New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

xcrEY MAKES A REPORT TO THE
"" HOUSE on THE SUBJECT.

s,1yER OR DEPRECATED CUR
RrNCY OF ANY KIND. But IN
THE PROTECTIVE POLICY.
,.v TELEGRAPH IT, THE TRIBuNE]
=, lime FIN the House of Represent
N"' an Tuesday Chairman Dingley submitted
s". sron, the Committee on Ways ana Means III
HP.sa,ce with instructions 10 inquire ana report
IrOua"p esn,c,jng The alltge invasion of the mar
FHs' ,i,,.,s States and the menace offered to
p "a 49, manufacturing industry by the products
Ell Or,antal labor, and 10 determine what Is
q '@f 81 this menace and what legislative rem
q ' CO.. should be adopted to avert the threat
~. " .s,rv ,c American producers; and
as. o1aWhat effect the difference or eNchanse
ss'O,,s st~ndard and silver standard countries
W.. ,he agricultural and manufacturing ihdus-
- -. If the United States ,, =.
w rsn,rt. which was prepared by MI. Di"s.7s' 10
vbsus;lye document. exhibiting the p't""'" "a
~ ~ ,boroughncss Of investigation when every
We" "xoe,,s TO md in his treatment oil any SUI
Nn -I.h which he IS called upon to deal. Inc NE
t'' "'" Wa. ,no inquiry relates to matter when mas
EAH'" eool deal Of attention and PROVOKED
ss,,.tle discussion. resume OF which mas mere
ornoarei in these dispatches The lhNes'is"-
- the committee was manly oTecleu 20 INC
"" r, nol.t.cal and economic developments III
~' g., the last thirty years ana pdi ''ou'"''' al
-, FIVE years. The fact Is clearly reNoe".~o"
ns - Ian,n,se are rapidly Wcaternizins their
''., NE of industry. and nave studied the ne'hous
Gifted nations and adopted those Of each ma
o. d" 80 are most suitable for their own pur-
Ton va" ,dea of the progress that has been mdde'
Ws' os =, EXISTING conditions, may be oa'heleu
- -. ALLOWING extracts from the report:
-, ,nors than twenty years ago there was
scarce. ~. .ru,pp-l with modern machinery nor
~ IN modern ltoor-saVlns mdcnv' Ia 1ai't
ID. oil
esn mad bv ntnd the nousehoIuS. Even to-ua!
y great Dody OF nen peop'F t are pro;ecied at ali
hs 49, ~ Inc cities wear only straw sahdal ued
Tie sole Of tn, FOO cas '' for tbe ?ood of the
,ss The standard Of living - 50 low lhat me
,rsngrnen OF this country wou.d !usty IesH,a J..
"hnlp:,;-si Starvation. lnasmuch as wages always
~ win the standard of living OF the masses me
,rof the japanese laborer, VINO WORKS ~,
~ nafSnily twelve hours each day, is as scanty
ana gaS SIa' and fare Women work in the neids
" The side Of the men, anu 40 'ne sam. ore nn1
w an every industry. although her wages are only
BAL Frs InV ser the uplifting influence OF contact Win
.x,iza,ion for more than TWO decades such shlIieu
oMn L 80 Mack smiths carpenters. masons. com
nasiors taors and plasercrs receive IN J"panrso
r,iss only from 26 TO 80 cents. ana factor. opelH
ives to % cents per day In our noneG, @nr bi
dsube those IN JapaneSe sEe' 6e ny smtire
force in on. ea-shippng establishment IL IS s'6reu
;Sa, outside Of supern;enlents ane overseas, oiS
twenty are paid p cents ,,r me- crnts fty are
mn fifteen cents &35 are paid 'we.Ve cents - are
fan ten cents five are PAD nins cfhts, 1nI I'm -
are paid six and half cents ana 'hcy oo"i" '"o''
With an INDUSTRIOUS initiative people who can
readily turn Their hands 70 machinery. ann naNlts
"a low standard Il living as 20 command such
small wages +; was inevitable when Jaian was
opened uI 10 civ lied industrial methods that EURO
mans md Americans would sooner or later reccg-
rze the profitable field thus offered In Japan for
investments Of capita. In factories. ASIDE from TWO
steps IN this direct On were taken between lSN ana
iw! nv the Japanese Government. which established
M
from Europe ami the United States T. instruct the
nsySs e Tn the ms :, 5panS the real
~ ,ue s,xt,5se coloS nils and severa small
MI million spindles Already japan is making
n1d the c9ilon eoo4s required 70 supply thc mar
rv Wants OF her own people. and 5 beginning TO
epor cttap six fabrics and handkerchiefs made
mhr actories, her household-wcven silks and
handmade rugs. mats and knck-knacks having
ben Gpcr;ed In considerable quantities for several
years Most Of her silk, however is as yet exported
Recently watch factory with American macnin-
cry was established in Japan BY enterpris.ng Amer<
cans although the stock Is held in the names OF
japanese, as foreigners VIII not be permitted 10
carry on manufacturing operations in their own
lanes IN Japan until 1885, ara While IL nas tah,h
some time TO instruct the japanese wofklisihy , H.
YET the progress thus far made indicates that The
sasFprse VIII prove success. Nh.ie your cVin-
altee 1ave not found that any articles OF I'M
pNisnce made by factory methods In Japan, outsie
o. cheap silks, handkerchiefs, maitings rugs: etc
have as yet invaded The markets Of the United
States most Of the articles as yet imported from
Japan being handmade u househod-w goods
YET i is probable that the rapid Introduction Of
machinery into Japan viii within a few years make
japanese factory products. especially fine cottons
sis and ofher articles in which the labor cost here
san important element in producti1n a more serl-
oas competitor in our markets than the products
Great Britain, France and Germany have been.
Erply for the that japanese wages are lower
han European wages and Japanese labor likely
ron 10 become as effective with machinery as
ITopean labor is.
After further discussion OF the standards OF living
In LAM
Elopean countries and the United States. the re-
'or, continues:
Outside of absolute prohibition. which is now our
titude toward imported convict labor goois, your
e2nmittee know OF but one remedy for the injurious
s.sc,s OF competition OF imported pfouuCls nlaqe ~
Ieaper labor abroad, Wnciher mat ldDOr l." III
,span; England France. Germany or l'aig; "m me-.
Y, labor has the advantage OF me same ma.
@'leiy that We possess. and that IS the imposition
y DUTIES on such competing imports equNaieht &c
we inference OF cost OF prOductloh ana Hr.i.pu'io.
Gsng from the fact tha: the manufacturer OF
Eoducer here pays his employees higher wages anc
,Mus chaD.es MIN 10 maintain Detter Slahldiu VI
ttng nan the foreign manufacturer who seeks &c
ssai himself Of our markets pays his employees.
Then follows brief review Of the progress OF the
eaed States from 1861 10 1893 under the protective
Nsen, in which s found the following citation
.Vn Muhalgs Balance Sheet OF the World.
Of lseg
70 bsosa be impossible TO find IN history parable
years pisgress Of the United States in the last yer
haY ,1n people il sees addition OF two ana d
RsnphhiniA ons 10 the accumulation Of wealth In th'
htfo, ~ Which IS One-third OF the daily accumu
.t VI all mankind outside OF the United States.
AVA w one'ha!f Of the report is devoted TO the sec
~ "snen OF the inquiry, and 1t clearly exposes
,n .a'dcy Of the assumption advanced by the free
.m men thai the free and unlimited coinage oil
-, 81 !" the United States would prevent or check
~ mental invasion" Of MANUFACTURED products
-, -ae' IS clearly pointed out that the lowering OF
a, monetary standard Of the United States would
tIv and inevitably result IN lowering the
sSah scale Of prices and wages and cause dis
~ and ruin. The report continues:
va . mere are any manufacturers In this country
GA lneiined 10 look upon Japans silver stand
nurc desirable for the United States az means Of
e9.."s our wages Of .aDOr ana Increasing theii
~ 70 compete with the imported products OF
~ ,hoor, they viii speedily revise any such
G'slshted view when they reflect that Il Is ouI
T. wages and our high standard of living tina
.r,our consumption per capita 50 much larger
gFrMdt OF any other people and furnish our man
rxHMe' ana producers with "A market for Lheii
hS$S SUCH a. u known nowhere else. and or
res the prosperity OF our industries and oui