Speech #710021981

United States and British labor Per cent British Per cent production per British wage earner is horseof United States power Per cent production per per wageBritish wage earner earner wage isof is of Industry United States United wage Value States Quantity added by horsemanu- power facture per wage. earner Coal ------------------------------------- 62.6 23.11 .................. Chemicals ------------------------------- 41.27 ---------- 39.85 34.1 Paints and varnish ----------------------- 41.94 ---------- 38.84 52.76 soap ------------------------------------- 47.22 25.51 40.61 B9.24 Brick. tile. and refractories ---------------- 45. 27 ---------- 43. 54 51.09 Cement ----------------------------------- 47.04 36.61 35.84 41.67 China and earthenware ------------------- 34. 06 ---------- 35.18 48.90 Blast furnaces ---------------------------- 45.81 23. 28 17.88 39.70 Motor vehicles --------------------------- 40.00 ---------- 28.24 40. 73 Railway cars ----------------------------- 40. 18 ---------- 36. 04 2. 69 Electrical machinery and supplies --------- 37. 11 -----------31.82 52.03 Tools. saws. files. etc --------------------- 36.62 -----------31.78 83. 92 Textile machinery and parts -------------- 37.13 ---------- 29.89 65. 32 Lumber and timber products ------------- 58.92 ---------- 55.46 70.83 Furniture -------------------------------- 46.18 ---------- 37.66 31.84 Grain milling ---------------------------- 49.88 -----------36.35 35.72 Sugar ------------------------------------ 53. 10 27.07 49. 44 55. 70 Balkery products ------------------------- 38.64 ---------- 37.84 47.18 Confectionery ---------------------------- 47.12 ---------- 40.48 51.90 Paper and paper board------------------ 42.00 40. 54 40.43 30. 2 Wall paper ------------ 44.60 52.38 59.17 48.02 Printing ami publishing newspapers and periodicals -------------------------- 36. 15 ---------- 38. 07 79.86 Cotton spinning and weaving ------------- 52.20 52.84 50.66 62.5 Woolen and worsted goods --------------37.02 .-........-41.30 68. 75 Cordage. twine. jute goods. etc ------------ 41.20 .......... 32.27 36. 36 Knit goods ------------------------------- 43. 25 ---------- 39. 75 34. 74 Leather ---------------------------------- 46.47 ---------- 46.77 63.10 Boots and shoes -------------------------- 46.84 ---------- 39.45 71.64 Saddlery. harness. trunks. bags. etc ------- 35.16 ---------- 27.22 38. 67 Simple average -------------------43.96 36.39 38. 64 51. 7 Mr. Speaker. these figures showing relative wages and productivity here and elsewhere. which are supplementary to other tables of figures I recently submitted to the House completely disprove and brand as a fake and a fraud Republican campaign catch words about the always imminent danger of competition of " ignorant foreign pauper labor."