Although it is still August the air keen and people seem to scent winter as being not far off. Already one hears. of great distress and want in the East End and it seems terrible to think of the suffering that must be in store for unfortunate poor in our midst. One ends to think what the end of next winter may seo, as it seems that legislation can after all affect the matter very little, and good or bad trade makes: but small difference, more machines are invented to supersede hand labour. In eases one machine can do the work of sixteen or twenty men and do it better and more accurately. 'That is where it seems to me the hopelessness of it all comes in, because year by year rates go up, masters have to pay more for-their factories, foreign competition' has to be"faced, anil naturally goods must be produced atthe
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