operation OF the wilson pI.i,
1--WE have reas son TO believe that on December
,ba country will be flooded with foreign goods,
and TO meet this competition American ilIls mus
make further and larger reductions IN pay-roH7
or be wiped out ..r,.... .ho MAC
ont outlook we regard the Wilson bill indirectly
| detrimental our business. we are now uoiiS !. =
larger exporting business than ever before anu :,
will probably not AFFECT thls uepdtthl VI ~ ~
trada II Is the general effect of the law on the
| homo markets that will be felt by Armour & 90
! in common with other commercial enterprises ~
| The result Of the law be the CONTINUATION OF tne
lower Of the country is restricted and the home
| prnarket IA Inactive. We selling meats IN az
| arts Of the world and we do not expect the W
| son bin to either hamper or boom our exports