The herald., 1895-08-31
ALL THE PROTECTION THEY WANT

The American Protective Tariff league
is making desperate efforts to collect sta
tistics by which to prove to
the people that the only pos
sible show they have to exercise their
ness ID under protective tariff. They
gather their information by issuing cir
culars which they send largely to men,
bers of the league and in instances where
they think there is a possibility that the
figures obtainable might be used to boil
ster up their Gauss the circulars are sent
to other than the leagues mem bers.
The following is a copy of the circular
issued by the league:
Carefully prepared and reliable informa-
tion upon the effects of threatened free
trade and the effect of the WilsonGorman
tariff Is needed at the present time. The
people, and especially wage-eGrners.
should be thoroughly posted upon the ex-
act condition, prevailing. II you will
furnish the inforation asked we will see
that it reaches the people.
The extent of employment and the rate
of wages are very important in this conec-
tion and we beg to ask your earnest CO.
operation In securing replies 10 the ques-
tions asked upon the enclosed cards.
With view to the most careful compari-
son we make inquiries for 1890, 1892. 1894,
and 1895. If possible please fill in re-
turns for every year.
This circular is sent not only to men,
bers of .he tariff league but to friends Of
protection and editors in many sections
of the country, who will kindly place
the extra inclosed cards in the hands of
reliable producers in their respective
neigh hbornoods in order that we may have
very general and reliable reports.
This is called "Circular No. 65," and is
signed by Wilbur +. Wdkeman, general
secretary of che league. Inclossd with
the circular were cards bearing this re
quest:
On the opposite side of this card will
you kindly furnish us with the average
mum Der Of hands EN- ploy ed by you during
the first six months, from January l to
June 80, 1890 1892, 1894, and 1895. Taking
100 to represent the full rate OF wage paid
in 1890 will you also kindly fill in ;he
proper percentages, more or less, for 9TH
er half years?
While it Is not intended as SUCH there
is tinge of sarcasm in he opening sem
tence. A whole lot OF people are painfully
aware that carefully prepared and relia-
BILE inform. alton upon the effects of threat
ened tree trade and the effect of the Will
son-Gorman tariff is needed at the pres
ent time Yes. it is needed ana needed
badly by the protective league. The last
sentence of the first paragraph IF yo1
will furnish the information asked we
will see that it reaches the people. very
directly implies that If the information
received is not OF the particular kind so
much 'needed' it Will not reach the pub
lic. The Doe River Woolen Mills COM
pany evidently construed the said SEN
tencs to imply such and in order to make
sure that their reply would reach the pub
lie they mailed a copy of it to the New
York World. The reply was as follows:
Gentlemen In answer to your circular
and cards will say we are paying the
same price to the same amount of hand s
that we did in 1S90-that is in dollars and
cents-and at the same time our hands
are buying 40 per cent more with the
same money than they did in 1890.
We have all the protection we want in
free wool. For fear you will not tell tho
people what we say we will send our an
swcr to the World.
Doe River Woolen Mills.
The World published the reply. but the
chances are that the American Protective
Tariff league won't. for it is not the
kind Of information they are cunning for.