Show GEO W P r baxas for tora cities counties and states tat and for the federal government have be been 0 n largely diminished by the I 1 na altre attre stats 6 ibur condition of copper mining in the united states april 1 1952 1932 copper la Is an essential part of almost all war machinery ana munitions with the dosai disappearance ppe arance of copper mining in the united states the defenso defense of the nation would be materially materi ly weakened aak nd to his excellency herbert hoover once the tha copper mines of the country are closed our army navy president or of the united states and air forces would bo be placed at the mercy of f r foreign copper producers 7 ashington D C nar dear mr president enemy blockades could hamper or out cut off those these sources of copper supplies BUpp llos copper mines in the united states would then e the cue governors of copper mining states of the union respectfully have to be reopened re ro opened mining machinery mills sm elters and redie r fineries fin eries fully submit the rol following lowing general facts concerning the would have to be rehabilitated and vast numbers number of en an copper mining Ind industry of the nation hatlon for your consideration as 9 inders and miners organized months pass before production sone of the many reasons justifying that immediate Imedla te procedure be would result until that time national defense would be b made for the protection of this basic industry of our country greatly weakened copper mining in the united states is ln in extreme ex traine distress history shows hots that prosperity in tho the mining billions of dollars invested in copper mining and dependent activities industry in the united states occurs together with adequate tariff tivi ties are threatened with total loss thousands of nine mine workers protection whether or not this thi a country exported export ad snail or largo large ers nave have lost their means of ma making kina a living they and their dependents amounts of the metal tariffs tart effs which prevented excessive copper pen dents lack evon even the common comforts of life public health lir he heis hays is bene fitted domestic copper mining low prices for safety and welfare are menaced Depres depression slon in the copper raining mining donet lc copper cooper have always followed increased importations of the sections seit lons ions of this country Is far lower than that generally resulting metal from the current worldwide world wide economic unbalance an Irp impending endIne calamity Is upon one of the notions nations basic industries in consideration of the tha foregoing facts e respectfully urge that you apprise congress of the alic plic plight lat of our copper mining industry competition of foreign copper is the cause of this distress and recommend the te immediate levying of such imposts as a shall the industry in the united states has already lost domination of prevent importations of borelan copper the worlds copper trade and novi no home markets are jeopardized very respectfully c it is impossible for american mine mice workers vior kers to compete with oa afat low loll wage foreign labor living conditions in the united states J governor st f arizona cannot be on the be same level with those or of the primitive peoples ei or of central africa and the th west vest coast of south america jmj copper ore deposits in ILL tho united states are comparatively fJ low grade and american nine mine owners and operators are confronted pS with greater mining difficulties than those encountered by their jay foreign competitors transportation rates materials supplies machinery and other equipment are far costlier in this country than abroad producers of copper in foreign lands have every advantage Tan tage they can sell their copper at half the price of domestic l fr M ct copper end and realize a greater profit our copper mining Ladu industry stry non presents a desmal picture shafts are closed sm elters are cold mills are dormant towns and colties are belne being de populated idle mine workers ere are swelling the ranks of the unemployed business are 01 osing their doors public welfare institutions are helpless conditions to in many places are desperate and the stagnation Is spreading 2 for years copper mining activities in the united states have provided large markets for agricultural products raw materials ond and 6 manufactures of the nation they have created millions of tons tone or of dver governor nor of at n freight traffic for railroads rall and other transportation systems they have been outlets for billions of board feet of timber and lumber enormous enor moue volumes of fuel oll oil great quan quantities tItles of machinery governor of icahn tools equipment other mater materials lala and supplies auppl lf home end and office y furnishings wear cearing trig apparel foodstuffs automobiles automobile and other products 1 governor of curtailment of copper mining has brought brough e about tho the wiping out 1 of copper stocks dividends ha has seriously reduced the profits in ID l t IZ t sq 7 related and depe rilent industries anil and seriously reduced the incomes of not only mine workers but of thousands of workers worker in other ln in |