New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-25
THE SMOTHERING POLICY.
REPORTS OF TINPLATE PRODUCTION DIS
CONTINUED
WHY II WAS DoyE-RAPID GROWTH OF THE NEW
JyDrsrRY-wAGEs REDUCED 30 PER CENT TO
=. MEET WELSH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE INDUSTRY IN WALES.

icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRInrNE.l


,,--,,.e,.o, ArriI 1.-THE efforts Of the Admins
Teton "a eunoress information that would be OF
,,,o,,ea value and general interest 10 the country
ara continued The discoatinuance Of the puoi4c"-
10, Of the monthly statement OF imports ana eN-
norts-an inexpensive publication, when Is mus
BILE to every student OF trade statsti'5-""'
fol,ovod three days ago. by an order from the
eI..,r 80, the Treasury to discontinue the col
,cor n nd publication of statistics showing the pro-
duc,on OF tin and terne plates IN inc IHteu H'''''
The pretext is. that under the ne" tdI'i !" "
not deemed necessary to collect the Information
The truth Is. that the Administration Is ""N ,I
snnnress so far as practicable. all information III
,,rd 20 tho condition OF tho tinplate industry IN
tbis country and to have everybody forget what
tho Democratic party has said ana done ABOUT It,
For three years and down to the time wheh iI.S
ident Cleveland tacy approved by reiuss ~ WV
the "perndy and dishonor lar'll p.i "a ''''' 80"
leaders and orators of his party had been how'ihs
,horoeo,vos hoarsc in their donunciations OF the
American ,inplate industry. and columns nay
paCes by the thousand we're publlshed !" D''"'-
cratic newspapers IN attempts to snow 'hat mo-
Mound NJ tIpplate has been manufacturer IN 'nr
United States since the enactment OF the I'd" VI
,s,o" and ANYBODY who denied the assertion was
90, dow, At once as "a tlnplate liar" few Dem
ocro.s did admit that few pounds-an exceedingly
ine,rrincant quantity-of black plates manufacturer
in england had been timed in this country ou'
that vas as FAR as any Of them would go
4 fc,y weeks after the revenue law OF 1871
bccome operative Democratic vocifcrauon N r's4''
IN tin mate suddenly ceased Why well one ia
son was the publication In The Tribune ana o'heI
nousnapers Of a synopsis OF the official report Oh
Snecial Agent Aver. OF the Treasury department.,
To Secretary Carlisle on the production % '' "'
terne plates in the United States. ThiS report H'
loo, ono that has been or Wi! be published during
the existence Of this Administration lot u'c
quarter ended June 60, 1884, but 1t gave the s'aus'
IT, ~ nroduc;lon by quarters. from tho date wheh
,ho rovison OF the Act OF 1880 as TO TN pate be-
came operative or July I. 1871. # a.so showed We
net imports OF tin plate during the year 'hIt' Ju"'
20 1892 and also the amount Of TN pate mace H'I"
American and foreign book pate reSl'ouN'', %,
o,cb Of the three years during which the Ia" hAd
been In force
The figures relating 10 production, all OF when
urere counilcl from manufacturers returns HadH
under oath were a startling revelation II the Al
ministration. The year which ended June ~ 1857,
had been one Of universe! business pros'rdUoh anu
distress which had been most severely
co., ~. manufacturing Industries that were threat
,1 Win r,,i- by A frec.tra!e Congress and Pre5i-
don, and We: despite this unhappy CONDITION o'
affairs the domestic production OF tin anu '''''e
pate proper. from. American black pate h"' III,
creased from 3sn.,2 pounds IN the yf1' ~, Ir
ccnn -, the year ended June 80 1876 The ioial
quantity Of m ara .rnc plat. sl 90 which
Was an increase OF about ts.i"."r pounds "N'I W
llei vas abou, o. per cent Of the enre
quantity consumed IL thli branch "' manu-" -
as compared with about " per 'e'' j" wv ''''''
!; may be remembered thai tae act - !r'l pro
~ dI,v on and after October J. 1877. unless u" az
grcgatc quantity Of tnphies hshi'f mn 10
i'ni:c Siatos during either % the SIX years next
oceding juno &c. ~ nas g4i1's1 e,trri fr
Consumption during any nscal ycafs aNer -" PAS,
S SHcor Il l9i, 10 "s peca Rsen, Aver ra5r the
nestle production for tae year endc1 June ~ ~
coed by e33iiS pounds one-,hri OF no me- IMPORTS
OF suca IN and terne ptles 9"t n sc ais,ry
made in onehaf OF Toe period allowed Tor It's es'a0-
TWO months later a Democratic Congress and
President reduced the duties on imported IN ana
,erne plates mGI. wan aye - +, giving The country
am Information IN regard the eject % thus re-
pa,c Industry Of the United states There q some
evidence. however. hat %" me-" .nftNnl hHI o'
e come 80 nI"{ Ia, ,ho blow aimcl ararsi ~ by
a .ree-traIe Congress aud President 'tl n"' tin"l'
ali The cffecjs desired by them but II Us unhapp.,y
true that The WAGES oi leIH''9 iN.'i..'', t,,,,
o. per cent TO meet Welsh competition.
III this case. a. frequently n''lrn. ID I'-l ' , IT,,
Gus,,ic5. The Information that i' h,aar at nome -
furnished from abroad ne Sii'' ~ ii'', 90
SiT" on the "rnrla,c Trade OK so-,h Wales"
vybi.h .on,.rs some Interesting fact that have
ha,ng W., trc suhcc, A,ro:Ilr - hi, report ne
,,i Dv,n-is - trpla'c from Great britain 81 The
in.ci State during the calcnaar year issi amount
for 1898 and f9-l il5 l'ss han thc toa inr - NJ
Id'cSIa6er ~ however. while abou, f'co lee. han
for the corresponding monih 70, a, ~
Tho Consul remarks mat me .'a' - ,.o,,ta
a. "Tis co,intry and that ford hopes were cher
i@,ei among All classes interested that the Wilson
tsfn lax YOU "a, baI never been known IN history Of
plato manufacture. but hy ms iine H'pc "as
out the diait,,' one cnrr.os,5ns All demands FOR
eu ymI ,epsfo,cr from when he quotes. this
rb"f ncy.spapor sa~s "TwolSe months ago i was
fully c&perei that No new American TIFF 81, oil
hut these hopes have been rudcly shattered The
American tinplate works wnca II was Ih9us1t
ever competing for ana oft"ntlmes securing orders
Their position has actually improved recently. mas
much they have 9PihngH ,bs conPTy inv strong
erfort made In the same direction has, up to the
present pI%nrd a au Bcsnrr c5keS we're selling al
i6s "a free on board Wales for full weight. u by
20 qday lnGy Gaa Of P 10 Ter cent ' d" Is ~
Excepting those plates for packing oil practcai'y
down as far az eghty,vv pounds per liz sheets; Is
,,ounde and this change is evidently 10 bc pcrma-
nent Probably the most striking feature OF the
years trading has been the seriously diminished
can for tcrne plates from the United States. the
native works being equal 10 supplying almost the
whole OF that important trade. There has also
been a marked failing of in all kinds Of charcoal
tine hut more especially the highly finished sorts.
A feature OF the year too. has been the large ship
rnenfs of finished back plates, not only 10 the
i.,,i,c1 STAT but TO the continent Of Europe. II
,s NOT thought however that this trade will con-
Time with US but be gradually absorbed by native
II viii be observed that the Welsh newspaper
confirms the statement that the only erect Of the
now tariff thus far upon the tnplate Industry 81
Tho limited States has been 10 reduce by 20 per
Inc wages Of American worklngmen employed there
In rbev may perhaps be able 20 buy for 20 cents
row or much tnware az they paid 100 cents for Il
year ago but the have only 20 cents to spend now
where they han 100 cents "A year ago
STILL THEIR TROUBLES GROW.