The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-26
New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association
Alexander Walker Says Unidentified
Shoddy Is Destroying Sheep Industry
Embargo and Tariff Futile 10 Protection Of Wool Grower Unless
Truth In Fabric Bill Il Passed, He Tells Senate
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wool under the misunderstood terms
"ail Wool and pure wool that II
sapping the lfe-biood of the sheep
~husbandry, said Alexander walker,
president OF the national sheep and
wool bureau of America. IN a brief
presented to a subcommittee OF the
s.nate at hearings on tho French
Capper truth la fabric bin.
tniees the French -Cappcr truth In
fabric blu n passed, said Mr.. Walker.
all other legislation that may be
PASSED, whether embargo or tariff.
VIII ~ a means Of providing adequate
protection to the wool owe be fu-
tile u VIII fail But with the
FrcnCh-Capper hill on the statute
books and with an adequate tariff to
protect the wool growers against the
dumping of foreign wool. he said.
sheep husba ndry would be- preserved,
n that Il woUld be only "a compare
lively few years before sufficient yir-
gin wool would be grown In the
United states to provide for all the
needs Of the people.
Mr.. Walker appended a list Of more
than $50 organizations representing
Nerious groups Of people throughout
the United States. which had gone on
record A. favoring the speedy enact
mcnt OF the French-Cappcr bill. The
organizations Included chambers Of
tOmmcrco, wOmen'a ORGANIZATIONS
business clubs. a. well as important
tarm and wool growers associations
throughout he country. More than
q score OF editorials u ncws Items
from veri' us newspapers. supporting
the truth In fabric movement, we're
also made "a part % h statement.
Walker Statement,
The statement In part follows:
The FronchCapper truth IN lab
nc hNl viii by making " compulsory
to stamp wool woven fabrirs and To-
A1aRNlfN 10th akaHAN utA NHaTwNn. vHa.l
In precise and unmistakable terms,
put a stop TO the deception n wrong
that are now imposed upon an the
people as a result OF shoddy's coun-
terfciting virgin wool under the mis-
Understood terms All wool and pare
wool which the people believe can
mean only virgin unused wooD but
which actually include an grades of
Hhuddy-cNcn the most inferior.
Putting q stop To the deception
that results from permitting tho pco-
pie To believe that unidentified hoddy
IN virgin wool is tho paramount iusue
IN the proposed French-Cappcr iruth
In fabric bill.
The most dangerous forms at de-
ception n wrong are those which
take advantage uf "A misundcrstnnd-
Ing
The opponents 81 truth In fabric
legislation would have II appear that
10 make Il compulsory TO sell shoddy
only for what i L. would stigmatizc
shoddy.
The opponents Of truth IN fabric
legislation by this contention furnish
proof Of the seriousness Of the dc.
ccptiun that IN now practiCcd in the
sale Of unidentified shoddy AZ virgin
WOOL whereby tho public IN forced
To purchase shoddy against is Will
and TO pay n higher price Tor shoddy
d y u would pas 10 ID know the truth.
The rhoddA Hdhcrouts Who oppos,
the truth in fabric hin ana the iden
tincstion Of shoddy. also allege that
shoddy may have much merit 80
though this Il true, could Justify the
sale OF shoddy as virgin wool
Purposes Of trcnCh-C Taper Bin
II "a, Of course, perfectly obvious
mat no matter how much merit
Hhoddy might possess. there could b.
no possible justification for perpetrat-
ing the deception that results from
selling shoddN as virgin wool under
N" Misunderstood terms all wool
ana pure wool
However,. Il shoddy does pusscrs
even q fractional part Of the merit
which tts HdhcrCnts claim for %. the
fr~Cuch-tnppcr Truth in fabric bill.
because u would identify shoddy.
would speedily establish a prcstig,
aud goodwill Tor shoddy.
II rhoddy docs possess even n
fractional part OF the merit claimed
Zoe u by It's adhcrvnts. no unwar-
runtrd prejudice that may now exist
against shpddy could possibly sur.
,tNc ~ the French Capprr Truth ~
fabric blu were enacted. because the
lrcnch-Iappcr Truth In fabric bill.
10y IN" Identification ot shoddy. would
result In shoddN'H getting credit fUf
all merit a Possesses.
The Frcnoh-Csppcr truth In tab
~ hili ALSO VIII by the idcntnca-
ton Of both ahoddN and virgin wool
Ia precise and unmistakHblo terms.
not only give shoddy credit for all
MORT That u poSHessos. but b will ln
Ike "a inevitably deprive Nlr-
GIN wool OF ~ uuWarrantcd pres.
tigr u may now enjoy. Therefore, IL
the shoddN udhsrcnts who are oppos-
iug the truth in fabric bin aud The
Identification Of shoddy are really
sincere len their belief that shoddy
Possesses real mort they are the
VERY ones who should urge the speedy
truth Ina fabric bill
The right, the truth and the jus.
tee Of the FrCnch-t apper truth la
fabric bill are 20 obvious that none
of the Irrelevant issues which the
opponents Of truth in fabric Icgisla
ton may seek To introduce should be
able 60 obscure the paramount issue
W Tho truth In fabric cause. which
is 10 put a stop 20 the wrong that
now rcsultH from shoddy's counter,
l'l'lnE Nllklu WOOL under the mlNuul
d"rstood forms all woul' and pur,
WOOL
The StHtr laws.
Tho benefits from tho provision,
of d truth in fabric bin Win BE- H.
an the people aud 20 every honest
merchant aud manufacturer: the dis.
advantage viii bee only 10 the lIttlt
handful who seek iu retain foi
themselves the unfair advantage
which results from permitting uni.
Identified ahoddy to counterfeit virgin
wool.
The people. with this deception
which results from unidentified Hhod,
dy's countorfoitlug virgin WOOL hav,
been long suffering But the rapid,
growing sentiment demanding ths
Immediate enactment by tho United
States congress ~ the fronch-Gsppoi
truth In fabric hin. which IL he.
Ing manifested not only In the hun.
drols Of resolutions that have heot
passed hN important organization
throughout the United States. huI
also by editorials and press comments