Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-10-31

"Iu Manchester, which is the centre
81 bimetallic agitation, we find the great.
sst complaints upon the part Of all man
ufacturers who have been engaged in
trade with the Oriental and silver-stan-
dard countries, though Of late the loss Of
the Oriental trade has been made up to
them by the increased markets in the
United States caused by the Wilson bill.
Now, il this competition is dangerous
competition to the cheap labor of Eng
land, where wages are only half the
amount which prevail in this country.
how much more dangerous will that TOM.
petition be with this country We have
not felt it as yet, because we have not
been exporting to those countries in any
large degree.
1--WE have contented ourselves with
merely manufacturing for our domestic
markets, but what tariff wall can we put
up 10 this country which viii keep away
the product of labor about one-third as
cheap-perhaps one-fourth as cheap-ss
European labor! We have a tariff wall
now adjusted to measurably protect us
from Europen competition. That tariff
wall has been recently lowered. and what
has been the result! The European prod
ucts are coming in, slipping over the
wall into this country and taking away
the business Of our local industries. Now,
il their products can slip over the exist
ing wall, how much easier would it be
for the products Of China, japan and
Mexico and other silver-standard coun-
tries to slip over this wall?
THE DANGER IMMEDIATE.
"This danger is now upon us. 1t has
been q matter Of constant discussion Of
late on the Pacific coast. There is not .
newspaper there that is not alive to the
Japanese invasion, and to its effect upon
American manufacturing an effect
which will be mainly in the Eastern
States. for they do the manufacturing for
the West. We Of the Pacific Coast have
had previous experiences of Chinese
competition on our own soil. We found
they monopolized every industry they
attacked. They were intelligent; they
we're good workmen; their expenses OF
living were almost nothing; there was
not a single industry to which they
turned their attention that they did not
~monopolize, and the exclusion act was
| simply an act Of seIf.defense to save ouI
| civilization against this Chinese invas-
ion. And now we find that the pro-
ducts Of the cheap labor which we
sought to exclude are slipping over this
tariff wall and coming into this country.
/ do not think our people realize the
extent to which their manufactured
goods are now being used in this coun-
try. Japanese manufacturing agencies
are established; they sell rugs, mattings,
| clocks, watches and numerous othei
products, and undersell American pro-
ducts of the same grade.
"The manufacturers Of this country
will soon wake up as to the force and
| effect of this competition, and some
realize it already.
NOW, the reports Of Consuls OIL
England and Germany in the Orient
the reports Of travellers who have beer
in these enthusiastically to the grow
ing terrors of this Oriental invasion, and
the question is whether we shall wait
until we feel it's full effects before We
take action. For, recolleot that as Ions
as the low price Of silver continues to
have the effect Of an export bounty they
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
Their manufactures in those countries.
But if the price Of silver should 60 back
to 81 20 per ounce / think il fair To
assume that the manufacturing devel-
opment in those countries would be
checked. But il silver remains at q low
price the manufactures Of those coun-
tries will certainly increase, and then
when you seek to check their competi.
tion you will find il is too late, because
by that time they will have organized
their plants and have their skilled labor
instructed 10 these various vocations in
active competition with you, and it will
be much more difficult to meet them
than in the present condition, when
they have not got their plants fully and
thoroughly organized.
eff you attempt to meet this Oriental
invasion by q tariff you will have to
make it practically %prohibisory, and this
the country will not assent to. 1t is
politically impossible. for the West and
South, suffering from the agricultural
competition Of silver countries. will not
assent to a measure which will protect
the factories alone"
Mr.. Newlands went on to show that
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