The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-01
RISING ALL
OVER THE WORLD

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In speech delivered I'm the House
Of Repres antuives on May 9Th. Tim.
Cthy =. AnslCrry of Ohio. Long
worth's talented COLLEAGUE. dgGuccd
the entire doctrine of prices FROM "thc
selfish interests of employers" aud
cited Henry George i'm support of tho
doctrine. This may ue the way it
woke i'm Defiance county. but IN the
rest of the wo,ld. If dependence may
be placed upon the official REPORTS of
OR consuls the prices of intellect and
,abor and Of the things that thev pro.
duoe appea" to- have some connection
with taxes, the cost Of living and the
supply of money in which prices are
expressed.
Some incontestible evidence was ad-
duced in our issue of March 9th which
showed that during the last decade
the cost OF living had advanced from
80 per cent to 80 per cent i'm the
United States, and more or less in
other countries. The consular reports
from England. France. Denmark. Ger
many, Italy, Turkey and Australia ex-
hibited the same phenomena, though
in most cases less marked than in the
United States and Canada. We may
now add some further reports from
similar official sources. all testifying
to a rise in the cost of living. which
seems to be world wide.
For Great Britain. Saurbeck's index
numbers. denoting the average annual
rices of fortv-fve classes Of commod.
tiles. from 1902 to 1910 inclusive ex-
hibit the following numbers and rela-
lions: 60. 60. 70. rs. n. so. n. "a and
70. In 1911 these prices we're: For
January. 7S.5: February 7S6. March.
7S.9. and April. so. But as thew do not
embrace rent or services thew fail TO
show the full extent Of the enhanced
cost of living Tvnical among the
causes ASSIGNED in England are the
old.aga pensions granted bv the Lib
eral government adding. like our mem
sion list. MANY millions 70 the general
budget. swelling tho tax burden and
enhancing rents and tbe prices Of com.
modities
Our consul at Vera Cruz saws of
Yucatan: "The cost Of living is excess
siveIv high. Notwithstanding that all
necessities enter free of duty" and re-
ports skilled labor at 81 gold and COM
mon labor at 81. 25 gold per dav. The
consul at VALPARAISO saws that the cost
of living has increased since 1906 from
40 to so per cent. and that wages have
crept up to the same level This is
true Of the country generally. In Val
paraiso the cost of living has nearly
doubled At Puerta Plata. Dominican
RepubIic. the cost of living for "well-
TODD classes" has risen until IL is
higher than in the United States. The
consul attributes if to taxation.
In the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
the cost of living during the last five
years has doubled, while in Germany
generally it has materially increased"
The consuls at Erfurt and Mannheim
allude to the increased cost of living"
the rise Of wages and shortening Of
working hours, but give no details.
Similar reports come from Austria,
and especially from Bohemia. The
consul at Milan reports the same of
Italy. A "crisis in meats prevails in
Lombardy." and pork is CRITICALLY
high" The consuls at Valencia and
Barcelona report the same of Spain,
where the cost of living and labor i'm
twelve years has risen about so per
cent. The former consul attributes it
to high taxes.
Similar reports come from Moscow.