The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-26
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him that there was no doubling the
effectiveness of the BUY American"
movement. He stated that not more
than 25 per cent of the former imports
were being brought into this country
at the present time.
President DUFFY admitted that the
recently signed trade treaty was 60
ing to hurt, but told the merchants
that the potters were willing and
eager to fight, since their bread and
butter was at stake. He said the pot
ters were extremely disappointed to
find so many foreign-made articles in
local stores during the Christmas
season, but being encouraged by the
success they had the past year, they
were planning for the future. These
plans, he stated, include cooperative
stores such as those operating now in
New York, Cooperative Distributors.
The speaker said he has received re-
quests from all over the country for
lists of American Union Made pottery
ware. He stated the latest of these
was one from the secretary of the Y.
w. c. A. in New York, who wrote that
she had received requests from Y. w.
c. A. members throughout the country.
Since the Y. w. C. A. is not a labor
organization, this request was doubly
significant.
Columbus Is Chosen
Calling Columbus dumping ground
for all the foreign-made merchandise
not wanted in this part of the country,
the Brotherhood official said that the
AFL recognized this fact and would
stage the first of it's giant demontsra-
tiOns there. He stated he was to
meet M. j. Flynn of the AFL there
Thursday morning to fnalize plans
with the Central Labor Union.
He urged the merchants to awaken
and preserve this market since it was
to their advantage. He said the COM
mittee did not feel that the majority
of merchants had been helpful. They
had refused to contribute their share
in community enterprise, he said.
He pointed out that the masses must
have jobs before they can spend, if
they do not spend the employers will
have no orders and without orders
there can be no operation of the To-
cal plants, which would mean the
stores could not make sales to the pot
ters.
He stated that the committee would
not like to see the cooperative move
ment go on, but it would be the lesser
of two evils if the present situation
was not remedied. He stated that the
committee wanted the elimination of
all foreign goods from the local stores.
William Bloor, manager of D. M.
Ogilive and CO. end chairman of the
Merchants assasf1tion, stated that the
object was wonderful and he declared
that the merchants were cooperating
SO 99/10O per cent. He exclaimed that
$50 worth of Japanese goods can't be
found in East Liverpool. He explained
that articles such as kid gloves, toilet
goods, fine handkerchiefs and a few
more can't be bought in this country
and must be carried or trade would go
to Pittsburgh stores. He said that the
campaign can't be carried to the ex-
treme since everyone probably bought
some foreign-made goods. He was
willing to wager that the coats, or at
least the matrial of a majority Of the
mems coats were English or Scotch.
Mr. Bloor asked that all hearsay
evidence be stricken out in the future
and hoped that anyone finding Jap
anese stock would ask for the manager
of the store and point it out
President Duffy stood to remark
that the committee had every reason
to believe that their evidence concern
ing clerks in certain stores going to
the basement to tear tags from Jap
anese goods was true.
Manufacturers Back Drive
Arthur Wells one of the manufac-
turers present, stated that members of
this group were Fundamentally in
this movement started by the Broth
erhood. He said they were by no
means contining their efforts to keep
ing foreign-made dinner ware off the
shelves of the stores, because they un-
derstood that it was the employees of
other American manufacturers who
bought the dishes made in this COM
munity. He stated that the merchants
should not blame the Brotherhood for
the rigid stand they are taking "We,
frankly" he stated, "are backing them
100 per cent" He said there should
not only be an agreement, but whole
hearted willingness to cooperate.
Thomas Cartwright, president of
the Trades and Labor Council and a,
member of the Brotherhood's commit
tee, stated that it was not fiction or
a "shot in the dark" when the COM
mittee accused a merchant Of having
the labels taken from Japanese goods.
He said people willing to testify in
court had advised him of the incident.
Mr.. Bloor was not willing to give
the campaign too much credit, stating
that it was mostly the war in which
Japan was engaged that made her ex-
ports fall down. He also stated that
Germany, because of her attitude re-
garding> the Jews would face similar
trouble. In answer to President Duffy's
statement that the housewives would