The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-08-04
10 COMING.
England Getting Ready to Avail Her.
self Of the Safeguard Of
Trade.

looking to the institution OF some form
" direc, protection In the way Of duties
upon foreign products has not accom-.
plished anything In that direction. II ~
not 10 be assumed TINT the effort has
entirely failed or has completely sub.
sided. In fact, n very important step
toward practical protection has been
taken. as Is shown by n London -
respondent who writes with reference to
the passing the second reading OF the
aliens bill In the british hous. Of ON
non This measure. rays the Troy
Timcs. " framed with the intent Of pre-
venting The admission Ia England Of dcs.
titute and other undesirable aliens.
That II commands a strong measure Of
popular and parliamentary approval "
made apparent by the vote. The bili vas
passed by a majority Of i52.
Joseph Chamberlain. who represents
The class " public mcn In England who
are getting their eyes open to The nctcs
silly for some form Of protection tu
British Industry. says Of this aliens eN
elusion act hat II II only a step toward
much Hreatcr things; the step Ia u
snail one between the bill which kccps
ot.i this low class Of labor aud the hill
which hope to see introduced shortly
which will prevent III. hoods which
these people make from coming into
competition with those made IN this
cuunify The arguments which led 10
the Introduction and passage Of the
allan. nm u,r. familiar ia Americans
mud were that aliens OF the rot indi'
Gated because of c~riminaliiy. disease
and insanity. become burdens upon the
poor authorities and he people who pay
the taNrs that by unfair competition
they pust native workmon and bring
down wages; ihS hey o,crcrowd he
districts In which thss live. dwell w an
%Haniiart conditions aLd become q men
ace 10 The public health. and that incir
presence tends To reduce The standard u
the national physiqur. Mucs he .ame
sort of reasoninr led 10 h. rD-
siriciinus governiug lmmigratiud Into
the United States.
The aliens bill passed by he British
house Ut commons H. Intended io 30
teot British workmen from one form 4
admitted evil II vas shown In the dit
cisainn that while the population ~
London has Increased oull ten PET cent
within ten year the strangers Withiu
the raics Of tho British capital nun
her &c per cent. more than d decade ago.
The allens are nov canning from The
continent Of the rate ~ several thou
sands weekly, anu are dr.,iur ont many
Britnn, Who seek elsewhere the ,harcr
IA male q living NJ which the new arrIv.
ais deprive hem The correspondent
who presents the facts say. We send
ava, tom this country from iio u"n 10
goo .uuu able-hodied men aud women.
British bora. and II these only ten per
rent represent unskili"d labor the REST
being trained operatives among the men
and skilled In some line of sork hmonf
the women. And then W Import from
abroad all the refuse and decrcpil
labor from continental clties Th'
oh%icctionahlcs not only supplaut IN
nrltish artisans, hut boycott The British
| ,hopkeepcr her,vor sufficiently uumer.
uus Il 40 Hu Cases arr fitted where pun
lir aid has To Le glyen To thusc deprive
of labor and %patrpIaS" 10 ihi, way. aud
the government has introduced q hill
looking to providing more effective
aid.
Tho situation brings out .u bold rcliei
tho damagc done IN Euglnud through
lack Of safeguards against the economic
dangers menaclnr that country. Tho oN'