The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
BOOM MADE IN U.S.A.'
SAYS SPEAKER CLARK
Patriotic Movement, He Asserts,
May Solve Problem Of COun-
try's Unemployed.
WARNS ON SH0DDY GOODS

WASHINGTON, Jan 3.-Speaker Champ
Clark declared tonight his enthusiastic
support OF the Made in the u. s A."
movement and his belief that the cam
paign for better times as outlined by It's
promoters should be backed up by some
national body so as to make u truly rep
resentative OF the entire country
Among tho multitude Of subjects" SAID
Speaker Clark. Indicating the determine
ten OF Americans 20 improve their condi-
ton and augment prosperity throughout
manenty. is the made IN the L. s A.
movement, destined II properly, carefully
and patriotioaly handled, to be of vast
bench. To the American people through
al me centuries yet 10 be. AS a matter
Of plain common sense we should make
IN tho t. :. a. practically everything We
use or consume.
There IN no reason on earth why Amer
lean manufacturers cannot make products
Of as fne quality as manufacturers OF
other nat.ons-that IL, as a rule. or
course there are a few exceptions to that
rule. as 10 all others. but these exceptions
can by patience. ingenuity and experiment
tation he reduced to the vanishing point.
1T seems to me wise, patrotic per
I formance TOR an American TO use an ar
ticle mad" In the United States o!
America where the quality and price OF
the domestic article are approximately
the same an Of abe foreign made article
for II must never he forgotten that the
consumption OF products made In the
L. q. A. gives employment 10 men and
women who live in America. and to give
employment to all men and women In
America who want employment at a fair
wage IL DRDDnninR nraSginV "a.
lem every day.
1T goes without saying that through
false pride some people In this country
prefer 10 use articles not made In this
country. even though the domestic ar.
tlcles are Just as good or even better. bu;
they are scarce as hens teeth. like angels
visits. few and far between.
III every American that goes into q
store 10 purchase an article could be n.
duced TO demand the made In tne u =
A brand 1t Is safe 20 say that Il would
increase the output OF American labor a,
least 10 per cent In "a year and give EN-.
ployment TO thousands who are searchInu
for work and would feed and cloth, an
army Of our people who are now hungry
and in rags
The articles bearing the brand Made
In tho L. S. A. should be OF first rate
quality. Otherwise the movement will
prove to be a boomerang The movement
should therefore be syStematized and some
central body OF men and women OF HIGH
character such as the Chamber OF Com
merce OF the United States should have
a general supervision OF q. would like
to see II 10 guarded that the words Made
In the Y. S. A. on any given article would
be proof TO all that II Is an honest article
the best OF us kind"
The Made in the U. s. A." movement
as interpreted by its leading supporters
has moro 10 do with the domestic trade
than with foreign commerce. II Is chiefly
n campaign of education.
II Is the purpose 20 educate the nubIic
to ask for American made goods at ,he
stores The storekeepers are to be laugh,
to push American goods In preference ~
foreign wares. Quality and p-4ce n,
course must be equal for this IL no char.
table movement.
Manufacturers are to be educated tho,
they can make In America many article,
for which foreigners have the exclusIv,
market hero, They are to be urged tr
! improve the qualify OF their products &c
that IL will be good business for Amer,.
cans to demand home made goods Man.
ufacturers must help teach the publS, ma,
IA thing IL not superior because II "a mad,
abroad.
The war has so interrupted lines n,
commerce that the markets OF the world
! lie open TO American manufacturers n,
never before, and Il is the intention n
teach American exporters how 70 gen tba,
trade.