The Ketchikan miner., 1915-02-17


 is one of the mightiest fun,lauen.a's of national establishment. And it comes right Jos,n to niekels and dimes; to package of breakfas. food; box of biscuit, and bar oi soap; right down to shoes, aats su clothes.
 Remember, it s lot of littles that makes large. If every little Amer can purchase were turned loyally t. American goods, no foreign eountr. could possibly invade our commercial prosperity. Don t let lot of flamtoyant flus- ter obscure the truth. Other nations unblushingly boycott our wares, then promptly offer us theirs to take the place of our own.
 They have the most thorough going and widely organized bodies devoted to the strictest practice of home pat ronaee. in every item of luxuries and necessities.
 They stand together as a unit. In every senee of the word. in every self centered. or selfish sense if you will they practice home support of home industries.
 Their Chambers of Commerce are thoroughly organized and aggressive'' energetic in the furtheranee of every phase of foreign dissatisfaction aus HOME PATRONAGE,
 What do we Americans dol
 How do we answer their iiscrmin alton against usi
 We loudly proclaim our free1on from petty. niggard practice.
 We are aSove boycott-far be il from us to discriminate against any tody: THEN
 We immediately discriminate n sainst our own industries.
 We immediately buv-from thos who discriminate against us-the yer goods our own country makes, or WOULD make.
 and most certainly COULD make. if Americans were as pGtriotie7ll' loyal to American trade marks as foreigners are to theirsi
 Patriotism!
 God save the name,
 Our forefathers in three wars made every limb. blood and life sacrifice t establish these United States or Amer iea
 Can the modern American with tha' great heritage, that great sacrifice be any less loyal to this heritqee than the Minute Men'
 If every country but America has it's Patriotism of Patronage. then the trade mark "Made in |. & A" should mean everything to us
 What would it he if there were 9 German Flag over New York;
 An Austrian flag over Chieago'
 An English flag over Washington
 4 Japanese flag over San Fran ciscoi
 An old adage has it. Grade follows the flag"
 A new one is The flag follows trade.
 The new development of the world ,4-iT bo oo,p,araia1
 Whose the trade is, hers be the power.
 We want to raise an Army of Women the House e-wives' Army.
 We want them to enlist the Army of Men.
 We want them to swear an oath of fealty to American Industry.
 We want them to demand goods made in U. s. 4. in factories owned hy Aerican s. of raw maternal pro. duced by Americans. for American con sumption
 We want every woman, every in- dividual, to realize the vitally impor- tant part he or she can play 1n re storing American business to full pros perity.
 Good business is not matter Of Bankers and Big Finaneiers; 1t rests with the consumer-the individual Retail Buyer. He or She Is the Samson" that can pull down, up- on his or her shoulders, tine whole structure of Commerce. He or She is the power. on the other hand. that can sustain it and raise it higher. It is the Retail Buyer that keeps small changen in circulation, and change is the life-blood of every artery of trade. Withdraw it, and business goes dead, and dad business means wages cut, positions ljst anl .'h;,rd times" all around YOU HAVE THE