Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-03-15
CHEAP LABOR C0MPETIllCy.
The Southern Cotton Manafa cturers
Fear Products of Japanese Mills.

The Southern Cotton Manufa cturers
Fear Products of Japanese Mills.
While some parts of the Southern
section of the country are rejoicing
because the new tariff may induce the
erection OF more cotton mills in those
localities where cotton is grown, be-
cause the mills can there be more
economically worked chiefly owing to
the lower value of labor, they have
suddenly awakened to the fact that
labor is cheaper in other parts of the
world than it is in the Southern States,
and the Atlanta Weekly Constitution
has this to say:
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH sAPAN?
"Under our new treaty with Japan
we may expect some wonderful sur
prises.
"The Japanese are building factories
in every town, and they have just be-
gun to realize the fact that the mar.
kets OF tho world are open to them.
They are the brightest, most in
genious and skillful people on tho
face of the earth. They can initiate
anything, and their invention seems
to have nc limit.
elbow are we going to compete with
these people? They are now studying
the American markets and manufac-
turing the goods most in demand
here. Already their rugs and mating
are finding their way into nearly
every American home. Whole villages
in Japan make nothing but rugs, and
one firm employs 5000 hands. Their
cotton factories now have 500, 900
spindles, and the number is rapidly
increasing. Their ingenuity and
artistic taste enable them to turn out
cotton fabrics as pretty ms silk, and
we must either learn their methods
or give up competition with them.
"rhe Japanese make everything so
wonderfully cheap. They sell us n
rug for S22J, and out of this sum
about sixteen profits are ma.le. a
roll of good mating can be bought
for 81 in Japan. The very best female
operatives in the factories work for
ten or twenty Gems n dav, and tho
finest male artisans only get fifty
cents u day. No woman in Japan is
too poor to afford elk dress.
"Tho most beautiful books in tho
world are published in Japan. and tho
cost of printing, engraving aud bind
ing is only tribe. Wages are almost
nothing, but tho Japanese can 1.-Two
we'll on what We would starye on. A
worhingman can furnish cottage
nicely for lefs than sl0, aud his rent
need not be over forty cents month.
Ia fact, II is said that young couple
can begin housekeeping very comfort
ably on $500.
"ihe prices quoted above are on n
silver basis. and ii paid in gold would
be cut down one-half. 30. when We
are told that The best male mechanics
| get only iisty cents u day aud good
| CLERKS only ten eents, We should bear
ia minl the fact TINT they can be en-
ployed Tor half that. II paid IN gold.
"Nas. shat shall se aa with ihssa
peoplef II they can 1.-Two well on
nothing and ilool our country with
oil kinds of goods for song, wo might
~ well Close every taet0ry, mlll, forge
aud shop M the land aud all so "a
farming. lios shall Nc be saved from
this delaga Of cheap gooisf Our
NoFkmen eannet ealaa doea % wages
ni llse eeats aay aud rent cottages u
twenty esHIs naonlh IA gold, "
double those iisnFss "a silver. ID slll
ha kAld thai ~ eaH raise eus iaGiA and
has oAi theea cheap goods. bat that
s0nli ~ pFuieeslnn fDf pFoieetlon's
salss eal ae eaaiaat eesaa ~ that
nliheat abandoning IL Democrats
policy
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