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Show The tin-plate battie no in pi ogres is one of tho most important commercial commer-cial coulests that has ever been entered into by tho people of friendly nations, and it will coutinue to attract the earnest ear-nest attention of earnest Americans as well as interested foreigners until it shall have boon settled. If America shall wiu the victory it will be worth millions of dollars to our people every year. Thore seems to bo no doubt that success will attend the American effort to secure this vast trade. The Welsh makers have enormous works in which immense sums of money aro invested; and the have almost unlimited reserve funds from which to draw. They propose pro-pose to leave 110 stone unturned to defeat de-feat us. The w.iges of their men are to bo reduced and lower freight rates are to be secured in order to meet our manufacturers man-ufacturers wilh disnstrous competition; but the men who are launching out in tho industry on this sido of tho water do not fear them. If it be proved that we can make tin plato in quantity, many of tho Welshmen will rnovo into this country, which would permanently settle the question. In spite of tho encouragement en-couragement given to the Welshmen by our blind American free trailers, tho grrat majur'tv of the people of the United Uni-ted States will hope to si'e the victory rst on the American arms. |