Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-23
TRUST
COMING TO GRIEF
Threatened Rise in Price of
Foot Coverings Causes APP
peal to Feminine Stocking
WearefS of America.

Especial Correspond nte TO Morning JOURNAL
New York. June 20.--urging all
mothers and housewives to rise to re
sent the threatened attempts of con-
gress In It's conference committee to
raise the price of cotton stocking by
an Increased tariff tax. hundreds or
thousands of warning letters We're seat
to the women OF every section of the
land from this city today. That the
stocking trust has almost succeeded
in its bold bid for power to make the
price of these every day necessities
to all Americans through an increased
tariff has just been reported from
Washington TO the leaders of this
widespread women's movement here.
Unless the heads and h~ousekeepers OF
every family in the land at once file
at the capital their protests against
his tax on the stockings of the poo
it is declared, the will of the women
of the country in this matter viii be
thwarted.
Lulled into a false sense of security
by the prompt action of the senate in
reducing to its former rate the higher
hosiery tariff. which the house has
been led to raise some 80 per cent,
the women of the land have almost
been pushed into a political pitfall by
the shrewd agents of the stocking
trust al Washington, it is declared.
While every consumer was commend
ing the senators for delivering the
people from the clutches of one more
trust, 1t is reported, the men who
would fatten on the control of the
prices which $4,000. 900 Americans
must pay FOR their stockings have been
actively working to compel a com
promise IN the conference committee.
While the old Dingley rates have fur
nished enough protection to double
the business of the stocking trust in
eight years, the dry goods experts
show by official figures, any such COM
promise must enormously increase
their present large profits and allow
them to dictate the price Of this nee
essity.
Unless the women who must keep
their families supplied with stockings
write, wire or telephone at once TO
representatives on the confer
ence committee at Washington, i'll
seems assured that a quiet compro-
mise will be effected and the stocking
trust he empowered to raise the
prices which already bid fair to pinch
the poor. Promising thousands of
letters of protest from every
community in the country, the wives
OF many prominent men hereswho
have interested themselves In the
movement, are today bravely. setting
to work to defeat in the interests or
of poorer consumers this
trust trick. welfare workers and
leading members of philanthropic and
organizations in his city
also interesting themselves in this
cause Of the poor Of the land.
TO senators Aldrich. Burrows and
Hale as we'll as Congressman Payne.
Mccall and Hill the women Of every
Of the country are being
urged to protest before night falls
II these men receive sufficient evil
teilce that all American families are
n earnest in their fight against the
control of cotton stockings. il
$ declared, there may yet be some
rope of making the voice or the
PEOPLE overcome the selfish demands
II the favored few manufacturers.