The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-24
VOICE OR THE PEOPLE
Continued from page Four.


ines OF the British Isles the following
question Can you English people make
those articles labelled as above?" Ger
tainIy We can" was the reply. Then
why don't you make em?' said l. Be
cause We can't compete with German,
French. Italian, etc, child labor was the
answer: and our later investigation Of
the matter proved TO us conclusively that
our informant az above. was dealing un-
questionably in indisputable facts. II
would take up too much space in this
newspe per 10 enter into details as 70 why
we arrived at that conclusion but suffice
TO say that nne-tenths OF the small arti-
cles labeled as above noted are made by
children.
Again. a great many people in America
imagine because an article Is labeled
Made in Germany. etc" that that is a
mark. Of the articles superiority. But
such IL not the fact II | am not mis-
taken there is law in England com
pelling the makers or handlers of for
eign goods TO thus label them. As
matter Of fact they are really mark OF
inferiority, for no Englishman. patriotic
or otherwise for example. would buy
German made razor In preference TO an
English made one. the razors costing the
same. I have even heard II said II don't
know how true IL is) that the German
makers OF razors have to send them TO
England 10 get them tempered-that they.
the Germans don't know how TO prop
erly temper n razor.
But the object OF this Communication.
Mr. Editor, was TO suggest. humbly be IL
said a few ideas for your contributors 10
dilate upon. and which perchance might
be OF local interest. dismissing this part
Of our letter with a query: Do any ri
your writer's or readers imagine trat
high tariff policy or free trade policy
would lower the price OF gallon 81
kerosene oil?
We suggest the following subjects for
discussion in the columns OF the ProVi-
dence News:
IAN inquiry into the occultation Of city
assessors wherein nv magic touch Of an
unseen hand piece Of erstwhile useless
property suddenly becomes Of enormous
value " hen IL is understood that the 'ctY
wants to purchase IT,
The scientific reason OF factory
chimney belching out black smoke al the
rate OF mile a minute when there Is
man in existence that Is paid a thousand
a-year 10 stop H..
ION the curious phenomenon Of the
city electric lights always locating them
selves in front Of a big taxpayers house
leaving the small taxpayers house en-
shrouded I'm total darkness
Does the early training OF governors
affect their intellect?
The effect on the general health OF
the individual that has 10 hang on 10
street car strap instead Of being provid-
ed with a seat by the Rhode Island Co.
"A dissolution touching the mortal
equilibrium Of city contractors vho still
persist In putting only an inch and half
az cement in school house cellar bottoms.
when the contract calls for elk inches"
or your contributors might try ther
hand at Action and write weird and
ehastly story emitting II Houses 10 Let,
or: what'i They Do with Em?" (Cor.
Summer and Pond streets
or even discussion as 10 the value of
therapeutics might not be uninteresting
under the title OF What Shall We 30 10
BE Saved from PHI Alley7" with remarks
touching the decrease OF the value OF real
estate in that section 90 the city.
with these few hints we close.
respectfully.
JEAN LOUIS a HOUDETOT.
r. s--ve understand that the English
government is now considering pro
tectiye pOlicv."