Blacksmiths received $2.45 per day in New York and $1.624 in London; $2.80 in Chicago and $1.48 in Glasgow, and $2.264 in St. Louis and $1.46 in Manchester. Blacksmiths' helpers received $1.65 per day in St. Louis and $0.934 in Manchester, and $1.69% in Chicago and $0.854 in Glasgow. Cabinetmakers received $2.50 per day in New York and $1.681⁄2 per day in London; $2.53 per day in St. Louis and $1.374 in Manchester. Carpenters received $3.494 per day in New York and $1.683⁄4 in London; $2.80 in St. Louis and $1.501⁄4 in Manchester, and $2.54 in Chicago and $1.554 in Glasgow. Iron molders received $2.734 per day in Chicago and $1.624 in London; $2.30 in St. Louis and $1.584 in Manchester. Machinists received $2.55 per day in New York and $1.544 in London; $2.522 in St. Louis and $1.46 in Manchester. Pattern makers received $2.781⁄2 per day in St. Louis and $1.581⁄4 in Manchester. In England, as in the United States, there was a steady increase in wages, owing to the organization of labor, the better education of the working people, and the improved opportunities for highclass work. While in Great Britain there were no serious wars or other influences to give a set-back to the steady upward course of wages during the period from 1870 to 1896 covered by the investigation, the United States have had two occasions upon which there were such interruptions. The first was from 1873 to 1876, the period of reaction from the abnormal conditions caused by the civil war, and from 1893 to 1896, the period of Cleveland "tariff reform." Notwithstanding these interruptions the net increase in wages from 1870 to 1896 was relatively greater in the United States than in Great Britain. We now, almost for the first time in our history, know no North, no South, no East, no West, but are all for a common country.President McKinley at Yankton, S. Dak., October 14, 1899. We have been moving in untried paths, but our steps have been guided by honor and duty; there will be no turning aside, no wavering, no retreat.-President McKinley to notification committee, July 12, 1900. Duty determines destiny. Destiny which results from duty performed may bring anxiety and perils, but never failure and dishonor. Pursuing duty may not always lead by smooth paths. Another course may look easier and more attractive, but pursuing duty for duty's sake is always sure and safe and honorable.-President McKinley at Chicago, October 19, 1898. |