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46.
Mr. Nehuer said that selective clippings from
the Daily News Record could give a misleading picture: his
own collection told a somewhat different story.
47.
Mr. Blackman said that there were spot situations
where employment opportunities existed, just as there were
spot situations where there was considerable unemployment.
The labour unions were trying to organise labour in the
South and were influenced by manufacturers statements that
they could not pay higher wages because of import competition.
The U.S. Government tried to give a fair picture but these
efforts had little effect on the attitudes of Congress and
the Labour Unions. He did not want to weigh the various
factors which gave rise to unemployment. He recognised that
there were many factors. The point was that import competi-
tion was one factor and was one that was seized on readily
by the Unions.
48.
Mr. Nehmer thought it would be helpful to give
some price comparisons of a shirt produced in the U.S. and
one imported from the Far East.
A U.S. shirt, without
allocations for overheads and profit, cost between US$28.45
per dozen to US$30.60 per dozen. A shirt from the Far East,
landed, cost US$17.30 per dozen and imports by large chain
stores worked out at US$16.50 per dozen. How could U.S.
manufacturers compete with these prices? He then read
extracts from various letters he had received from
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