Montana labor news., 1938-01-20
SHOPPING GUIDE
FOR B0Y(0TTERS
Continued from Page q

Don't buy silk neckties. Wool,
cotton, and pure rayon, if it can be
identified as such, T all perfectly
wearable substitutes and can be OBJ
tanned in a wide price range. Silk
is not the only product for which
the boycotter must be on the look
out. To be sure, it accounts for be-
tween three-fifths and four-fifths of
Japan's exports to this country, but
the other one-fifth to two-fifths
must not be allowed to increase as
the consumption of silk decreases,
The Japanese-made items on the fol-
lowing list acquired from a first
hand investigation of New York
shops and the latest report, No. los,
of the United States Tariff Com
mission on Recent Developments in
the Foreign Trade of Japan should
be Stunned by the boycotter as Sc
verely as silk:
Canned crabmeat. Much of the
canned crabmeat sold here is Japan
csc. Alaskan and Russian crabmeat
can be found. Both are labeled.
Tuna fish. Japanese canned tuna is
a whittier meat than the domestic
variety. It is usually sold in the
more expensive fancy groceries.
Look for the label. EIectric-light
bulbs. Japanese electric-light bulbs
are among the lowest-priced types
and are usually marked as japanese.
If you are in doubt, however, get
Mazda lights. They are definitely
not Japanese. Christmas-tree lights.
Most of these r made from Japan
csc miniature bulbs. Mona Christ
mas lights, however, sold by West
inghouse, are fitted with Mazda
bulbs. Christmas-tre trimmings. The
red and green decorations made of
chip roping are almost exclusively
from Japan. Christmas wreaths of
the same material are also japanese
made. If you aren't sure what chip
roping is, use cranberries and pop
corn this year
Rag rugs of the "hit-and-misso
type. Almost all of these come from
Japan. If you must have a rag rug,
get it from an institution where you
are sure it was made, such as New
York's Lighthouse (for the Blind
Pearls. Cultured pearls are out
completely. They all come from
Japan. Imitation pearls of the
cheaper sorts (five-and-ten-cent-
store varieties in particularly come
largely from Japan. They are sell
dom marked as japanese, because
they r sent over here to be strung
or made into earrings. Toys. Don't
buy any inexpensive mechanical
toys, celluloid dolls, or celluloid toys
with movable parts. They come al
most exclusively from Japan. Don't
buy toy tea sets, which come largely
from Japan. Don't buy toy musical
instruments; almost all are Japan
ese-made. Beware of all toys in the
five-and-ten-cent stores. Unless they
r marked as American-made, they
r very likely to be from Japan.
Insist on seeing the label before you
buy any toy this Christmas. There
are plenty of domestic toys to choose
from. Tea. Japan supplies 30 per
cent Of our green tea and 10 per cent
of our black tea. Watch your labels
and know that you are getting a
non-Japanese product. Chinaware.
Both in the cheaper and more ex-
pensive grades considerable china
comes from Japan. Much of it is
sold in five-and-ten-cent stores and
in gift shops. You can avoid it by
looking at the mark. Bamboo arti-
Giles. Most of these come from ia
pan. They include bamboo pennant
canes, which boycotters should re-
fuse to wave at football games this
season, and bamboo porch screens.
You can substitute porch screens
made of thin Eastwood. Also gift
baskets and pet baskets. Let your
pets sleep in egg crates.
Toothbrushes. Low-priced tooth
brushes with bamboo handles are al
most all made in Japan. Some with
celluloid handles are also made
there. Watch your labels. Matches.
Many of the matches in the penny
package come from Japan, especially
those with colored stems. The boxes
are usually labeled, and Japanese
makes can be avoided by a little
scrutiny. CellulOid combs. Most
five-cent and ten-cent combs are
from Japan. The few domestic ones
are usually marked made in U. S.
A." Sun glasses. Most of the sun
glasses which retail for 20 cents or
less r Japanese-made. Mink furs.
Japanese mink is distinguishable
from American or Canadian mink by
its lighter color. Umbrellas. Insist
on umbrellas with other than wood