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Show THE CITIZEN 4 AMERICAN WOMEN TO AID PROFIT ING TARIFF OPPONENTS Urged on by profiteering international importers and big department stores that depend for much of their extraordinary profits upon cheap foreign made goods, which they sell to unsuspecting Americans for several times what they are worth, an organization of democratic women plan to open a demonstration shop, in New York City, designed to show the home folks how the enactment of a protective tariff, with an American valuation clause, will raise prices of commodities to the ultimate consumer. This organization of democratic with the large importing interests for the women is express purpose of defeating the American valuation plan and ostensibly to educate the American consumer up to the point where they will demand foreign made goods in preference to those manufactured co-operati- ng- at home. It is a sinister business and one fraught with grave danger to the future welfare of our industrial status in the world. If these women succeed in convincing other women of America that they should always demand goods bearing a foreign made stamp, then goodbye to all American manufacturing and back to the farm for the bulk of the city people. It is hard, indeed, to visualize the want and woe that would naturally flow from a wholesale stoppage of manufacturing in this country; it is pertinent to remark that the soviet upheaval which brought starvation in Russia, would not compare as a sideshow with the rumpus that would certainly ensue. Fifty per cent of the prosperity of America depends upon manufacd of this would not turing industry and the stoppage of even only entail untold misery, but no doubt, bring on the bolsheviki citizenry seem bent upon rampage which so many of our having. It is not presumed that the democratic women of New York want communism or bolshevism to displace our popular form of government, but in lending aid to the importers of foreign made goods, they are certainly helping amazingly in speeding up the day when such a calamity will befall, if the protagonists of foreign nations and foreign industry have their way. But there are counter exhibits that may be made. Congressman Fordney in a recent address in the house of representatives made such an exhibit. He produced merchandise from large department stores that are fighting American valuation, tooth and toenail, and from their stocks selected exhibits that clearly prove the conteiii.m that without American valuation our home manufacturer will eventually be forced to the wall. Mr. FordneyV exhibit was complete beginning with the date of entry of each article, the purchase price abroad, as shown by the foreign invoice, the rate of duty it paid, cost to the importer after he had paid the duty, and the price at which the importer in this instance, the retailer sold the article to the one-thir- so-call- ed public. The following were some of the exhibits: Pongee silk imported from Japan ; cost, duty paid, 59 cents per yard; selling price 95 cents; profit to importing department store 59 per cent. Dotted Swiss dress fabric imported from Switzerland; cost, duty paid, 72 cents per yard; retail selling price $2.00; profit to importing department store 177 per, cent. Japanese crepe, imported from. Japan; cost, duty paid, 18.7 cents per yard; retail selling price 50 cents; profit to importing department store 166 per cent. Embroidered organdie dress fabric, imported from Switzerland; cost, duty paid, $1.24; retail selling price $4.00; per cent of profit to importing department store 220 per cent. Cube of steel glass headed pins, imported from Germany; cost, duty paid, 1.8 cents; retail selling price 5 cents; profit to importing department store 275 per cent. In many department stores this same article retails at 10 cents. iin Package of Corona hair pins, imported from England paid, 1.1 cents; retail selling price 5 cents; profit to partment store 322 per cent. China plate, imported from England ; cost, duty pf8 retail selling price 54 cents ; profit to importing depart13 st per cent. China plate, imported from France ; cost, duty paidc tail selling price 75 cents; profit to importing departing st per cent. cor Hair net, imported from China, double-mesh- '; 6.6 cents ; retail selling price 50 cents ; profit to importing store 652 per cent. m Another hair net, different size and quality, imported H cost, duty paid, 4.6 cents ; retail selling price 50 cents ; pr I, ing department store 976 per cent. ih Another variety of hair net, imported from Chin: paid, 2.8 cents; retail selling price 35 cents; profit111 department store 1,126 per cent. ol These are submitted as a few exhibits the democrat'.: as use ; but, inasmuch as they destroy their demagogic argi vh a protective tariff and American valuation, it is hardly will avail themselves of the. opportunity. Since when American become obnoxious to democrats? It app , ordinary protective tariff measure for revenue only," prefix, would arouse such a tidal wave of opposition; makers would have to hunt a less patriotic cognomc put it over. MAJOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN LOOM th That the year of 1922 looms strikingly significant tical horizon is now becoming evident. Activities of. political committees which are, this early, issuing district and state conventions, apportioning delegates, call-jn- ( other necessary arrangements that are preliminary toy campaign, indicates the vast interest centered in the coac( Practically every state in the union will hold state conventions, and state elections this fall. ha In addition to state elections, the entire membership of representatives, and 33 out of 96 United States sc-- be elected. j ar The majority of states hold state-wid- e primaries th: tion of United States senators, both parties holding thisfc - election on the same (lav. or The first state to hold such a primary is Indiana. 2nd. will nominate Republican and Democratic canddiy United States senate. The senator whose term expirtiiti Harry S. New, Republican. Senator New will be a ca th Republican primaries for the nomination to succeed hinba On May 16th Pennsylvania holds its state primaryof both Republicans and Democrats will nominate two can of United States senate. This is made necessary by theau of both Senators Knox and Penrose, whose places ts temporarily filled by gubernatorial appointments, penhoi tion of their successors by the people at the gei'era; in sw November. The term of Senator Knox would haxc expired M- P1 undoubtedly lie would have had no opposition in the frph aries this vear to be his own successor. Senator PeiiMat for six years last November, so that whoever is eledy him will serve practically a complete term. prin13 The following arc the dates of state-wid- e states, at which candidates for the United States senat- I - - ric |