The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-04-13

tacks made in Germany. picked "
10 pencil that advertised its British
|graphits and the fact that It was made
in Austria. Then I rose up on my
hind legs and said out loud. What
the dev.l'E the matte. With this coun.
Itry?"
Why this inveterate slavery to the
commercial tyranny Of the other side
Of the world!
Why haul thumb-tacks four thous-
and miles to Pittsburg whom ono OF
our steel mills wastes enough good
metal In . day to make thumb tacks
for the whole solar system for ten
years?
Why flavor our cake with coal tar
vanilla and perfume our handkerchief
with coal tar odors. and print our
books with coal tar colors, all made
in Germany. when every morning
there's enough coal tar let loose in
Pittsburg to supply a thousand diff
ferent needs for synthetic chemicals
for six months?
Every year ut the nrst frost some
body comes around to collect money
for the unemployed. And We donate
the money that keeps the unemployed
further unemployed. instead Of ind
ing the employment that would give
~ products that we buy in Europe.
When I was kid discovered that
the price Of sled ride was pulling the
sled mp hill. No pull. no ride. Some
thing put this country pretty near the
top Of the hill at the beginning, and It
has been sled-riding ever since. Life
II too easy. It Is 20 easy that we have
gone blind to the future. An accident
four thousand miles away has Just
made US rub our eyes to our myopia.
It's time to wake up. The alarm clock
is ringing, ringing. and the only way
to shut It OF is to get up and get busy.
It's time to pull the sled up hill
again. The reason why / buy English
water colors and Italian handmade
piper IL because nobody will make
them for me over here. It isn't be-
cause they can't be made here, but
just because We won't make them.
I'm fair. When It comes to such
things ~ tin and manganese I admit
We have TO 90 to Wales and Russia for
them. and even to Austria-Hungary
for magnesite. II our foreign trade
were limited to the sxchangerof what
we have that somebody else wanted
and couldn't get at home, for what we
wanted and couldn't get here. It would
be all right. Ny only kick is against
sending half way round the world for
the things that ought to be made In
our own back yards.
hundred and thirty-nine and
half years ago we made Declaration
Of Independence from England. Fifty
years ago we had little homo made
quarrel that resulted in the Emanci-
patton Proclamation. and washed our
skirts Of slavery. Today we call this
q free country. but It isn't.
We are loaded down with money.
yet there are things We need that
money can't buy. We need CONNER
cial freedom. We need . doubie-bar.
relied combination Of the declaration |
Of independence and the emancipation |
proclamation to set US free a. far a.
possible from oil other nations Of the
world. II must be homemade. and
now q the time TO make It.
The growth Of . nation. . state, .
city. Or an individual 10 determined by
IT. Independence. A. long a. can
got clothes Of the right kind ct the
right price in Pittsburg. there's no
reason why ! should want to buy
hem elsewhere. TO keep good tailors
here ~ my duty 10 patroniss them.
Il there were . paper mill here I
'hould buy IT, product. provided It
WAS good stuR at the right price. Il
would simply bs . question Of quality.
u ~ san't make - good things in
his city or in this country - are
nada n other cities or countries. We
'ught " b ashsmsd Of ourselves.