Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-06
WHY BUY GERMAN-MADE GOODS?

What is the attitude people going to be after
goods Germany? There seems to
be some division of pnon question the idea occasionally
expressed which regarded bar
gains bought without to the country in which they
may be made
senator Kepyon said in the United States Senate months ago
when dscssr r matter goods manufactured
by hands that have ped with the blood OF American
boys" -
We are daily printing long dead and wounded We will
have to keep this up for year probably There will not be
family n land that will be either directly or indirectly
touched by .
Can it be possible that the mother of who his
life on the French baeelds her home goods made
by hands that shot her boy?
lad who back with leg shot of or
an buy Of her free WILL
anything that injured her brother
remembered that this situation Is not conpaaoe
with any previously gone before Germany without the
slightest which burglar has when ne breaks
into house nighthe posseunged into the war
with the stealing territory and exactng huge nde
mites from her bghbs The fact that her plans gong TO
does not change in the slightest culpab 1t
does her does not soften the nor
ro of her atrocities contrary makes all these thou
times
Will people America who this thing after
people had been attacked the nature OF this
committed the high sea Can we ever
this wholesale murder of and children all nno-
non-combaants.
Germany such bring about her
complete ostracsm by the other nations?
That the and fmanciers OF Germany fully compre
prejudice that going exist against
thing evidenced by the constant discussion
the methods be employed to rehaoae the ost
after the is
The Central Powers misappre
bnsion as to the hate that has been engendered
Germany frankly trade will be possible with
her only through neutral countries and
marks German origin will therefore have to be ooer
aed from all wares exported
There has great discussion the German
papers regarding the methods that will have be employed to re-
habil.te Germanys wrecked industries.
will ship goods to Holland or Norway or
Sweden place that the goods made in those
countries.
the ordinary housewife do to protect herself against
the dishonest that will be employed by Ger
man manufacturers?
there would be nationwide tendency to know
where manufactured goods made about buy
razor mower will he make that it made in
Portland, es Moines Ia one is buying watch why
not know that Waham, France Lon
don? with marks that not estab
bed bevond the shadow of will beg
ging American mind and the American tenn
permanent
only way Germany prevented organizing
keep her and let her industrial and
they deserve In previous the
population Germany nearly 30OOO00 100000 But
And she back by selling her manufactured
the marts of the world Now that she has started out
whip world and sdbdue for her and
only thing people the other nations do
absolutely to trade with her in the future.
is fully Germany with her trade from
all educated other goods faces
scouagng future she does not face actual economic ruin Dr.
that lis important military
The Central Powers Gazette suggests discussing
matter of international morality be
pushed you whole German method of
nutshell What matters decen and honesty in accom-
plshing desirable end?
governments of the earth may agreements
faith but the individual buyer the ultimate
every be reckoned with
The Imperial Valley Press has idea that the homes
lea young be
firearms will spend their money
with these waa bloody people The hands that pushed
bayone the body dear make watches and pianos
clothing, but they knowingly
by the parents of this lad.
Germany punished because she
han that Germany is be punished
trade will again up
Every consideration of self preservation the part the
the direction Germany
she that
the whole world would adequately
punished if it to be completely extinguished
will be eXnguished There will be inclination
take pains lest her back
line in a few years.