Evening journal., 1921-09-20


fund upon which to draw during
tho period OF unemployment. II is
to bo hoped that a goodly percent
age OF these people are morocco
workers and Il is not unreasonable
to suppose this to be true, because
they are OF the class generally that
have learned the importance OF saw
ing.
"The production OF $40, 100000 OF
morocco or glazed kid output In this
community and the distribution OF
st, 900, 900 in wages in 1919 mean, OF
course. an extremely important asset
to our continued growth and pros
perity. and we all wish to foster. en-
courage, and help to keep this in
dustry busy, as well as to keep busy
all OF our other manufacturing
plants.
mo doubt you have read Secre-
tary OF Labor Davis report, pub
lished only few days ago, of the
Improvement in the labor situation,
where he says that 1,265,000 fewer
people are out OF work today than
in 1917; that 100000 are still en-
ployed; that in 1914 there were
1000 900 million out of work, a
larger percentage of whom were men
and actual bread winners, than in
the present unemployed, which he
puts at 5,735,000.
Fifty Of the heads OF the largest
labor employing concerns in Phila-
delphia a few days ago attended
meetings OF the Chamber OF Com
merce at a business revival luncheon
in that city and turned to the prob
lem Of securing work for the unem-
ployed as one of the first tasks at
hand. This is reflected in many or
ganlzations throughout the country
and we are here tonight to give our
best efforts to stimulate and encour-
age the expansion OF the interest in
Glazed Kid by buying shoes made OF
1t and helping to make it better
known throughout the country as
suitable for mems as well as woman's
shoes.
"I am told that one factory in
Wilmington can manufacture enough
glazed kid in two days to supply
every man. woman and child in
wilmington with a pair OF shoes. so
our local consumption OF the product
would be very small, indeed, even II
every one in our city should buy A
pair. This, however. is not the idea
OF the campaign. II is more partic-
ularly to attract the attention OF the
whole country to this article and
stimulate other Glazed Kid manu-
facturers to emulate our example.
I h. that
there will be a resumption OF buying
from abroad to any material degree
in the very near future. so we must
look to increased purchasing power
at home, that the great surplus OF
65 per cent Of output in this city
hitherto exported may be partly. If
not entirely, absorbed here in the
United States.
This does not, however, seem i'm
practical or impossible. Very te"
people who wear shoes know what
glazed kid is. II they can be edu-
Gated through such a campaign as
this. It would seem that the men wll
begin to appreciate the comfort OF
this kind Of material for shoes as
the women do who are now almost
the exclusive users OF It.
"You say why not have a cam.
paign for some OF our other products
which are Just as important to VII
minrton as glazed kid? The answer
ia that a beginning must be made
somewhere and everybody must wea
= shoes. so II seems right TO begin a
the very foundation OF the matter
and IL we can accomplish success
In this II will greatly stimulate us t'
take It up in other lines
"The greatest constructive tasl
that faces a normal resumption o.
business today is the unemployment
situation. President Harding hai
this subject much at heart when h'
arranged for the Unemployment
Conference soon to be held to find 4
possible some means Of improving
conditions.
MANY OF the Trade Journals ant
from other directions come report
OF better conditions in the countr,
today and of positive signs OF busi
ness recovery Immediately ahead.
do not take this to mean immediat
, recovery by any means-put sloy
convalescing from a serious spell O
financial and economic sicknes
which we have experienced befor
several times in years past, not, o
course, as serious because we hav
had good foreign financial nurses i
the past whereas we are now taKin
their place and being the stronges
nation, we not only have to help our
= selves but at the same time help tn
world towards a firmer footing b
acting as nurse for other weak ma
q tions.
1T will be slow and will be tediou
], and discouraging at times. but W
cannot wait for the rehabilitation {
4 Europe. which may take no on
knows how long. but surely man
years yet. We must put forth ever
n effort to develop our own domest
= markets and in doing so we mu
not only do more thinking but tai
"A more action, such as we are tryir
= TO show 10 the country by adverti
Ia ing one Of our products and endea'
II oring to make such a market here
l. home, that not only the unemploy'
may return to work but that ma
i contribute here in Wilmington ol
~ share OF the constructive work ar
" encouragement necessary TO brir
ID about better trade conditions gene
v ally"
Is Mr.. Simons and Congressm'
Krieder devoted themselves to st
,- tistics Of the leather trade at lars
h.
MISS BELMONT MAY
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