Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-11
CHEAP LABOR.
A Report Made on the Menace to
America by the Japanese.
GOLD RESERVE DECREASING
The Raid on the Treasury Exciting Alarm
speculations a. to What the PreAldent
May Do--COnGresslOnal Proceed
inGs-Gamble Indian Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Chnirman
Dingley, of the house WAYS and means
committee, yesterday made report on
the menace to American manufacture
ers by the threatened invasion of the
cheap products of Oriental labor, and
upon the effects of the difference of
exchange between gold standard and
silver standard countries upon United
States manufacturing and agriculture,
these questions having been inVesti-
gated by the committee. The report
says the sudden awakening OF
Japan from the Oriental slumber
of centuries is being followed by an
equally rapid westernizing of her
methods of industry; that while the
Japanese do not have the inventive
faculty of Americans, or even Europe
ans, their initiative faculties are won
derful. Their standard OF living would
be regarded as practical starvation by
the workmen of the United States, and
hours of labor average IL a day. Such
skilled workmen as blacksmiths,
carpenters, masons, compositors, tai
Tors and plasterers receive in Japanese
cities only from 26 cents to 80 cents
and factory operatives cents to 20
cents per day, in our money, while
farm hands receive Sl.44 per month.
Europeans and Americans, says Mr..
Dingley, arc recognizing the profitable
field afforded for investments and fac
tories.
The Gold Reserve.
WASHINGTON, June TO- The true
! amount of gold reserve yesterday was
S1O6, 545, 99L60 The outflow of gold
continues at an alarming rate and the
prospects are that 1t will increase
rather than diminish. The strength of
the free silver movement is undoubted-
ly operating to make the Withdrawals
larger daily and the opinion prevails
in the treasury department that
the rush for gold will become
so great If the Chicago convention
nominates free silver candidate on a
sixtSen 10 one platform that bh'
reserve will be in danger of exhaustion
before congress meets in December
There is great deal OF curiosity be-
ing manifested as to what course the
administration will take in case the
reserve sinks so low during adjourn-
ment that the credit of the country
will be threatened. Many predict q
call for n special session, but there are
others who assert that President Cleve'
land feels that he has done all he
could do to preserve the financial honor
of the nation and that congress having
repudiated his views, congress must
take the responsibility for whatever
disaster may come.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, June TO- -In the senate
the contempt of court bill was debated
and several minor bills were passed.
In the house u bill providing for the
punishment of persons who willfully
set fire to timber on the public domain
and one to appropriate 100000 to aid
and encourage the Transmississipi and
International exposition to be held at
Omaha, Neb., was passed, besides sew
eral other minor bills and joint resolu-
tions.
The Gamble lndlan 1911.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-The house
committee on Indian affairs yesterday
reported favorably the Gamble bill
comforting the title of mixed-blood In
dams to their lands, and allowing the
same to be alienated under certain cir
onun efnnnne