The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-02


10 tend more than che lathe VIM
France and Germany one man VIII V'U
four or six. In the Maxim-No'ue"ie'
factory the labor unions refnseu " ''''"
- M, % tend more than one mining
Machine and insisted that only one
skilled workman should be e'np'o'e''
Af,er having had a strike In their snoP@
the company discovered that one '
.,,r,od iaborer could send four mining
machines perfectly well a1d IN french
shop Mr.. Maxim found a woman 'eh1i"s
ak M Hing machines. which were running
about twice as fast as he machines IA"
I'm England.
The English labor unions regulate me
.o,o,,, If time that must be spent or
souandered upon each piece OF WORK
In the mechanism Of the Maxim gun IS
a niece OF metal called GLIB "nich
weighs but half an ounce. Nhch '"e
Maxim guns were made singiy this piece
vas forged. rough shaped. and fiitd 10 H.
and the labor unions rated 1t at the wofN
of one day and half. When the guns
were made by the HI ndred the GIBBS were
produced by machinery and required only
little fling. yet It was still rated at
day and a half. and no member Of
union dared finish one in less than Gay
ana half German mechanic was se'
TO work on these things and ne i"aue
eleven the first day and twelve daiiy
thereafter. When testing one Of me guns
in this country glib broke ana MI
Dfo~iu wont TO a local machine shop 10
have II replaced. From the time the
steel was cut from the bar I'LL the slo
uas finished was exactly two hours ana
a half
Nachine-n ade lace used 10 come a''iios'
entirely from England. On account oil
repeated strikes and the interference OIL
tho labor unions much OF this work mas
,,o,e IN France. where there has been no
/ strikes in the lace works A firm III Eng
land had almost a monopoly Of the manu-
facture OF printed linen fabric mat
looked like wool. and was extensively
cold in tropical countries A large order
having been obtained. but at a low price
the men struck for an advance IN wages
which would have wiped out the proh'
and left the manufacturers in debt On the
contract They went over to France and
got the fabric made. and II was so ihu'h
better thar that which had been made IN
England that when. after time inc
English workmen were willing 10 idh'
wages that would render IT possible 10
have the work done in their country y
WAS found that the English goods were h'
longer acceptable. The French WORK "a'
much better. Several other instances ol
this sort arc mentioned by Mr. MAXIM
Tho result of the merchandise marx
act was what was 70 have neeh eN
pected. and what Will occur III 'te inca
trade II English cattlomen succeed il
qetting American meats permanently uis
urs,,tshed from home-raise1 meats
prior 10 that act. which was going u
,rote,, English workmen. IT was possible
10 make the customer believe that al
tho superior merchandise was MADE
home and all the cheap and inferior good
were imported. The labor unions an
nerhors the manufacturers. got the mer
chsndise mark" act passed under the dc
me,on that people would buy Engls
goods merely because hey were tnglsI
and rorardiess Of price or quality. The
,r,avined that it was only necessary
have me ORIGIN Of foreign articles SHOW
10 restrict o. pre-, vent their sale IN fnt
land But there is u0 ratriotism fN 'f1''
As soon as foreign goods were p'ainl
marked, English customers dlscovere
that they were often better and cheap'
than the goods made at home. and III
demand for foreign goods has Increased
The law Of the case is that the cost
nroduct should be decreased. II Is q
. this line that civilization advances. ~
, the idea of the labor unions Is mat =
cost of production shall be held as ms
r az possIbie. They simply run counter
f a fixed law In this position and cut then
selves out of business. Diminished co
If production does not necessarily mea
. lower wages. but IT certainly means IN
o man shall not dawdle day and ma
1 over a piece Of work he could do IN ie
q than two hours, or that he shail 10
n over one automatic machine when he ca
- easily tend half a dozen.