The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-21
N-to THINK AMERICAN.

CAN-to THINK AMERICAN.
These facts make it quite under
standable why all other nations are
most anxious to invade this, the
American, the worlds greatest market
with their goods and commodities. 1t
is likewise understandable why Amer
ica's organized labor and all right
thinking citizens of America are
anxious to safeguard the American
market to American labor and Ameri-
can industries.
American Labor is wholeheartedly
advancing this Labor's BUY AMERI-
CAN program in connection with its
Union Label campaign. Indeed, the
conception of such program may be
traced to the efforts of organized la
Dor many years ago. 1t was in 1874
when the Cigar Makers international
Union first undertook to devise the
BLUE LABEL" as an emblem of
American production and as means
of combating the then prevailing in
vasion Of the Cigar making field by
Oriental workers. Out of this has
developed the great UNION LABEL,
SHOP CARD and BUTTON move
ment of organized labor. Indeed, the
UNION LABEL movement embraces
and is on all fours square with this
LABOR-"BUY AMERICAN" cam
paign. 1t is for that and other reasons
that the contentious of the American
Federation of Labor have time and
time again urged affiliated organiza-
tions, their members and their friends
to throw the weight of their purchas-
ing power behind the products of
American Labor, American agricul-
ture and American manufacturers.
In appealing to American con-
sumers and buyers to favor the prod
ucts of American, labor and American
industry, our appeal goes beyond
merely the question of price. In too
many instances the advantages of a
lower cost of production in foreign
countries is not reflected in lower
sales price to the ultimate buyer.
Thus, both foreign as well as Ameri
can workers and consumers have been
exploited Unfortunately.
Then, too, "BUY AMERICAN" cam
paign discriminates against those eco
nomic PHILOSOPHERS, idealogies and
practices. of foreign governments that
would destroy the principles and in
stitutions of freedom and democracy
and upon which our social as we'll as
our economic and political structures
are builded. Why should we purchase
the products of these foreign lands
who would, if they could, destroy not
alone our democratic institutions, but,
demoralize our social and political
structure as well.
Foreign industrial nations have
been shutting their markets against
American products by means Of
quantative restrictions, import and ex-
port licenses, exchange control con-
trary to the very terms of the provis-
ions of these Trade Treaties we had
entered into. McEeover, because of
their low wage paid labor and depreci-
ated currencies then can and are rum
ming our home market for our own
American industries. Because of these
discriminatory actions and tactics we
have reached the point where we are
compelled to resort to defensive action
in order that we may not be the ma
jor victim Of this maddened world.
The time is here when America needs
to be made safe for many things be-
sides the political phase of democracy,
it needs to be made safe for national
economic democracy, for domestic
business and enterprises, for initiative
for investment and savings and for
human endeavor.
In the. multiplicity and confusion of
remedies proposed there looms forth
the patriotic appeal "LABOR-BUY
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