Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-24
A Patriotic Movement.

the washington FeQeTallOH OF women
Clubs, believes thoroughly in the boy
colt against high-priced foods. She said:
THE move of the Anti-Food Trust
League is a right one and the D. A. r.
will go without meat or anything else to
support it. 1t is the chance they have
been looking for-to be patriotic. / don't
see how the poor people are going to live.
1 think that the moral example of alb
stinence from meat through principle
would be a good one. 1t would show the
trusts or those responsible that this kind
Of thing has to stop"
Mrs. David ]. Brewer. wife OF the as
sociate justice of the United States Su-
preme Court and a member OF the House.
keepers Alliance, said:
This good work will be followed all
over the country, l am sure. l am in
thorough sympathy with the work of the
National Anti-Food Trust League and
will cooperate with it to the full extent
Of my powers"
Must Have Cheaper Food.
For the good of the country, we must
have cheaper food" said Mrs. Wendell
Stafford, wife of Justice Stafford of the
District Supreme Court. For myself and
my family / can say that we would be
willing to go without meat for a time in
order to lower the prices. l believe that
abstinence would cause legislation to be
enacted to lower the prices of foodstuffs,
and legislation in the matter is what we
need to insure permanent good
Mrs. Thomas Gore, wife of the blind
senator from Oklahoma, said: Il am
willing to join any movement that will
lower the price Of foodstuffs. The low
ering of the price Is our most vital ma
tiOnal necessity just now"
Mrs. Jonathan p. Dolliver. wife of Sena
tor Dolliver Of Iowa, and formerly presi-
dent general of the Children of the
American Revolution, said:
MY sympathy and support and best
wishes and all my efforts are with the
movement to force down the price of
food. Like my revolutionary ancestors,
who refused to drink tea when the tax
on 1t was oppressive, l would be willing
to go without meat or other food rather
than to pay the tax of avarice and trust
rapacity."
Plans of Anti-Food Trust League.
The board of directors Of the National
Anti-Food Trust League yesterday adopt
ed plans for extending the scope of the
battle which it has in contemplation
against high food prices. The league has
had no connection with the meat boycott
which has spread through SO many COM
munfties In the country. In fact, the di-
rectors emphasized the point that the or
ganization is engaged at the present time
in enrolling members, and the actual
crusade will not be begun until the league
is so powerful that any edict it may issue
for a suspension in the use Of any food
product will have nationwide effect.
Statement to the People.
After the meeting the board of direct
ors issued statement to the people,
saying:
Following the inception of the league
and the publicity given it, there has been
spontaneous uprising throughout the
country. The meat boycott is not the
work of the league, but it is a result of
our spreading the doctrine Of back to
normal prices.
These sporadic efforts to throw off the
shackles of food slavery show the temper
of the people. They have been partly
successful. and need only guiding and
directing hand to result in complete vic
tory. With our rapidly recruiting strength
we will soon be prepared to make ma
tion-wide crusade-effective and perma-
nent-against any artificially priced food
product.
when backed by a million household
ers, an interdict need not be for long
time After the price is down to normal
level. we have the same weapon should
the trusts again attempt to raise 1t. The
present boycotts have no such perma-
nency, and their effects will not be last
ing. The trusts will retaliate after the
wave of enthusiasm is spent unless they
are combated by the National Anti-Food
Trust League.
1--WE are aiming to make the National
Anti-Food Trust League an organization
so vast. SO extensive and SO powerful
numerically that there will be no need to
interdict the use of any article of food,
but that the general fear of such a gen.
eral suspension and Its direful conse-
quences Will have the effort of lowering
prices and keeping them down.
Proposed Meeting Next Summer.
SO general has been the response to
the leagues propaganda and so rapidly
has the work of organization advanced
that the directors decided to incorporate,
and articles of Incorporation will be
taken out this week.
Another suggestion at yesterdays meet
ing which gained favor was for meet
ing in Washington next summer of rep-
resentatives from all over the country
who. by that time, will be enrolled in
the field force Of the Anti-Food- Trust