The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-08
OUR WOMEN BOYCOTT FRANCE
REGARD HER AS AN ALLY OF
SPAIN.
Will Use No More Goods of French
Manufacture = Means Forty-five
Millions Loss to France.

New York, May IA special to the
World from Washington says: One OF
the most enthusiastic promoters of the
American Women's Patriotic League
whose members are to pledge them
selves to refrain from buying goods
imported from France in retaliation foI
the attitude of the French people to-
ward America in the present crisis, Is
the wife of Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire.
American women" said Mrs. Chand-
Ter, ''have come to the conclusion that
France must be taught lesson. she
has vociferously proclaimed friendship
and admiration for her sister republic,
hut at a time when her friendship
would mean something to us, she is
holding off and avowing her friendshlp
for Spain. We will show her that while
a loss will come to her investments IN
Spain through this war, there may De
a. greater loss impending from the loss
of American trade and commerce Wnen
1 sign the pledge l shall carry u out
Mrs. Frye of Maine is equally deter
mined. She said:
II am perfectly willing to give my
pledge to buy nothing French. 1 would
even be in favor of a pledge to BUY
nothing except of home manufacture.
Mrs. Elkins and her sister, Miss Grace
Davis. daughter of ex-senator DAVIS OF
West Virginia, also earnestly favor II.
Mrs. Elkins said:
II will most willingly deny mySeir
all such indulgences as French mper-
tations so long as the necessities of the
case may REQUIRE
"When I sign the declaration against
the use of all French importations,
said Miss Davis, Il shall faithfully car
ry it OUT
Dickins of the bureau of navigation,
said: Il am a firm advocate OF strlk-
ing back when hit. There should be no
bravado about this league. Let every
woman who signs the compact resolve
to carry it out with whole-heartedness
and with all the influence she can COM
mand.''
Mrs. William Tisdell, a prominent So
ciety leader of Washington, who has
been selected as one of the organizers
of the league, said: Il proclaim France
the enemy of America and the ally OF
Spain, and l will faithfully work TO ad-
minister such dose of retributlVes JUS
tice that thrifty burghers that compose
the French manufacturing circles VIII
not be likely to forget 1t.
Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney, the ar
fist. said: THE pledge should be made
active against future importations: If
if is put into effect at once it will hurt
our own merchants, who are carrying
large stocks of French goods. Never
theiess, so far as possible, l will deny
myself all indulgence in French I'M
portations."
Mrs. Russell A. Alger, Mrs. Lyman
A. Gage and Mrs. Justice McKenna
have signified their intention to sign
the pledge when it is formulated
Mrs. Mckinley. while expressing her
self as in full sympathy with the move
ment, feels obliged to refuse for rea-
sons connected with her high position,
as France is still on friendly relations
with the United States.
Mrs. Hobart, wife of the vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Reed wife of the
speaker are in the same position.
During the year 1897 the American
people purchased S67,53O,23O worth of
goods from France. OF this sum $40
coo. 600 was for mere luXuries, almost
entirely used by women.