The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-12-02

made 80 cheaply the sellers could pay
the tariff duty and yet undersell many
American toys When the Democratic
party passed lis low tariff Law it lid
not make any great reductions in the
tariff on toys. although II adopted
some classihcations which were not
helpful. But the tariff law signed by
President Wilson made times 80 hard
just before the war that the Toy in
dusry suffered with the rest How
ever the war came along war prosper
ity hit this country. and toys fron
Germany were held up by the British
blockade, although the Japanese inn
ports increased
Now, just consider what Americas
enterprise has accomplished while be
ing permitted 10 develop unhindered
by foreign competition in toys. Harry
G. Ives, president of the toy manufac-
turers Of the United States, said re
Gently that the American production Of
toys for 1920 will reach $50, 900 900 is
value. That is ten times the value for
1908. Our toy makers this year will
have produced slb,0000OO worth OF
dolls--everything from the rag doll to
mechanical wax babies that can al
most do arithmetic. Among the $685.
100000 worth Of other toys are play
things Of all kinds and all made Of
honest materials, Of fine workmanship
and durability and exhibiting re
markable amount Of originality Of idea
and de9ign. Just as carloads Of tops
sr1 leaving Vermont, says Mr.. Ives,
carloads OF sleds are leaving Maine
and Michigan, carloads Of coaster
wagons are leaving New York, car
loads OF wheeled wagons are leaving
the state Of Ohio, and enormous ship
ments Of dolls are leaving New York
City This year Santa Claus is load
ing up with American toys TO dis
tribute TO kddies Of other lands, and
he had piled his sleigh with $4,000, ,00o
worth by the end OF last September,
enough to make Dancer and Pranccr,
Comet and Cupid Dasher and Vixen,
Dunder and Blixen strain in their
harnesses as Old Kris Kringle snaps
his whip and starts across the Seven
Seas. III we could take all the toy
factories Of the United States and
group them around the toy town of
America, Winchester, Mass, il would
make a collection Of factories that
would overshadow the toy districts Of
any other country says Mr.. Ives.
"Since the days Of the Egyptians.
toys have been national 10 the country
Of their origin. The kiddies Of America
should therefore feel proud in receiv-
ing toys made in their home land, and
they should be sure and ask Santa
Claus TO bring them toys Made in
America
"That top is going wobbly, Uncle
Ted" exclaimed Jack, pointing TO the
yroggy motion Of the gyroscope. $50
/ is," replied Uncle Ted 1T must be
wound again before it will run again.
And that is just what the Republican
,arty must do with American indus
ry. We must untangle and take the
Snots out OF the Legislative string. or,
letter perhaps, get a brand new
tring, wind the shank Of industry in
BUSINESS fashion and set IL spinning in
he plane OF sanity. The fact that
ldustry has been able TO keep going
I all during the past seven and a half
ears has astonished all experts on
he laws OF motion But the time has
ONE when industry must be re-ha-bil-
-ta-ted"
And ss the old gentleman slowly
pronounced this big word the top
umbled from It's perch, Uncle Ted
umbled into rcvery, and ten minutes
atcr Ruth and Jack had tumbled into
Ell.