The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-04-29

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Saturday, April 30 and May !.
the American homes for. tie enrich
ment of n comparatively few Ameri-
cans. the transfer of many thousands
of Job opportunities of Americas work
ers to workers in foreign countries.
Reports show that to the admitted
knowledge of the Tariff Commission
and other Government Agencies com
petitive products of workers in for
eign countries are being landed in
American markets at less than our
costs of production of competitive
goods. OF course, with the War on.
and, with shipping space controlled by
the Government the effect of these i'm
ports will not be felt until the War
is over.
We did not and we do not oppose the
continuance of Reciprocal Ira d g
Treaties, If the same are in reality
reciprocal and do not transfer the job
opportunities of Americas workers to
workers i'm foreign countries. We do
advocate and demand certain modest
limitations which are in keeping with
the policy enunciated by the American
Federation of Labor and presented by
the officers of the American Fedora
tion of Labor to both political parties,
which we have quoted above.
We ask that no tariff rates be re-
of workers of foreign countries, enter
ing into competition with products Of
Americas workers i'm American mar
kets, at total landed costs which are
below our costs of production.
To insure that our job opportunities
be not transferred to workers i'm for
egn countries we ask that Trade
Treaties be approved by The Congress
or ratified by the Senate in keeping
with the laws of our country; that
those workers who are deprived of an
opportunity of earning II livelihood at
their trade, through reduction in tariff
rates, have Il right 10 secure redress
through an appeal to the Supreme
reciprocal in reality. rather than in
theory, in that the benefits or conceS-
sionS which we grant 40 another coun-
try be confined to the country which
has agreed to grant to us certain con
crSSiOnS.
The War will end some day with the
elimination of the FendS now in CON
troll of the Axis powers. The sooner the
better. Then we will find many millions
of American, European and ASiatic
workers, now in the armed forces or
providing munitions for the armed
forces seeking jobs. Jobs exist in th"
production of goods only when there
Is market for the product of our
labor.
European and ASiatic countries are
bankrupt. America is, at the present
time, the only market where the prod
uctS of workers in foreign countries
can be sold for cash. If our tariff rates,
levied on the entry into American mar
kcts of competitive products of work
crS in foreign countries, do not eu,lal
lZe ut least the difference in our costs;
of production il will mean that -
| YOUR IbliS--the jobs of our workers
will be transferred TO workers in for
ei%n count rlcS, or our workers. To So
cur" Jobs, will be forced 10 accept
wages and working conditions compar-
! able to those which exist in the for
ci%n countries
If the officers and members of your
organization are really interested in
retaining their job opportunities they
alone can help themselves BY their in
SiStencc in talking to and in writing tn
their congressman and United States
Senators of their opposition to the
continuance of Trade Treaties, unless
the limitations herein suggested are
| included.
Many members of the House of Rep
rcSrntatveS and of the L. :. Senat,
are now in their home Districts anC
States. Those who are not have poll
teal representatives there. If we are
to protect our job opportunities --
/ YOUR JOBS-it is all important that
the officers and members of your or
ganlZation, and, the other organiza
tons affiliated with our organizations
get busy at once. There are but very
leW matters more important to oul
workers at the present time than [,
protect and to retain their opportun
itieS for Il livelihood.
1t Is suggested that your Office iSsu,
Il strong letter to your organization.
and TO your membership; that copie.