The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18

country IN competition with foreign flan-
ufncttrhrs Us labor In America is so
much brttpr paid than III Europe ihis
argument was a valid one in tho carly
Says of The republic. whom labor was very
Z scarce In America aud commanded good
wages. At present wages are low.
though still higher than In Europe. but
the rpst OF manufacturing "a great many
articles OH which there Is a high tariff
IL less in America than ttSis IN England
and other Enroeean countries. he Am err
Jean wage Garner docs more work III a
daythnn the fnreiEncs, SO that the wage
cost OF producing n ton of steel rails ior
instance, is actually less IN America than
II is III England Or Germany.
This is the opportunity OF the American
manufacturer. protected byfn tariff law.
enacted for his benefit, though, at VIII
4 be shown, at the consumers expense.
He charges the Americans purchaser the
price which the article Offered would
bring abroad and adds on approximately
what the foreign manufactures would
have to pay as tariff at the custom house.
IL he attempted TO bring his goods into
this, country. The effect of tne rrotec-
tive tarni. therefore Is not to enable the
home manufacturer to live. but to enable
him to take an unfair advantage of the
consumer BY compelling him. IN some IN
stances, 10 pay as much as twicei the
amount which the same article would
cost II he mad tne 5loItuHcH W NV III GIL
European country.
The average price OF American manu-
featured products in foreign markets is
twenty per cent. less than the selling
price in the home market. On paints and
varnshcs tho difference between the price
to Americans and to foreigners Is only
ilvc per cent, but OH agricultural imple-
lncnts. tools. machinery and hardware
tho difference i'll the price to the foreigner
and to trs. American runs from ten to
fifty per cent.
On wire, cartridges, playing cards etc,
the difference is more than 100 per cent,
and on such articles as wire rope and
boruat he difference exceeds 200 per cent
On ordinary files there is q difference IN
some cases of as much as 25S per cent.
Difficulty in Getting Lists.
1T is only with great difficulty that tho
Democrats succeeded In getting tho price
lists OF American manufacturers circu-
lated among foreign buyers. So ,nwill-
ing are the trusts to have this feature
or their business made known that they
use every possible means to prevent their
export trade journals, which arc sircu-
lated abr1ad, from falling into the hands
OF AmerI IAN buyers. In 1902 the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee offered
SOD Cor one of; these export price jour
nails, and tried to insert an advertise
mcnt to this effect III several prominent
Now York papers. These papers, fearing
TO offend she trusts would not accept
tho advertisement. The New York World.
however. published the offer Of the com
mittec and, as n result. several copies
OF the export Journals were obtained,
This year the Democratic National Conn
mittce got TWO or three copies Of these
Journals, and. in addition, employed IN
expert familiar with all the ins and outs
OF the export business, who visited the
selling offices of many prominent manu-
f;lcturcrs and obtained from them in tlieirf
own handwriting many of the export
prices quoted III the campaign book.
n Following are some OF the prices at
which articles Of American manufacture