Show ON from his article in the north amei ican can review for september 1802 1892 the ciriegio steel Coni constany tany at like concerns owe u ve their prosperity to the laws of the united state these laws were pas passed ed in the interest of labor during discussion on th the tariff laws it ao was never advanced as a reason why they hey should IM passed that capital would be protected the argument was alwa always y s that labor would bu b protected the work workman nian has not been jeen protected from foreign coalie iti onby by the govern g or or n rn mont L nt r lie ile has had to li tight t lit tile tho battle lor for it himself through 0 the labor organization not only lias has lie had to fight 0 against foreign canipe competition largely attracted by our delusive tariff laws y but lie lias has hall had to wage war with alie employer lor for a share of that protection which his government decreed by law that lie should h have a ve our government has enacted protective legislation loibl atio i in the interest of labor if wo vve road read congius bignal speeches aright but it quiescently allows tile manufacturer to absorb the bulk of protection and and then throws its armies around the establishment as the slightest za pro voc ilion when the workmen wor kinen ask for what their F government overn ment admitted that theli had a 1 right to enjoy what would havo have averted this trout lu lo at homestead is asked industries which I 1 ire are protected t by tariff laws should lie bo open to inspection spec tion by government waca the managers of macli concerns peck to absorb all of the protection the L government overn ment sh should couill interfere on behalf of the workingmen 0 I if if we ire must nave protection let us aee ce to it that it protects tile tho trian man who works T V grand master workman of knights of labor |