The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-27
VANITY ENTERS
 BOYCOTT MOVE
 AGAINST JAPAN
Attitude of SiIk.Stock. inged Women Regarded
 as Vital Factor
BY ROBERT L. SPENCER United Press stan Correspondent


 United Press stan Correspondent
 San Francisco, Nov. 27-tuPD-- An American boycott of Japan ese silk would strike Japan in Q very vulnerable spot but would necessarily "have to focus on the buying habits of the American woe man." to be effective, Q .cordlng to William w. Lockwood, writing in the current Issue of the Far Eastern Survey,
 widespread protest In the Uni- ted States against Japan's policy in China has led to 0 determined move for Q private boycott of Jap- anese goods by American consurt- CTS" Lockwood said.
 ITO a limited degree such Q boy colt might be effective If directed against miscellaneous Japanese manufacturers which crowd the counters of chain stores and bar gain basements," he added. For ell of them there are substitutes read- fly available, though at c higher priee,"
 Lockwood pointed out that in order to make . real dent" In the Import trade, silk would have to come under the law. Raw silk is Q major export item of Japan, and Is one of the principle American imports from that country.
 Emphasizes Vast Scope
 However MT. Lockwood addsn "it Is difficult to believe that the blocking of the American silk trade would in itself, be decisive. To achieve the full aims of protest who propose this type of protest against Japanese action in China, it would have to be accompanied by Q far-reaching boycott of other types of Japanese exports, not only In the United States but In other countries.
 "The consumption of silk In the United States is concentrated in certain fairly definite lines," he said. "The great bulk goes into wo' mems wearing apparel and espe- cially into hosiery, In recent months the demand outside hosiery has fal. len of SO much that 76 per cent of the current silk used today Is said to be In the manufacture of stockings
 He emphasized that an effective boycott, therefore, must of neces. sity "focus on the buying habits of the American woman"
 Lockwood said that 1t would be relatively simple to carry out the blockade as "the American con- sumer can easily identify Japan. csc silk because nearly all the silk in the American market Is Japan. ese."
 He pointed out that the United States purchases It's entire SIX supply abroad and in l036 92 per cent of the American silk imports were from Japan.
 Japan Dominant In Field
 "Japan furnishes three quarters of the worlds commercial supply of silk: China about 10 per cent but China's exports are now dH. rupted by the war" he said.
 Discussing the possibility of sub- stituting rayon for silk, the author said considerable difficulty would be encountered because wonens hosiery is "weli over 90 per cent silk and American women are definitely "sold" on full-fashioned silk stock. ings."
 Other potential boycottcrs of silk would not experience any great difiicuity In changing from silk to rayon, he sald,
 From the Japanese viewpoint, he added, "a silk boycott would seri. ously react upon the economic life of the country. Raw silk Is second only to cotton piece goods in ja. pans export trade, forming about seventh of It's total exports"
 He further explained that Q silk boycott would impose burden upon the rural Japanese districts and peasants because -rais. ing iS q supplementary source or income in wide areas of the empire.
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