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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1902
Page
2
A wide ranging column mocks current tariffs and trusts with jokes and sharp edits. It names many figures, trusts, and figures like tin plate steel and sugar, comparing domestic and foreign prices and tariffs. Byron W. Holt signs the piece detailing how trusts profit, and hints at political leanings and economic critique.
The United States Steel corporation stands as the era’s leading industrial giant with a capital base around 1.519 billion dollars, extending to 1.606 billion with its allied companies. It controls major Northwest iron ore, Connellsville coal mines, 1000 miles of rail, and ships 10 million tons of ore. It produces about three quarters of US steel and tops global output. In a recent year its products were valued at 410 million, paying 11.3 million in wages to 168,263 workers. Net profits last year exceeded 111 million and are forecast at 140 to 150 million, underscoring vast owner profits versus worker wages. The president is reputed to earn about 1 million annually. Exported goods reach worldwide markets, with Schwab noting lower foreign prices abroad than domestically, reflecting a strategy of global sales and pricing. The text also hints at labor and pricing tensions, suggesting high domestic prices paired with dictatorial control.
Senator Hanna warns that any tariff revision will trigger widespread protests as every locality seeks to shield its own products while supporting free trade elsewhere. He argues the tariff system acts as a vast trust, demanding bold action by the American people to curb a giant, entrenched evil.
The passage questions why a president or presidential candidate endures fatigue and risk in a speaking tour. It argues the tours are an inferior way to communicate with the public yet persist due to vanity, flattery, and dramatic crowd reactions. It suggests the appeal of posing as an orator and hearing cheers is hard to resist.
Wisconsin senator Spooner is praised as an able Republican leader and slated to voice western demand for tariff revision. He signals willingness to stake re election on supporting tariff changes, while a tariff commission appointment appears as a first step toward revision.
A Boston protectionist paper shifts toward revising the Dingley tariff. It cites the coal duty and hints at the near 100 percent levy on woolen clothing as unjust, suggesting eventual broader reforms.
The New York World criticizes Secretary Shaw for trying to “liberate the reserves” and warns that good intentions pave a path to lawbreaking. It asks what prevents a timid or corrupt secretary from setting dangerous precedents that firmness could avert or be exploited for personal speculation.
Speaker Henderson warned of a gathering storm on President McKinley in his last speech. The article suggests reform questions, with Roosevelt proposing reciprocity treaties and policy shifts as potential remedies, while noting debate over how to treat the illness with pallatives.
A humorous collage of social quirks and quick retorts. Mrs Upjohn’s coffee sparks kitchen gossip as visitors overhear the kitchen maid’s sharp claim. Jokes about courtship, inheritance, and family foibles follow, with light exchanges on etiquette, manners, and a playful exchange about a prospective son in law.
A comical family exchange unfolds around a minister and a wedding, with misheard lines about sermons and a child’s toy plan. The playful scene features a mother and children debating faith and noise as relatives hide away, hinting at domestic tensions and humor in Spare Moments.
The International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths formed in Atanta, Ga in 1889 and solidified its footing by 1897. It backed the nine hour strike last year, securing concessions and broader nine hour contracts this year. Led by Robert B Kerr as general secretary treasurer since 1898, the union reports stable leadership and expanding protections for blacksmiths in railroad shops shipyards and factories.
The Chicago cigarmakers union denounces the cigar trust for buying high priced leases to open new stores and compete with established shops. It claims brands are produced by child and cheap labor in penal institutions and that retailers in major cities organize to shun trust products. Union support spreads as druggists and big jobbers curb stocks and seek union made clears to please customers.
The Social Democratic Herald cites United States Commissioner Carroll D. Wright to argue that trade unionism raises wages above living standards. It credits unions with pushing higher pay for both organized and nonunion workers and notes capitalism’s hostility to unions.
In Chicago stack yards the teamsters demonstrated that the post strike agreement was observed. Swift & Co. has again pledged to honor the earlier contract. The last settlement moved the bulldozing foreman to a nonunion department, a move praised by some and seen as a potential incentive for workers to organize.
A Yokohama correspondent estimates about 80 000 cotton operatives in Japan mainly in Osaka with 60 000 women. Factories lack health provisions and workers are crowded under boarding in systems. Up to thirty four sleep in one room and some children earn a penny a day.
The article argues that safeguarding children is a universal humanitarian issue not limited to any section. It notes earlier English and northern reforms and warns the expanding southern manufacturing base will raise the problem, urging timely action before many children are harmed.
The bimonthly labor department bulletins are valued for their authoritative statistical reports. While leaders may differ with Commissioner Carroll D. Wright on organization plans, the under his direction these reports are deemed invaluable to students of industrial conditions.
In Marietta Pennsylvania iron molders on strike since last June were enjoined from yelling scab at workers. Court found the union offered to pay a man his wages if he stayed out of the plant, leading to the injunction.
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