BUY BRITISH GOODS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 30 September 1925, Page 4

BUY BRITISH GOODS.

(To the Editor)

Sir—Why is Germany flooding the New Zealand market with cheap goods. Why have the Japanese, who had such a hold, of the fancy goods market been throttled bv the manufacturing farms of Germany ? it is a credit to Germany to be able to hold the market like she does, not only in one line of goods, but in many others. Her people are progressive, and when there is a chance of making money she will do it, and never let a chance slip by Are the German goods as good as the Britisn. In some: lines there is not a. very big difference, but in others again the German goods cannot compare with the British article. Men and women, why should we foster trade with the country that- not very long ago was at war with us and acted in such a bruta., manner? How many were there who paid, the supreme sacrifice? What about the maimed and crippled soldiers still living from the effects of that awful war? What must they think, after all their sacrifices, to see New Zealand throwing money into Germany by buying German goods, while Germany is laughing at us ? What about, our brothers and sisters in England, Scotland, and Ireland? Are we not taking the bread out of their mouths? For if we bought British goods they would still have work to do making them, and this would keep the mothers and children of the workers fed and clothed. Just- think of all the unemployed in the Old Country. Are we acting fairly to them? : Why, they buy our produce running into millions of pounds; ,and what do we do in return ? Go and buy foreign goods! The _ working people there depend on work in the many and huge factories—hundreds and thousands of them —men, women and: boys, a 1! earning their daily bread, and just think: Are we going to take their living from them? No! We will buy their goods, and keep the old saying always in our minds, “Live arid let live.” Let us each and all buy the real British-made article, always ask for it, and look at things in a more Socialitsic way, as by so doing we help our fellow-kind across the seas.—l am, etc., A WORKER. Hawera.