The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNRE DECEMBER 1, 1902. “THE INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY OF THE WORLD."

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 683, 1 December 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNRE DECEMBER 1, 1902. “THE INDUSTRIAL SUPREMACY OF THE WORLD."

Says Mr Carnegie : “ The habits, conditions, intelligence, and spirit of tile masses were important elements' in the industrial race.” And he proceeds to specify the dominating qualities of the American, the German, and the British workmen—giving the palm emphatically to the combination of the British-German, and particularly to the Scot. "'I hanks to the conscription of Germany, among other causes, fhe Americans had many thousands of Germans in their service, of whom at least four, whom he recalled, became partners, and earned the millions of dollars they obtained, it might lie accepted that if ever Britain resorted to conscription, the Republic would be stilt more enriched than it had yet lieen by one class of emigrants, who would, come in greater numbers than ever, even more valuable per man than the German—the Scot. One such emigrant was worth to America a score of inert stay-at-homes. ”

In comparing Britain with the Con- _ tint'll tx of Europe and America, Britain did not come out as well as it should—cither employers or employed. The Britisli employer failed to give business unremitting attention ; used business too much as a means only to • win entrance to another rank of ' society. '1 lie British employees, he r said, thought too much of how little they need do,—too little of how much they could do. Both classes took life too easily in this the .lay of competition. “ Employers would hud it much to their interests to give to their ablest employees shares in the business.” “ 'l’lie two Continents nau another decided advantage over BriV tain, in the sobriety and regular lu--6: pits of their workmen. The broken \ days of Britain both handicapped the employer and injured the workman. Great Britain’s drink bill of 10b millions per annum ; the sums risked by masters and men in gambling, to say nothing of the waste of time and thought, and the expenditure of ..Uirtytwo millions a year on tobacco, might be immensely reduced with great benefit; to the country. And so also, it would be better if many of the rude sports were abandoned. From these evils the Continent’and America were comparatively, and in some eases almost entirely free. They (the British) bought Rom foreign countries GO millions of supplies which they could ’ produce themselves—yielding a probe equal to one-third or more of all her present export trade, since home commerce was doubly profitable. Here lay an untouched, mine of wealth. Years of painful lessons might be and prob- ’ ably were before the people of Britain, but the discipline would be salutary, leading to their improvement and elevation. A Britain filled with people possessed of the valuable qualities of our race, and becoming as temperate and industrious as the French, German or American, liad nothing to fear in the struggle for maintenance of a place among industrial nations.” It js well to see ourselves as others ■ .see us‘, and especially so when the man who observes us i,s, practically, one of us, thoroughly sympathetic, but whose life has been spent among people who possess our characteristics for industrial success at their best, and • whose judgment therefore is based upon known facts and actual experience. It is well wc should be told tlic truth, even though it may not bo very Palatable. If we arc not exactly being j properly beaten in the industrial lace ;j as yet, wc can hardly deny that our I opponents are rapidly pulling up with us in most things, and in some important industries are certainly beating 1 us. And with all the unavoidable ’ disadvantages and difficulties the Mother Country has to overcome, as compared with Germany and America, our people will need to strain every nerve . to hold their place. j Such observations as tbeso led Mr Carnegie naturally to the next branch of his address, viz., “ Europe and America Contrasted.” The fact that the combination of the 15 states forming the American Union, some of them larger than the United Kingdom, rapidly equalling all Europe in productions of prime necessity, was a portent of infinitely more consequence to the world than the huge industrial combinations on land and sea now so much heard of. The influence of a united Continent upon the smaller separate nations of the world was already felt. “ Eurqpe saw its art treasures and its shipping lines, and the centre of finance, passing to the new land, as primacy in manufacturing, in wealth, and in commerce had already done, under the law of gravitation, which operated in every field, even in literature. Ku- ‘ rope was alarmed at the threatened consequences, and the search was now | directed to the discovery oi counter- 1 vailing forces.” The first step for i their purpose was to compare and note 1 the points of difference which o.(Mtc t the dangers feared. There are -some ’ portentous contrasts tc be noted. Eti- i rope is an armed camp. “ every man s c time and labor for years taken for r military training, not merely unpro- t ductivc labor, but labor costly to the £ State —nearly nine millions more thus called to military duty.” The A me rican Union bad only an army o' sixty- / sis thousand, and there jyas uq ton- 0

scription. Its army is industrial. 'i lit?.: Europe has -ii" battle Hups; America has 35. ”It would be difficult to over-estimate the effect of this contrast upon trie industrial development of the two continents.’ The operation oi conscription in Europe is to enrich America Again, America is one united whole, at jieace within useii. and in JJurope too, for lamna i womd result n s.,e laiieu to export ~rod..cls to Europe. .'she tnus possessed the inuispensabie cunauioii oi «..d..serial j;..o o iess—peaeeiui security. Has condition is lacnli.g in r.uiope, uitided as it is into hostile camps. Again, the Lnited States had a con-Mautly-ex palming home demand, winch they could go on providing lor without any dread of iniencrtnee witn sup-t-dns. i ;.e c-uroptan pxouucer loual ne<t expanu, because oi nosuie barriers miu me ie.tr ot uar. Ihe American ptodueer could go on sieauliy etoiwng me best types oi machinery, ana communication by rner, laae, aim rail was lur cheaper man in Europe, ironstone Horn Lane superior was carried iruu miles by water to the coal of rennsyivania at a tost oi ns per ton, wnne railway rales are ;l hail, sometimes a mini only of those of trurope. “ The American home market jusuned unequalled manufacturing establishments.” Germany is learning the value oi consolidation, by abolishing her petty divisions and tariffs. “ United into one empire,, with free trade over the whole area, giving a home market of 5G millions of people, she only needed to encourage the development of her resources m become the dangerous rival of Britain, and even to outstrip her in the most important article of all—steel.”

All this pointed closely to a European confederation, at any rate for industrial and economic purposes. ” A nation could not be small in size and population and remain great in material products or material power. Once the race was between separate nations, henceforth it- would be between continents.” There never would have been an American industrial invasion ot Europe if licr 15 States had erected tariff barriers against, the products of each other.

Mr Carnegie proceeds to develop his argument, and we shall pursue the subject in a later article.

Mr Cox, surgeon dentist, returned from tho Const on Saturday afternoon.

Attention is directed to Mr J. McKco’ 3 change of advertisement in this issue. The Atlienic, Indradevi, and f'cvon will visit Gisborne during the present, week.

Prohibition has been carried in six electorates in New Zealand, viz. : Bruce, Clutlia, Rlataura, Ashburton, Newtown, and Port Chalmers. The Hon. Jas. Carroll returned from Auckland yesterday. Hr. Pomace was a through passenger by the Te Aoau on his way to attend a large Native meeting in the Hawke’s Bay district.

Messrs Huddart, Parker and Jo. have been added to tile list of agencies of Messrs Dalgety of Co. The Company’s first steamer will be the Zealandia, leav mg for Aueklund and Sydney on the Oth inst.

The official count for Waiapu electorate was concluded on Saturday, being as follows Carroll 0201, Isitt 1562, informal 172, total voters 4965, majority for Carroll 1069. Local option : Continuance 2295, reduction 1970, no-lieenso 2568, total voters 4879, informal 93. The count was made by Mr Johnston (Returning Officer) and his deputy (Mr L. Williams), assisted by Messrs A. G. Beere and G. F. Henderson, the latter being scrutineer fur Mr Carroll.

The Rev. F. W. Isitt, by advertisement in another column, expresses his thanks to the 1562 electors of Waiapu who voted for him. Ho adds: 11 That they shuuld have done this in my absence, and knowing that 1 stood chiefly to avert an injustice to which my temperance comrades in tho electorate would otherwise have been subjected, deepens my sense of indebtedness to them, and will add to the interest and pleasure I have always felt in visiting tho Waiapu.”

In connection with the Huanui fracas two informations have been laid by the police. At the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, before Mr it. H. Mason, J.P. Robert Leslie was charged with assaulting Jeremiah McSw"eney, laborer, on November 20, at Huanui, thereby causing him actual bodily harm. Sergeant Siddells said his witnesses were at Huanui, and ho required an adjournment for eight days to collect evidence. He asked that bail bo substantial as there was another charge which he would he prepared to go on with at tho same time. The second charge would be of a similar nature. The Bench granted the remand until Monday, Dec. 6th, bail being fixed at £IOO, with two sureties of £SO each.

On Saturday a largely-attended meeting of the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association was held to appoint officers for the gathering to be held at the Park on December Ilth. The following were appointed judges : —Messrs Rees. Kennedy, Caesar, Cyril White, R. N. Jones, Nolan, Colebourno, Cuthbert, Rev. H. Williams, and Rev. Father Mulvihill; record-keepers, Messrs Mann and Woodward; timekeepers, Messrs Good, Fraser, Seymour, and Wakelin; board keepers, Messrs Marshall, Morice, and Quigley; starters, Messrs Miller, Winter, and Nisbett; marshals, Messrs Crawford, Wuuchop, and Sefton; marksmen, Messrs Driller and Weils; gatekeepers, Messrs McClure and

McLeod; judges of competitions, Major Winter, Captain Colebourne and Mr Miller; grandstand gatekeepers, Messrs Faram, Bright, File, und Hookey. It was decided to ask both bands to be present. A monster gathering is expected. Special trains have been arranged for, and also special fares, the return charge (including admission) being Is 6d for adults and On for children from Gishorue. Hot water will be provided. It was decided to receive entries up till Friday next.

A most successful concert was given at Tc Kara.ka last week in a.id oi the school library fund. '1 here was a large attendance, the school building, being well nlled. Mr A. Lewis pre- . sided, and expressed pleasure at seeing •such a large gathering. The programme submitted was an excellent one, and each item was received with loud applause. After a prettv pianoforte overture by Miss Bouslield, the school children, under the superintendence of the mistress, Mrs Satcbcll, sang the chorus “ Hearts of Oak.” The children, including a large number of native pupils, were prettily attired, and went through their jierformance in a manner that reflected great credit on their teacher. A gramophone selection followed, and was encored. Miss Lynch pleased the audience with her recitation, “ Criticism of a White Owl,” and Mr .Sefton brought down the house with his song “ Sunny Tennessee,” and an encore being demanded he responded with “The Admirals Broom.” The duet “On the 'Hue Wave ” was splendidly rendered by Misses Lynch and Houseiield. and two gramaphone selections closed the first part of the programme. In the second half Mrs Satchell contributed a pianoforte selection, and the school children sang “ Life on the Ocean Wave ’ and

‘Hocking,” which were excellent munlers. Three oi the .school girls sang ‘ Tommy was a naughty boy,” the horns being taken up by the other mpils, and Air Morgan rendered 1 Asleep in the Deep ” and “ A Thouand Leagues under the Sea,” with ood effect. The pianoforte duet by j li.sses Seamont and Bousfield was a apital number, as also was the comic ecitation “ Prohibition,” by Mr Seion. Miss How Chow gave a pleasing endering of “Day by Day,' : and sevral gramaphone selections were also iveii. A dance followed the concert, nd was kept up until an early hour, .mongiii those present were a, number f- visitors from £;sbcrae 4

A rough-hairtci sheep dog, lost, from the Maiwhcro yards. is advertised for. A meeting of Mr Carroll's Committee will he held this evening at eighto'clock.

A meeting of the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society will be held in the rooms over Dalryinple's, this evening.

The Cook County Council mvite tendci s lor ti.e I lu.nt to Colicet tile dog .a.v in the County ruin uuuuign or

inv uroroa and May were sheltering oil .ii. uu>i it-siCHinv. i Lie .nay is vyur.ul to na.e lauen in v, ilu r.va> > Viuuuel anu SuSulllicU sil a ht Uu.ru.igc.

A general meeting of the Gisuornc Co-opeiauve Builunig Society will be leid to-morrow evening, ior the purpose of uis'posing or loam aiuouiuing m a-l-uu.

'the* nu.eral of the late Mrs Stanley nOopcr win lusC place mis aiieuwon, lCawng 1,.e icsiueiioe ol UIC ucoea >eu s laihe-i, .ur imuiuit rripbuui, ar two O IIOCK.

To-uay (St. Andrew's Day) being

a hummy lot the Dallas and uovernment omces, the binning green v,m oe Oj.en lor pray, ana it is c\|,cored that Ulcre wifi oe a large aileiiuajice. Sjiceial matclies will oe played Lins morning anu in tne alieinoon, at S.J'J, a cnalleiige maicii win oc played oeeween Ciisbome anu UlialanpoKo rums.

A Lawrence - Kennedy milking maclune is ui'iiig imported by messrs Common, Shelton and Co., lor Mr w. A. Hood, who intends to lest it on his larm. As it is tne nrsi maemne oi tlic kind imported to Gisborne a trial will be anticipated with much interest by dairy farmers, ami if satisfactory, oilier settlers will order mammies. A farmer in Nuliaka district has already ordered once

At the Bowling green on Saturday, the following games were played Hams, Collige, Dixon, and Bright (skip) 25 v. McGowan, On, Simsun, and Witty "(skip) 15 ; Quigley, Maitliewson, Nasmith, and Massey (skip) 20 v. Hescott, Willock, Lewis, anu Gaudin (skip) 2-1. In the Presidents doubles (first round), Oman and .Marson beat Gox and Gaudin by 2U to 12, and Sheridan and Coleman deleated Cusseu and Martin by 22 to lb. The second round will be played tins week. There was a crowded congregation at Wesley Church last evening. '1 lie anniversary hymns were repeated, and the Kev. B. F. Hothwell delivered a brief lecturette on the late liugli Price lfugiies. Tiie singing waif very creditable to all coneerneu. Mr uothwell commenced tlie service by asiuiig the congregation to sing the, Doxology anu then he announced Uiat no-license liau been carried in Bruce. He had, he said, been made to feel warm for sorno weeks by hearing Ins best mends in CTut-ha lied about and maligned, but, Mr Hothwell added, the hour of their vindication had come and the lie had been hurled hack by the testimony oi their neighbors.

It, is rumored that an effort is ;o lie made to upset the election of Kir Geo. Fisher for Wellington City on the ground that he addressed a meeting of the electors on polling day (says the Wellington correrjpomlent of the New Zealand Herald). Mr Fisher spoke on that day from a carriage to an open air meeting near the Queen's Wharf, and it is alleged that this is contrary to the Electoral Act of last session. It is freely slated an attempt is ro he made to quash tne carrying ol prohibition in Newtown district, it turns out that the Tramway Hotel, a tomparatively new building in brick and stone, which was erected within >;luil is known as the Newtown district, is really outside the boundaries of that electorate, and within the city. This means that the license will reap a rich harvest after June next.