When was it published?

February 9, 1870 in The Morning Star

Foreign News February 9, 1870

The Morning Star

Q: What keywords are associated?

Cotton Trade, England Depression, American Manufacturers, Skilled Labor Exodus, Aristocracy Decadence

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

View full issue View on Library of Congress PDF Page 2

What is this article about?

The London Times attributes depression in England's cotton trade largely to the superiority of American manufacturers, foreseeing loss of England's supremacy, exodus of skilled labor similar to those from Ireland and Germany, and national decadence due to aristocracy's resistance to change.

Clipping

OCR Quality

98% Excellent

Full Text

The London Times in discussing the cotton trade in England, declares that the depression in a great measure is owing to 'the superiority of the American manufacturers.' This unwilling admission, yet it is pregnant with meaning. The supremacy of England being lost, the next thing in course is the loss of her skilled labor, which will immediately follow trade and settle at those points where manufactures are flourishing. At no distant day therefore we may look for an 'exodus from England, such as we have witnessed from Ireland, and are now witnessing from Germany. The future of that country is clouded. The long established system of aristocracy is slow to bend to the tendency of the age, and as a consequence, the country must suffer a decadence.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Trade Or Commerce

What keywords are associated?

Cotton Trade England Depression American Manufacturers Skilled Labor Exodus Aristocracy Decadence

Where did it happen?

England

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

England

Outcome

loss of england's supremacy in cotton trade; potential exodus of skilled labor; national decadence

Event Details

The London Times declares that the depression in England's cotton trade is owing to the superiority of American manufacturers. This admission implies loss of England's supremacy, followed by exodus of skilled labor to flourishing manufacturing points, similar to migrations from Ireland and Germany. England's future is clouded by aristocracy's slow adaptation, leading to decadence.