| Show 1 A I BILL mi L or OF RIGHTS FOR I 1 oil THE IHL HOUSEWIFE tile consumer aeed a bul bill of a rights lights tha lint t in effect was as the advice offered lii in a recent address made by mis It udolph 31 bluder vies pres ident of uie the new t york wk city red fed oration ti of Wo omen mells s clubs protest in ills against a new nud and restrictive regulation adopted by b now 01 ol york aik oik city mis binder heild I 1 want tu to be a free file agent in lay speaking in my writing wilting in my in worshiping and iu in my m shop bilig 11 it Is apparent that the whole trend ol of merchandising legislation in years irs has been cally opposed to this embie aund principle if a consumer la is to bo be a free agent lie must lave have the right to bay bai where lie he chooses its ai well as the right to buy what ft hat he chooses choose A V law li which tells the con anier that he be must uok not patT patronize onize one kind of store may be just ns fis 11 ard on oa the family faintly pocketbook fis as a law that would tell liim him ile he must buy it a certain eel tain brand of shoos shoes does not tell the consumer consume directly that lie must refrain from patronizing any particular cular kind of store but that Is the result of a great deal of legislation pending and passed the anti antl chain thain store laws avis are aie excellent examples some of these laws lans such as the proposed propos id patman bill are aie frankly designed to drive the hie thalus chains out of existence and as thus deprive the buyer of what ever em chain me methods thod offer I 1 there me are signs now that the chave awakened to the dangers of the recent legislative trend anil and tire are beginning to do thing about it and the con su 1 bill of rights suggested liy by ilias binder Is a fine goal for all any y consumer movement if the american housewife cannot buy blat she pleases and where she pleases lil casios and honest retailers of every aei kind and character are not permitted to exist and compete opeal fur fui business we might as well delete the blie word liberty from the dictionary its nice to declare war vai on oil those restrictive laws inns which me are the enemies of the peoples economic freedom and well ell being when a fellow gets the idea that the world owes him a living its a s pretty good sign that it man wants but little here heie belo below low providing his neighbors neigh bois have haie less |
