The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-22
WILL START ACTION TO
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they do not need.
E{H CLEVELAND Ohio, Jan. 22.--Lead-
re- Of the meat boycott today asserI
Z hat 100000 consumers have quit eat
'Uig meat since the movement was In
Ggurated just one week ago. In spite
~ this fact. excepting the two-cent
Ut In the price OF pork chops, the re-
all prices OF meat remain at the orig
pal figures.
= Trade has fallen of in the meat
#hcps in all parts OF the city AMI
pitchers complain that the small re-
ailer Is the only one suffering from
nc boycott.
The belief OF many that the strike
!. you'd fizzle out before the end OF I
eek has been dissipated by the ra-
Nsidity with which industrial workers
IRE signing pledges today. Additions
'hR the membership OF the ."anti-meat'
'lf.4ctest against high prices are an
Acunced today In ten new establish
Alents where practically every worker
has been pledged
E Reports that the Chicago packers
contemplate a boycott OF the state or
pho for inaugurating the mo meat"
.NDledges is not credited here by prom
NInent wholesalers. William Nash.
president OF the Cleveland Provision
.Nco.. termed the report absurd"
~ BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 22--Boston's
.nfrotest against high meat prices today
Us spreading rapidly among the unions
Following the determination OF 1000
nembers OF Stationary Engineers
hnion. No. 16. the largest in the coun-
&hry, TO abstain from meats for so days.
III Already 1t is claimed more than 10.
N 700 persons In Boston and its vicinity
tbave decided to boycott meat until
y brices drop. There is movement on
2 DOT TO hold a grea; meeting OF pro-
4 Fest within the next few days.
4 NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Although no
4 General boycott on meat has been in
4 lstituted In New York by an organized
\ body. retail meat dealers in every
j tectiOn Of the city are loud In their
iIwails today over the noticeable de-
4 lcrease in their sales OF meat.
III These retail dealers boast however.
/ That what they lose by the falling of
I N sales. they more than make up by
The increased price Of what they do
bell
III II Is this very fact. "boycotters" or
meat declare. that will lead tn a gen.
lsral movement against meat In New
York city that will cast into the
Shade any of the boycotts thus far
Started.
Even II a boycott should not become
general. there Is evidence that the
Emeat sales In New York will grow
constantly smaller. for the simple
reason that there are untold thou
sands in New York who cannot AFFORD
20 eat meat at the present high stan
lard OF prices.
Plans for a general meat strike are
under way. The question was to
have been voted on last night at the
injecting OF the delegates to the Cen
nral Federated Union, but quorum
Twas not present and the matter was
postponed until next week Delegates
snresent expressed themselves as fav-
rorin1 the plan and declared that most
,Df the union men had expressed them
nelys. as being willing to join In n
meat boycott. At the meeting OF the
Meat Consumers League next week
fthe matter will be taken up by Mrs.
fFrederick Nathan, president OF the
Irrational league, and the housewives
Eof Gotham will be urged TO abstain
kfrom meat until the prices are cut.
h New York newspapers are taking
nun the matter in vigorous style, and
3practically urging Gothamites to join
jin the movement. at the same time
tdemandine that the federal govern
fment take action both towards show
,ing what causes the increased prices
and looking toward criminal proseeu-
ton of these responsible for the
higher prices.
i PITTSBURG, Pa. Jan. 22.-Thet
,local hotel keepers are anxious TO help
laIong the meat boycott started here
was Indicated today when one dowr-
,tcwn proprietor announced that in ad-
,ditIon to the regular menu. including
meats, offered patrons. he would IN
itroduce a special all-yegetable meal to
be served in preference to the REGULAR
tmenu. other hotel Keepers quickly
voiced their approval OF the plan an
say they expect to cut their daily meat
orders In half
Thousands OF men affiliated with the
trades council signed the boycott reso-
luton yesterday and today The en-