Mr. Chairman. who are our competitors? We are pillaged and plundered for the benefit of every protected industry in this country. and yet we compete with the fellaheen of Egypt and the ryols of India. whose wages are from 4 to 6 cents a day. and yet you talk about taxing ustoenableyou to competewith the pauper laborof Great Britain. when we are competing with laborers who toil at from 4 to ii cents a d-.y. and with the exslaves of Brazil. who receive but a bare sustenance in return for their labor. J24. And yet. gentlemen. with this competition. the most cruel that is known today in the production of any article of human industry. we only ask to be lot alone.
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The speaker refers to the 'fellaheen of Egypt and the ryols of India' as examples of extremely low-wage labor.