We  were  shown  all  over  tlie  works.  Everywhere  we  went  were
large,  commodious  flats,  clean,  with  plenty  of  light,  and  well
aired.  The  men  seemed  to  be  very  comfortable  at  the  works,
not  down-trodden,  as  reports  go.  The  boys  get  6s.  per  week  when
they  start,  rising  to  15s.  per  week  when  their  time  is  out.
Skilled  workmen  have  from  30s.  to  33s.  per  week  of  56  hours
per  week.  Labour  (unskilled),  4s.  to  4s.  6d.  per  day.  The  firm
supply  coffee  to  the  workmen.  They  only  pay  a  very  small
charge,  but  the  money  that  is  paid  goes  into  a  fund  for  sickness
—a  very  good  idea.  They  send  their  manufactured  goods  to  all
parts  of  the  world.  We  sa^v  the  men  and  women  coming  from  a
number  of  large  factories.  They  were  all  very  respectable
in  appearance.  All  the  firms  have  baths  for  the  workers  to  wash
in  before  they  leave  the  factories.  This  is  a  step  in  the  right
direction.
House  rents,  we  were  told,  were  two  rooms  and  kitchen,
with  cellar,  £12  10s.  to  £15  per  year.  The  streets  were  very
clean,  and  no  sign  of  the  street-comer  loafer,  or  "  Weary
Willies"  or  "Tired  Tims.''

NUREMBERG.
We  visited  one  of  the  wood-carving  factories,  were  taken
over  the  show  rooms,  Avhich  contained  some  fine  specimens  of
the  art  which  the  place  is  famed  for,  but  we  were  not  allowed  to
visit  the  factory.  We  visited  one  of  the  working  men's
restaurants,  had  a  dinner  of  soup,  potatoes,  a  bit  of  bread  and  a
glass  of  beer  or  lemonade,  for  4d.
STUTTGART.
Yisited  the  Labour  Exchange.  We  were  told  any  man
willing  to  work  could  get  work  at  present  without  any  trouble.
