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New Wilson Bill and Massachusetts Industry Debate
Senator Weeks argues against tariff fears by detailing competition in cotton, shoes, and wool. He cites 1912 data from Massachusetts cities New Bedford Fall River Lawrence Brockton Lynn and shows workers’ wages rising while dividends decline or stagnate, challenging the claim that stockholders profit at workers’ expense.
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Senator Weeks
New England
United States
Woolen Trust
American Woolen Co
Lyman
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
House of Representatives
Taylor
Watertown
Mass
Rock Island
William B. Wilson
Labor
William C. Redfield
Commerce
John Q. Wilson
Connecticut
House
Organized Labor
Secretary of Labor
Gov. Foss
Canada
Foss
Guy
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Germany
France
Massachusetts Savings Banks
Mutual Savings Banks
Copartners
New Bedford
Fall River
Lawrence
Brockton
Lynn
General Electric Co
New Bedford Mills
General Electric
Lawrence Mills
Congress
Hong