Again it will be noted that the wages paid to skilled laborers. which include bricklayers. carpenters. and painters. show the wages paid in the United States to be from two to six times the wages paid for like service in Europe. In the coalmining industry the average daily wage in the United States appears to be $4.90. or more than twice the wage paid in any European country for this hazardous work. The tables showing the wages paid for labor in China and India further emphasizes the vast differences that exist in the wage levels as between the United States and those Asiatic countries. If an exhaustive examination were to be made in all lines of human endeavor throughout the world and tables prepared showing labor costs. a mass of statistical matter would be required to explain the details necessary to present an accurate picture of the compensation paid for every character of service. So it would be impractical to make an exhaustive report upon this subject. but I believe that the three tables set out as a part of my remarks will present a concise yet clear picture of the situation and satisfactorily serve the purpose.