The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-06-19
FOREIGN MERCHANDISE MUST BE MARKED

vTHERE ARE TWO distinct and outstanding Tor
the socalled United States Marking Law, which re-
quires marking of all foreign merchandise capable of being
marked without injury to with the name OF the coun-
try origin printed in plain egibe English e, Made in
England Made in France "Made in Japan, etc. In view
of the attempts that being made at this time TO arogate
provisions of the Statute as they apply to foreign mechan
disc imported into the United States
The Marking provision of the Law became operative
for the first time after the passage of the Tariff Act of
1890 Section Of that Act contains the first marking pro %
provision in Section of the Statute The Act of 1913 car
ried the provision under paragraph T Section
1922 which really strengthened the marking provisions and
also made them workable This Law carried the mark
into the Act of 1880 which the Smoot-H -Hawey Law
The two for this law are quite obvious they
1st The law aids American consumers, who desire to
be discriminatory in their purchases, in the selection OF
Amercan-Made merchandise.
End: 1t is protection to American manufacturers
against these willy foreign producers who wish to pawn OIL
their products as American Made"
In spite of the rigid enforcement of this law by the
Customs officials the American public is still being deceived
in various items that are imported in parts so-caed
unassembled status and then later assembled and sold
American made merchandise This applies particularly to
ber and sold o the trade The marking provisions also aid
u S. Customs officers in their appraisement duties which
have become arduous since the passage of the Recp
Now that foreign trade beginning increase and inn
ports of all kinds of foregnmade items are once APP
pearng on the retail of dealers throughout the
country the marking provision of the Tariff Act become
more and more important orr Because many t an or
and American producers, they quite naturally more
favoraby inclined towards products that the label
MADE IN THE II. S. A. 1t is human nature to think OF
first last and always and because Of this there is
foot to eliminate the marking law weaken it,
that it longer will be much of aid to consumers
who wish give preference American products not alone
because of their desire to provide jobs for American workers
times out of ten because Made products
better.
There is more vital for all Americans
to follow this doctrine of BUY AMERICAN. The Ameri-
can Tariff which has stood bulwark and safeguard
against the dumping of creapy produced items of foreign
mann factu has
Reciprocal Trade Treaties began to operate This law which
passed under the guise of guaranteeing world peace
and aiding world prosperity has reduced duties of many
items fifty percent and some much as Is percent.
Again this false doctrine is being broadcast far
and wide Continue the Reciprocal Trade Program 1t is
guarantee World Peace. Isn't it sufficient that we
Americans being called upon to loan billions to form
enemies without also telling these same foreigners to
and take markets from under noses
American should realize-and many of them
do-that being pro-Amercan, or BUY AMERICAN con-
world especially England and Canada proud of the
ord of their people supporting Buyat Home campaigns
and Americans learn great deal from patriotic
neighbors.
The thought that foreign item is better because is
imported is a very silly Actually Amercanmade tex
tiles, Watches pottery, chnaware and hundreds OF other
items surpass anything foreign country produce
Let protect the jobs of American workers by giving first
preference the things which make and grow in
country. Write your Congressman and tell him why
you feel that the marking provisions of the Tariff Law
should be maintained.
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