The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-21

The board Of directors Of the National |
Anu-Food Trust League has begun a |
crusade for lower prices in this city. |
While other cities are engaging in boy |
colts, the local representatives Of the or
ganization are trying gentler. but fully |
as effective, means.
To-day "a representative Will call on
Corporation Counsel Thomas to learn
what disposition he will make Of d re
quest from the oyster dealers that cit
liens Of the District be denied the priv
iege Of purchasing the bivalves from the
boats at the wharf
This action follows the receipt Of let
ter by the District Commissioners. in
which the licensed dealers asked that
they be given the exclusive privilege of
dealing in oysters This petition was
turned over to the corporation counsel
The leagues representative will call on
Health Officer Woodward. TO learn
whether ther is great danger Of stale
food being purchased direct from the
producer, With hundreds Of householders
already enrolled the league is rapidly
extending its usefulness. and win take
prompt action, if the conditions warrant
it,
War l. Nation wide.
The war on high food prices lis nation
wide. From every part of the country
come kilograms telling Of the aroused
sentiment Missouri. Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska. Illinois. and Michigan. are
now included in the ranks of the cru
saders in the West, while in the East
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware
are lifting their voices in feebler pro-
tests.
Ohio, however. is still the stronghold
Iof the movement The Cleveland boycott
has extended 20 Canotn, where the Cen
tral Labor Union has adopted q no-meat
resolution. and petitions are being circG-
lated withsurprisin to Columbus
where a strong boycott has been organ
lied, 70 Toledo, Akron, and other cities
Of the State.
The crusade i'm Ohio has found enCour-
agement in the publicly expressed belief
of Gov Harmon that a feed trust is
gobbling excessive profits somewhere be
tween the producer and the consumer.
He has called on the legislature to hunt
the trust out of the woods and exhibit
il 70 the people
It is estimated th9f more than 100000
persons have in a brief week become
actively interested in the boycott. Dis
patches from Chicago last night said that
the boycott soon viii be started in that
city by the Chicago Federation of Labor.
Temporary Expedient.
The idea of depriving ourselves of
meat simply 10 get lower prices does not
appeal TO federation people said Sec
retary Charles Nockels, but we pro-
pose 70 adopt the idea as a temporary
eXpedient, in order to bring more sharply
10 the attention of the packer the fact
that they cannot trife with the con-
sumers of Chicago We hape to give the
idea such strong Endorsement that it
will spread 20 all parts of the country"
a dispatch from Kansas City says that
the experiment of the Bricklayer Union
in pledging itself to abstain from meat
for thirty days was received 50 favor
ably on the first days that other labor
organizations of that city will follow its
example. In more than 100 Kansas City
homes yesterday families sat down to
meatless meals in accordance with the
bricklayers' pledge, while the anti-meat
movement has spread also to Atchison.
Leavenworth, ST. Joseph Topeka, and
other cities in that part Of the country.
Progress i'm Omaha.
Omaha reported progress with the list
which the union leaders say Will number
5000 by the end of the week The Omaha
laborers pledge themselves TO ignore meat
for thirty days No organized movement
has been undertaken In Pittsburg as vet
but many are deserting the meat stands.
both on grounds Of sympathy and lean
pocketbooks.
DR.. f. L. Scharf. president of the Anti
Food Trust League, organized several To-
Gel sections in Wilmington. Del, last
nights Tonight he will be in Baltimore.
Wilmington takes courage from the
fact that her housewives forced the price
of turkey down several notches in the
Christmas holidays by refusing 10 buy at
- cents a pound.
Naugatuck, Conn, is kicking against
tha price OF butter Il has gone 10 Is
cents a pound there-the choice creamery
brand The employees in the rubber fac
tories stood for the butter prices until
eggs scared to s. cents. and then they got
together and decided 90 spread cream or
something else, not butter, on their bread.
There are about 500 of these.
Buttons Worn in Baltimore.
Baltimore is a new convert TO the anti
meat eating campaign. The fight there
is being led by the Federation Of Labor
and its l03 affiliated unions An order
was placed yesterday for $1,000 buttons
bearing the inscription: 81 don't buy
meat; do you?"
These buttons are to be distributed
TO the various unions in the city and
passed out 90 the members who take the
pledge. A committee is engaged in draw
ing up resolution which will be pre-
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