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Dangers in supplying to China

To the editor:
In the years leading up to World War II, large quantities of scrap iron were sold to Japan by American firms. After Pearl Harbor, many Americans complained about the shortsightedness of those transactions, believing with justification that the scrap iron had been used to create the ships, planes and bombs that were killing U.S. servicemen. But as recent developments confirm, that lesson seems to have been forgotten.
On July 30, North Carolinaís Pillowtex Corporation filed for bankruptcy, laid off 6,450 of its 7,650 workers, and made plans to sell its textile-producing machinery to several nations including China. The remaining 1,200 employees will see their jobs terminated within six months. Where did those jobs go? Most of Americaís sheets, towels and other household textiles are now being produced in China, India and Pakistan. The flow of jobs overseas, encouraged by our own leaders, continues to increase. Our nationís trade deficit with China alone exceeds $100 billion.
But the Community-led government in China has long threatened a missile attack on Americaís West Coast cities. Profits from Chinaís sales of household goods, electronics, toys and just about everything else to America fuel Chinaís huge military arm. Not only are American jobs being destroyed, but a nation that considers the U.S. its ìnumber one enemyî is being supplied with the wherewithal to challenge, even to attack, this nation.
Doris Gilquist
Harris

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