Federal Trade Commission
Documents Received
Apr. 26, 1996
P894219
B18354900148


                                                  
                      Peter S. Vaughan III 
                      1035 1/2 Ninth Avenue
                 Huntington, West Virginia 25701
                           304-523-4114


Chairman Robert Pitofsky
Federal Trade Commission
Sixth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D. C. 20580

Dear Mr. Chairman,

     The claim Made in America can only be meaningful if a
product, making such a claim, is put together in the United
States using U.S. made parts!  The United States should not stop
the importation of foreign goods. However imported products must
be treated here as our products are treated over there.

     As for price influencing purchasing decisions, of course it
will. If an imported product is produced using slave wage labor,
captive child labor, practices that destroy the environment, etc.
or they are dumped on the U.S. market, they can easily take over
a market.  When over 50% of a market is taken over the price goes
right back up.  Any larger share and the prices spiral even
higher.  Check the labels and price tags of the shirts in a store
near you.

     All products sold in the United States must have full open
disclosure.  Every tag should list the country of manufacture and
the source of its contents.

     Please give us the ability to choose for our selves. Make
the claim Made in America legitimate.

                              Sincerely,

                                 
                              Peter S. Vaughan III