Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-01
ANTI RUSTLEACUE
Plans Boycott on Combinations that
Raise Price Of Living.
CONGRESSMAN KINKAD SPEAKS
WOmen Members Have Equal Voice
In the CampaiEn-sPeaker Cam
non Returns from Trip
to DanviIle.


WARRINGTON. Dec. s1.-Plans for a
nstlonal boycott Of those combinations that
Increase the cost Of living were laid here
tonight, when the National Antitrust
league was launched. Members Of congress
are interested in the new movement and
in mediate steps will be taken toward per-
fecting state organizations. Then. when
prices soar. the league members by stopping
the use of such articles or commodities as
nave gone above a certain level, will try
TO put them back by refusing to furnish
a market.
Inc plan was tried In Germany a few
years ago and, according to a report. broke
up a combine that had raised the price of
coffee to an almost prohibitive point.
Thu meeting was Informal and no final
organization was effected. It was agreed.
however, that the crusade Just beginning
should go under the name of the National
Antitrust league and thai the organiza-
ton should be nonpolitical.
As soon as congress reconvenes a
permanent organization will be completsd.
Among the speakers tonight were Rep
resentative Champ Clark, the house
minority leaders; Representatives Alexander
and Murphy OF Missouri, Martin of South
Dakota, Klnkaid Of Nebraska, MCKINLEY
OF California and Morgan Of Oklahoma.
Letters Of regret were received from Rep
resentatives Bartholdt of Missouri and
Foster Of Vermont.
Women to be Members.
One matter was settled tonight, however.
The women of the United States will be
taken into membership on equal terms
with the men and will have equal voice
In the campaign. The women. being the
housekeepers of the country, the pioneers
Of the plan believe their assistance Is vital
to success.
w furnish the purses" said one of the
speakers, but our wives and sisters and
mothers make the disbursements from
them. We've got to have the women
with US"
Accordingly, when congress meets the
league will work through the representa-
tiVes and In some cases through senators
with a view to having them interest them
selves In the organization Of state
branches. A nominal fee will be charged
each member, probably not exceeding Is
cents a year, to cover the cost Of mailing
proclamations against certain articles of
food that have been pushed too high in the
market.
A national charter probably will be
sought and the head offices likely will be
in Washington.
Speaker Cannon Returns.
Speaker Cannon. laden with a few bar
rels of Christmas cigars, returned to Wash
ington tonight and will put in tomorrow
at his office at the capitol outlining tho
work for the coming session. The speaker
spent Christmas in his home in Danville.
Ill, where he acted the role of Santa
Claus for his grandchildren. Every one
who remembered him on the great holiday
appeared to have been inspired with the
one idea, for his gifts were practically all
cigars OF varying brands and of equally
varying excellence. y
Uncle joe declared he was In the best
OF health, and he looked It. His cheeks
are ruddy and he was brimming over with
energy when he swung off the steps of the
Pullman car and helped his daughter, Miss
Helen, to the platform. He went directly
to his home on Vermont avenue, where he
dined, and later spent the evening before
the fire In his library chatting with friends
He declined to talk politics with them, and
when asked about his preparations to meet
the advertised onslaught of the house "in-
surgents," he merely smiled. He smiled
even more broadly when inquiry was made
about his reported decision to relinouish
the speekership.
The sarcastic manner in which his lin
curled, however, Convinced his friends that
the rumor may not be taken seriously.