The record-union., 1899-08-04

free trade England goes merrily on.
One of the latest is a combination of
the oil seed crushing firms of Great
Britain. with a capital of $12,OOQO 900.
There is no tariff in England to give
birth to. this trust, or to the numerous
other trusts which. are in operation in
that country. There. is nothing over
there but plain free trade, of the gem
uine Cleveland Democratic brand. (. OF
course, as the Philadelphia Inquirer"
recently said, all persons who know
anything about the conditions. on the
other side of the Atlantic recognize
that trusts and combinations have ex-
listed and are continually forming in
England. But a little fact like that
doesn't have any weight whatever with
partisans who, selling upon the Have
meyer cry, will continue to defy the
truth and to tell us that without pro-
lection trusts cannot thrive.
HAWAIIAN CONTRACT LABOR.
Stockton Record: In it's issue of June
18th the Hawaiian Star" published
at Honolulu, gives an editorial exposi-
ton of the contract labor system OF
the islands, and contrasts it with labor
conditions prevailing elsewhere. 1t
states that the average wages of the
Hawaiian laborer is 20 cents per day,
or $500 per month. During the grind
ing season, lasting about 100 days,
laborers get extra pay. In Louisiana
the average wage Of the laborer in the
same fields is IS cents per day.. or
$50 per month. During the grinding
season of sixty days the .laborers re-
dow hn nVyr1a md
the sugar statistician of New Orleans,
says: 1.-The plantation laborers are fur
| nished with free house room; they steal
| their fuel and require but little med
ical attention. A Hawaiian laborer
has free house room and his wood is
given to him. He receives his med
zeal attendance free. The "Star" ar
! CUES that the condition of the Ha-
waiian laborer is quite as good, if not
l.better, than that of the Louisiana la
borer. The Star calls attention to
the wages in Germany, Russia and
other European countries, which are
| considerably less than either that Of
Hawaii or Louisiana. 1t makes the fur
| Their point that in European countries
| the laborer is compelled to wear heavy
clothing in winter, which is an added
| item of expense, while in Hawaii but
| little clothing is required and the same
raiment answers the purpose the year
round. The Star" says the charges
| of i'll treatment of Hawaiian laborers
| are fabricated for sensational pur-
| poses. 1t is pure invention to talk
| fields with a whip" The proposition
+ ho fhn IoI cJo
cry is vigorously refuted by the Star"
1t says that often after serving out
his contract term the laborer becomes
a foreman, and that there is always a
| chance for him to better his condition
| in life. Far from being a slave, the
Hawaiian is a free man, in that if he
had been born in the country he can
vote and take part in legisla ton, and
can become naturaliZed if not an Ash
attic. The Star admits that the
penal clause in the Hawaiian contract
law is mistake, but says that it will
be abolished when the United States
gives the necessary Enabling Act. In
conclusion, the Star says it makes
its statement for the information of
| fair-minded people, but realizes that it
is hopeless to argue with men who
! make false statements, as has been
done by Mr.. Rosenberg Of the San
Francisco Labor Council.
STRENGTH IN UNITY.
Los Angeles Times: The movement
for national policy for the rectana
ton of the arid region of the United
States is gaining strong Roadway, and
the people of the West should not lose
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bring it about so soon as complete her
n1ony of purpose on the part of every
ore who would be benefited by the ire
mendous impetus which would result
from the Inauguration of such a pol
icy.
I'm union there is strength should
be the motto to guide the Western peo-
pie in this campaign. It is nothing
more nor less than campaign of edu-
| cation. The object of the organized
effort of the National Irrigation Con-
gress has been to unite the West to
convert the East. With the West
united, the conversion of the East is
not difficult. 1t requires only that the
vast possibilities of wealth lying la
tent in the arid lands of the West, and
requiring only irrigation to be made
productive, should be strongly brought
to the attention of the industrial and
commercial and manufacturing classes
and organizations Of the East, and
their aid and cooperation enlisted in
this way. Hence it is Of the utmost
consequence that all who would be
benefited by the success of the move
ment should join forces and merge
their views into one common policy or
platform, on which all can stand and
work together. For the last three
years the National Irrigation Con-
gress has been at work to accomplish
this, and has met with most crafty
ing success. The policy embodied in
its resolutions and in the consttu-
ton of the association has brought
together many who had in previous
years been working at cross purposes.
The policy referred to is. in brief,
that the public grazing lands should
be leased but without cession of the
title to the States, and the rentals de-
voted to irrigation development, that
storage reservoirs should be built by
the National Government under the
river and harbor bill, as recommended
in the Chittenden report, and that res
ervoirs and irrigation works should be
built by the National Government,
wherever necessary, to reclaim the arid
public lands.
Everyone interested in the develop
ment and prosperity of the West should
harmonic in support of this policy
Gen. Gal1ifet and William I.
The Germans ever had the highest
admiration and respect for GalIiffet