New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-29
J4P4NESE COMPETITION.
HOW 1T THREATENS THE POTTERY IN
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Washington Jan. % (SpecaD.-On account or the
absence OF Mr. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania. who has
been confined 10 his house by Illness Tor nearly
week the majority of the Committee on Ways and
Means has not yet taken up the schedules winch
include glassware earthenware and metals. When
the schedule OF earthenware Is reached the atteh-
zion Of the committee will be directly called TO the
subject of Japanese competition which has begun 10
receive the consideration which its importance re-
grires.
Representative Taylor of Ohio. who addressed the
committee in behalf Of the domestic manufacturers
Of potterv has devoted a good deal of study 10 the
question of Japanese competition in that industry
and he made several important and interesting
statements i'm regard 10 It, Among other things lie
said: Now here few specimens OF pottery
work that want TO refer TO with great brevity 10
illustrate the point have just made. Here are a
cup and saucer of dozen OF them Of different
designs They are china, made and decorated IN
ranan 4 dozen of those beautifully decora ed
nieces sold in New-York wholesale price for y 3D.
Now | venture the assertion that you could not
hire an American decorator. as skilled as any IN
his line in the world. to do the work or decorating
those for $50 He could not do II il he was paid
only one-thrd of what he is paid The average
wages of workmen that work on this are 10 10 -
cents a day In Japan. In front Of the chairman is
a niece Of ware which the experts on this commit
tee upon looking at it, will say IL Dresden Both OF
the larger pieces are OF that character. Out THESE
two beautiful pieces OF Dresden ware were maue III
ran,n also 7 think that Dresden will be looking to
her aurels as early and as soon as we and the very
imnetrs that has been given to the potteries In
Iap,n will Justify the statement that was once
charged with being rash In making, that IL had
800 no. DD at my command could capture every
market in the world and would drive America
and the Continent either into Darbartsm or 20 pro-
tsction That is precisely what will happen unless
the world protects itself against Japanese pottery
and other articles / hold in my hand Deautfu
cup and saucer also of "A Dresden pattern, "nlch
man GA reful investigation IL is found can be deco
rated in this country by most skilled workmeh lot
20 cents provided they have years work ana
pIenty Of IT, that you can proceed with absolute
NJ T;rner-FIftv cents for how much
Vr Tavlor (contnuing)-And his skill can pe
used 10 the best Of advantage. II VIII be ~ cents
for doing the decorating on one cup ana SAUCE
and xaucor-was sold in New-York for 81 cents
OF course American manufacturer OF f.nsilsn
manufacturer could 10y any possioi'iy co"'pe'e
Mr. Payne-Is not that Japanese cup and saucer
IA NJ Tavlor-Of Japanese make but not OF Japan
ss. design Everybody knows the wonderful Ia Ia,
uty OF the japanese ana Cnlnesse 10 mi Mani ~
Iapanese have imported recently run plant vi
D,',,chin.rv sine. machinery has come into use III
nntteres They imported ii from this country;
rhev are setting II up in Japan: II - patehlri
,r,i,le hut there is no patent law In Japan tnat
viii prevent them from reproducing IL au ni'iii,
tum and they will 5efore ioms De ,bnv thar has
u rvsnt,sI Them from grasping American ideas more
is that they have not yet exactly roip ys ~ INV
h,,n,lrsd ar thousand crates or casks or a certain
article from the japanese. ana woul Wv ~ w,
W W. H.. would not be sure hs order would be
filed and therefore there IL an uhcer''''''! !" ~
ing VIII uvnsyWiii you please tell us what these
two cups and saucer- made In Japan VIII cost III"
in This COUNTY, 50 nov dozen. They nigh,
Ill FOR - or 30 cents apiece mere al retail