The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-25
AMERICAN SUPERIORITY.
Great Britain Steadily Losing Ground
ia the March of Progress.
GERMANY IS EVEN OUTSTRIPPING HER
Inadaptability Of Eneshmen to COM
nand New Appliances and Labor saw
ina Machinery the Cause.

Washington. December 24-There is a
large and ever increasing number Of
thoughtful and well-lnformed people in
Great Britain who express the serious be-
lief that IL radical changes do not come
about In the near future the United King
dom VIII be rclegated to third position in
the ranks Of commerce. This statement is
made by United States Cnsul Boyle at
Liverpool, in his annual report, extracts Of
which were made public today by the
state department. 1t is conceded says
Consul Boyle. that In manufactures Great
Britain, within the last few years, has
failed to meet the competition of the
I'fted states and Germany,
Mr.. Boyle says the optimstically inclined
plead exceptional and marvellous natural
advantages as far as the United States Is
concerned while as to Germany's fierce
competition, the unsatisfactory commercial
situation now prevailing in that empire is
cited as an instance of country booming
Itself TOO rapidly. The cry of something
must be done says the consul, Is going
mn from commercial bodies political speak
prs, ecoumic writer's and from the newspa-
ptrN. there are teatS tNpfcsseu, say vt.
BOYLE, that even in the carrying trade. the
supremacy of Great Britain Is threatened.
When the war In South Africa is over, ne
nuud Tor legislative action and the indi-
cations are that the Bridsh government
win be compelled 10 give tlorc earnest con,
sideration to matters relating 80 trade and
There is a strong sentiment among the
masses Of Great Britain and one which APP
pears TO be gaining strength as time goes
ON In favor Of bringing about what has
become popularity known us fair trade"
and when says Mr. Boyle Is nothing but
reciprocity Protection per 50, says ne IS
not very e ch advocated but It Is sgnlh-
/ cant that many of the mos, widely circu-
| lated papers of Great Britain now are
/ boldly advocating policy of fair trade
. or'Go 10 others as they do to YOU Against
+ this sentiment however the consul says
/ must lie set the national dislike to change
established institutions Of which free trade
/ is one Of the most Fundamental.
/ n r"gaid to educational reforms in the
/ United Kingdom, Mr.. Boyle says that the
/ universally acknowledged infcrlority ct
/ Great Britain 10 most OF the leading ma
/ lions particularly the United states i~td
Germany is given frequently as one Of the
. CHIEF reasons why Great Britain Is being
Outstripped in her manufacturers
50 parueparIE strong portion Of consul
EoFlgs report Is thar wherein he places
/ the American and British side by side in
comparison which places the American
far 10 tho fore English manufacturers, he
says, find il almost impossible ia get the
~unc amount of product from machines as
Is obtained I'M America. There are two rcn-
SONS for this. says Mn Boyle. First, the
average British W<kmln Is not as adapta-
Bile as the American and does not so readily
get command of new appliances: and see
oud. that IL is not the custom Of Tho coun-
try for EngllShmcn, whether mechanic,
clerk or laborcr to work ms hard as ON
/ American Then, too. states Mir. Boyle,
the English workman is inclined to split
very fine hairs he wiz often refuse Ia do
anything outside certain line rilidly laid
down by. the custom of his craft generally
ma by his trade union in particular. A>
an examine IT this trait Mr. Boyle cites