Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

JUL, anu Willie GtlClI dQtlCCS al
feet the automotive trade primar-
their arguments prevent any
criticism on the grounds OF self
ishneSS.
Recently Alvan Macauley, presi-
dent of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, and one
of the leaders of the industry, has
sent out the following statement,
headed "a Dollar for Dole, or an
Hour of Work.:
Which do you prefer to give?
Which do you think labor would
prefer to have?
Work More Blessed.
: at is more blessed, and better
business, to give man an hour
of work than a dollar of dole. The
former enriches the one who gives
and the one who takes. The latter
may impoveriSh both giver and
taker, for while one gets nothing
for his money, the other may lose
Self-respect.
Labor does not want charity.
All that it asks is work. And work
Is ours to give If we will. The very
root of the unemployment prob
lem runs down to the unemployed
dollar-the dollar that is afraid to
venture forth-SometimeS through
fear of public opinion.
why not put the unemployed
dollar to work? It will, in turn,
buy more than the necessities of
- faIA
the candlestickmaker may think
or say?
ITO buy today is a patriotic duty,
not unlike that of the days when
we bought Liberty bonds and won
war. We now have another war
to win-the war against unem-
ployment-and one that touches a
great many more directly and
more acutely than did the recent
years Of strife.
mo one can claim a medal for
wearing patches when he can at
ford a new replacement. There
are Slackers in peace as well as
slackerS in war. When the Stacker
dollar goes to work men will go
to work, and not before.
1.-THE employe should acclaim
the employer who buys new
Cadillac, a Lincoln or a Packard.
And the employer should just as
surely commend the employe who
buys a Plymouth, Chevrolet or
a Ford. And SO on through the
list of motor cars, each Offering
more for the dollar than ever be-
fore.
"a dollar spent for a new car
eases the labor and raw material
situation in every State in the
Union, for every one of the 48 is
called upon for supplies, and three
out of four furnish finished OF
semi finished parts.
Hesitant Buyers.
Few would hesitate to buy
motor cars if all knew how coun-
try-wide the immediate effect
would be. IN 1880 the motor car
ranked first in the consumption of
steel bars and sheets, nickel and
lead, and used 81 to 81 per cent
of all the malleable iron, rubber,
upholstery leather and plate glass.
It also used 10 per cent OF our
hardwood lumber, II per cent OF
our aluminium, nearly 16 per cent
of our steel, Is per cent OF our
copper, IA per cent OF our tin, 70
per cent of all leather, 10 per cent
of our cotton land cotton grows In
Is States) and large percentages
of scores of other commodities, In
Guiding wool, curled hair, paints
and lacquers, : II requiring labor In
their poduction.
Hundreds of thousands have
run their old cars year or two
longer than usual. Many OF these
thousands now hesitate to buy
new cars for fear of being charged
with Haunting their own prosper
itv or because of what others In
business associations may think.
In our own clientele we know that
in 1880 some 40 per cent of those
who should have bought replace
ments did not do so, keeping their
old cars.
81 do not counsel you to buy
any particular car before you buy
ANYTHING else. Ours is not that
selfish attitude. I do believe that
the motor car dollar will go moro
places. more quickly, and affect
more people for quick relief than
any other dollar, and that it can
well become the self-starter for
better business and greater pros
perity."
There is a lot of truth in Mr..
Macauley's remarks. There are.
however, many people today who
have not the dollar to send VEN
turing out. It is, therefore, GER
tain that those who have any
number of working dollars
have a great obligation. Other
viewpoints follow:
Other Comments.
at is a comprehensive contribu-
ton pointing the way to better
times" was the comment on Mr..
Macauley's statement by the pres
ident of one of the great chain
store companies.
IF we had more of this type OF
thinking and action our economic
position would be entirely differ
ent from the way it stands at
present" wrote the president of
one of the largest automobile COM
panies.
your statement is Just good
common sense. 1t fits in exactly
with our idea" said a wire from
the head of another great auto
mobile company.
MOTOR DoN'TS]
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