New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
rAPPY AMERICAN WORKMAN.
-. Int of His English Brother Is Bitter by
Comparison.

an American machinist says Virgil z.
,,,,se in The Independent About a year
vas solicited by an English firm TO go to
p and pursue my calling at one of its
eh.s located in that city. The prospect offer
e-,r,erous advantages over the place I then
pe rlosed with the offer. and took up my abode
- - g-eat metropolis. Owing 10 the situation in
= found myself 1 and heard many
ra ,hst would naturally escape an ordinary
JUS Ao- I write without prejudice. for the things
..n Of are true, and would glaoly see them
n.yiated. il possible
e.afjon. and took cab to go TO the Bedford
fNsI a distance Of about two miles We had no
Ho'' han started when a man out, and
VIC one Of the shafts Of the cab. ran the en-
/ sir+srce I was somewhat at a loss to under
ns -ba reason for this strange conduct but
SH- .-ri,ed At the hotel l found that he had
+r;s in order TO secure the job Of carrying
0H. - from the cab into the hotel which he
.ocei,fng for his trouble a sixpence, with
- ba was very well pleased. 1t is an ordinary
li1- 80 for a man TO force his services upon
"a ,ten hold out his hand for compensation
/ T,D5on is the home Of the great unwashed and
4 - There is hardly among the working
nc in London who knows what a square meal
"a this fact is written plainly upon their feat
An4nnia runs rampant. On every wall you
~ srs legends like the following: Take Blanks
-a-ills for anamia": Blanks Pills. an in
,,,,e remedy for anania.' and the word "anse-
a. e bIazoned forth and meets your eye wher-
~ VOL turn It is Only the English way of saying
/ -.+ior. for nothing else under heaven is re-
trls for The ansenic condition of the working
IS The lil Of fare for ordinary meal con-
- of a balfpenuy worth Of bread, a halfpenny
~ of cheese and the like amount Of ale The
/ 9-soner eats a number OF such meals day-as
~, as he can afford it-and his days rations
-a-l5 hardly make one meal for hungry Ameri-
ing hone
= sf-er had finished my meal arose and left
= +obIa Having been served with more bread
t., required IA circumstance remarkable in it
~ had left slice on the plate. A young man
!, had been sitting near me at another table
= after me to call my attention 10 the TACT
r4s, told him I had had sufficient he gazed at
: - astonishnent. but. recovering himself. he
--ia5 hack 10 the table seized the bread I had
/ = and devcurcd it like hungry dog. Before
.,,z my bread this mans msal consisted Of
= hin slice Of bacon and small piece of bread,
4b oost him one and one-half pence This is the
he, Tondon living one hears so much about
-bs food rrohlera is really a serious one. have
E-,qrled with it myself. I tried boarding for
~ nut was compelled to give il up in order 10
zane that foe OF The workingman-ansemia- Ny
~.,kfast at : o'clock consisted OF bacon and one
-r-everv morning. For dinner. at l o'clock.
H. small slice of roast beef FOR tea. at
/ Eeock the fare was cup Of tea and what we
NF18ll probably Cal snalls III lhe S'ateS 0iieS
Il F,u them wrinkles" over here. It takes so long tc
TX them out Of the shells that you nearly starve
.tng them. For supper. at O'Clock, had cold
t~s beef and tea. and a certain allowance of
bad which had previously been kindly spread
h ne After enduring this for while 1 was
unpelled 10 take my meals at a restaurant Liv-
r. is very expensive. In looking over the bill Of
~ in the restaurant. I a number Of articles
XHch cost nine times as much as ! could have pro-
rp6 them for in America As example of eX-
nzye living. note the following: Some stewed
anev mashed potatoes. a small quantity of some
rtsfle resembling Stewed squash, bread butter
d coffee come 10 three shiings and two pence
rut 7g cents And this al an ordinary restaurant,
-h as the middle class of working people pat
{rlze Bv dint Of considerable planning l man
I'd 70 procure board with private family. and
sEeen this and taking some OF my meals at a
fSpursnt I managed live a fair basis of
mumy and comfort The lot of man with a
-fv is worse Another American machinist who
inc 10 London about the same time did, has his
! he and motler-in-law living with him. The bills
their meat and groceries alone average 81 a