Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

EFAE N E'rL5FE
proposes, ~ Imperative k the
country 10 to escape the calamity
that would almost surely follow the
OF the Aldrich scheme"
Nj. Cannon Gets Information.
Uncle Joe Cannon, High Protec-
ton joe" wanted to know when the
Democratic metal bill was before the,
House, why such articles as sewing
machines were placed on the :
list. Chairman Underwood, Of the
Democratic Ways and Means COM
mittee, courteously supplied the ex-
speaker with the desired information
""We have placed these articles en-
the free list for the benefit Of the
American people said Mr.. Under
wood. t."The uncontested testimony
shows that sewing machines are be
ing sold to the rich and poor alike
In this country. from $23 TO $45 q
machine, and yet are being laid
down, freight paid, in the Orient Tor t.
1915, yet the gentleman from I'M
nois would ask this congress, in the
name Of the manufacturers OF the
United States, to retain prohihbdi-
tive tax On sewing machines and 9th tn
e. like articles In order that we
might trade for terms foreign
markets Tor the benefit cf men who
have already made millions out Of
the American people. But By ! say g e
him.when we bartersinst trade in the
lreal NECESSITIES nf the Americanpeo
pie. Ne are bartenring and t lSa'iluts' IN u
the life blpcA q poverty isss
&."We are not ashamed to 60 8toAthe
|AmerIcanApeople and say that when
an artsc.e IS manufactured In this hi
country S. cheaply. chat itS y com ON,
pete in all the markets Of the worsl
We are willing TO place It on chs aha
free list for the beneffittgoaf our owl
people"
The meta bill, which also places
on the free lst, iron ore, nails. cas-
registers and many other steel am am
iron products, and makes reduction
on& all metal goods averaging S5 PC
cent, passed the House by q vote ~
e1O to 1Oe. The articles placed O
;he free list are being sold by Amer
: lean manufacturers much cheaperSt
foreigners than to home consumers
Il Protected Industry.
sixty five per cent OF the worker,
81 the United States Steel corpore
lone plants at PFittssbourrg earn a les
han the actual cost'aof subsistence
. according to calculations made y
4 s,ore the Stanley steel trust invest
eating committee BY Louis p. Braa1
I leis, '.the peoples .awyer:'
"The average wage Of per Ger
7 he the employees of the workers !
the steel plants: OF Pittsburg, h
said, is II 10 cents an hour. Tn
{ Associated Charities OF that city. ,
g sreful investigation has figured
: 3ut that the cost Of bare existennc'
I q family Of a husband and VII
md three children IN Pattsburg q
1858 a year. BY working y hours
~ 1865 days q year. this 65 pe
gt OF the workers, at the end 8
heir years labor, viii have ear1nne
< rust $1-5Oslessthan this sum.
THESE horrible conditions are %
result Of the use OF the great powe
e and wealth Of thls Ntrrststo pFeyen
q its employees frcm joining orga nazi
lions. The conditl3n ct Labor th1
industry Is nothing less than saaN
. cry. In ten years this. trust Will
! working men under these conditions
{ has taken. from the American peopl
! $50, 900, 900 in excess Of 9 lbera
! profit on Its actual investment an
his enormous profit has been use
! to grind down tts workers 20 thfeii
{ present miserable condition"