New-York tribune., 1900-11-13
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1s 1900
THE PASSING THRONG.

Niels Gron. of Boston. spoke in support OF the
Republican ticket during the last part Of the cam
paign. in the West principally In
ENGLISH Nebraska When at the
AND AMER Waldorf Astoria yesterday Mr..
ICAN ELEC- Gr5n said II came from England
TIONS. about month ago 10 take part IN
the campaign. and while there
saw the recent English elections. and became cog
infant OF the mode IN which they are conducted
and the manner of man that the English voter is
no greater coatrast exists ;haa that between the
vote biindly for the party 70 which they belong.
knowing little and caring less about the questions
at issue The campaign in England are very
short and lttle effort Is expended in educating the
absolutely different The voters take keen in
terest in and have thorough undsrstarding Of
tnat i0r which they are voting; The speak akeTs
from the stump appeal conf l@nty 70 Their intel
the issues between the parties. When the vote is
given You know that it represents the carefully
OH the great questions that have 0een before them
one OF the reasons why we are underselng in
world s-outside of the wonderful inventive genius
unions in Enian9 Ro!d that Country BY the throat
While the public men Of Great Britain realize the
to It's present course. none of them dare TO at
tack it publicly in Parliament or from the stump
for to do would absolute political DEATH
without hope of resurrection
The English laboring man cannot see beyond
his nose continued Mr., Gr6n and he does
not realize the extreme value Of
LABOR labor saving machinery. and that
Laws his whole future welfare depends
DELAY SHIP. on its Immediate and wholesale use
in England. Here It is different
The farmers and laborers appreciate the value 20
them Of labor saving devices, and use them wher-
ever psrisible. But the English lab9rer cannot
and will not comprehend that by excluding labor
saving machinery he will ultimately force the prod
uCtS Of his labor out of the markets of the world
count Of his failure adopt labor saving devices
He does not realize that oy thus gradually forcing
world he is at the same time gradually forcing
himself out of the factories at home which must
his present suicidal course, The factories clUse1
the labOring class in England will have 10 fall
back on the land. which Is at present practically
Ceserted While in England saw enormous store
houses fairly brmming with goods awaiting
shipment. and vet account Of the stringenCy OF
the labor laws months will elapse before the last
OF them away. So slow do they transport
goods in England that the records show that
Christmas presents sent 70 India never reach that
same abor laws ships are constantly Ie4NIHs f-ils-
land FOR all parts of the world, carrying only a
r. 81 IAV!I ctr89eS their scIl',iH,sS u -
tinS tAeTA 70 await the slow loadinS. OF lhe uii-
ance Let give you example from what l
personally of how these labor laws work =
snip with cargo Of light iron grderS was oelns
uuoaded. number Of the girderS at time were
brought W from the hold by a crane. and swung
to the side Of the ship Two feet further and the
alongside But the law here steps in and requires
that the girders must be lowered inside the -ai
a time, the lighter This requires a man al
either end Of the board which they are sllt 70
steady than. Another man must be half va do"n
TO regulate the velocity o. the girder's descent
Thoi when the Eirder has finally reached Jh-
lighters deck. three more men we're REQUIRED 70
Vut il n place the barge. In all: SIX men tock
sf-cen minutes - do the work the would
have efficiently performed IN thirty seconds an
absurd waste IF tirnr and energy on account Of an
unWise Law This Is but example. The S1me
state Of T.rs exists in every sphere OF labor
throughout Great britain"