The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25
LEBECK & CORN

Clal crises. Inc american tTdue WdS
almost lost to US. but he hoped not en-
tirely. The falling of in the canning
industry and the manufacture of plates
In America had both had to do with
this. He found fault with the work.
men for their conduct in giving differ
ent concessions to different makers.
How could the maker, with 10 per cent.
reduction, compete with another receiv-
ing 25 per cent? He did not blame the
men altogether for having made the
varying concessions. He believed that
If there had, been greater unity among
the men, If they had been better led.
by men who properly had the interests
of the trade at heart, men who also
acted honestly In the positions in which
they were placed-he did not charge all
their leaders with dishonesty-the evils
Of the present situation might to some
extent have been averted. He had read
In the Western Mail an interview with
Mr.. Stern, the editor Of the American
Artisan. There were great many
points In It, and he commended the men
to read 1t. There were also many
points the masters might read and con-
slider and take to heart. 1t was true,
as was stated in that interview, that we
had not monopoly on the tinplate
trade. He did not think that any coun-
try could hold for long the monopoly
of any trade, but IL employer and EN-
ployed had worked together they ought
to have kept the tinplate trade, and
have produced at lower price than
any other place in the world. But they
had driven the trade away, not only to
America. but to Germany France and
Spain. He therefore looked upon the
timing department of the trade to have
departed from them for long time to
come. He could not see that 1t had
altogether departed, because they used
a large quantity in their own country.
They must take care to retain that
trade. otherwise they might open the
deefs- to foreign nations to send tin-
plates into their own country"
NEWS NOTES.
During the Easter holidays the Lon
don Welsh Calvinistic churches. which
! now number eight or nine held their
annual preaching meeting.
Thomas Richards. formerly of Ponty-
cymmer, conducted the annual musical
festival of the London " elsh Congre-
gational choirs held at the Kings Cross
| Tabernacle.
The medical officer Of Glamorgan-
shore, William Williams, is one of the
very few gentlemen holding not only
the Oxford M. A. degree, but that Of
M. d. also. ...
Among the subscribers to Owen NJ.
Edwards edition Of "Islwyn's'' works
is Cardiganshire Welshman who Is
an office holder in the court of his I'M
perial Majesty, the Emperor of Siam.
The seal Of the Welsh university has
been designed by Sir Edward Burne-
Jones. "Sir Edward" said Mr. Glad
stone at the Wrexham eisteddfod in
1888, "is one of the most enthusiastic
Welshmen I ever met" and his inter-
est in Welsh education and antiquities,
and especially in Welsh heraldry, grows
with each succeeding year.
Gradually Wales Is forcing herself to
the front in English literature, and In
time she bids fair to occupy the premi-
um place in English fiction writing,
George Meredith is proud Of his Welsh
nationality, and among the rising men
is Richard Pryce, who boasts of his
descent from a Breconshire family.
Ernest Rhys. w. e. Tirebuck and "Ow-
en- Rhoscomyl" (who has just brought
out another volume) are also true-blue
Welshmen.
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