The Detroit times., 1910-01-19
EXPECT BOYCOTT
WILL BREAK Reef
TRUSTS GRIP
Fhirty-Five Thousand Angry Peo-
pie of Cleveland Boycott Butchers
for go Days-Blow Is Aimed
at Chicago Packers.
Strikers" Hope Movement Will Be-
Tome Nation n-Wide-Price of Pork
Reduced One Cent.

AsNaaSSA ShS SNhss
CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 19.-When
000 Cleveland workmen and their
Amilies, $4,000 men. women and chill
ren. went on strike against high
rices OF meat, they pledged them
Ives 10 revolutionary movement.
This is the most radical action that
as come TO sIgnallze the protest OF
ae people against the extortions Of
.riff-fostered food trusts.
Since the plan was put in effect the
ftailers have reduced the price OF
ork one cent.
This movement started when the
reman and superintendent OF every
u factory In the city met to discuss
pc Increased cost of living. They
sreed. from talks they had with the
Page earners under them, that the
boring people of Cleveland could
ldure the exactions OF the food trust
longer. modest dinner was
Arved at the gathering. AS they
rked they calculated the cost OF the
Neal.
Meat was the most expensive item
= the bill OF fare. and IL was voted
aonce that meat should be boycotted
IN the tables OF every one present
Nc two months.
Vhen the men under these factory
pplc heard OF their decision they
pk kded for aid in organizing And
SRading the meat strike" into their
pv homes. Women and children vol
uttered to sacrifice meat and To eat
hoing but vegetables and other sub
lstiles for meat.
a Blame Chicago Packers.
Il pledge was their declaration
sof dependence against The butchers,
whore now under an iron-bound boy.
cotbf the skilled laboring people of
thisity
rs strike was not originated by
4unit labor men. Union and non
junio men joined hands In the big is-
sGe.On the day the strike started II
was predicted that $4,000 people
wou be on a vegetable diet in Cleye-
Ilanwithin three days. Indeed all
sclass fiocked 10 the standards OF the
strits by the thousands. Cleveland
Ahas population of about half a mil
tlion
Diands upon the country, state
andty authorities by these men are
fthatDmething should be done at once
10 the blame for the present un-
eaaable prices demanded by butch
Mrs. The butchers defend themselves
*by sowing that their profits are com
fardvely small. and blame the Chi
klage packing houses for the condl-
lon that they call unwarranted.
f. w. Sebelin, a member who at
fnchd the first session of the factory
and superntendents is con
>ltiBg medical authorities to get in
mation on what the best substi-
les for meat are.
This sacrifice by some 10000 women
just their way OF making peaceful
pr on conditions that have caused
prchension in every home IN the
y since the recent jump In prices
3lowing the signing OF the tariff bills
ey feel that only the most heroic
Asures Will bring the food trusts to
ms.
ne prices that forced the boycott
n cleveland were: Chickens. % cents
y pound turkeys, 81 cents ducks,
2sents; rib roast, Is cents: steak,
lS 2S cents; mutton. Is cents, pork
chg, Is cents; veal outlets, 25 cents;
be round. 16 cents; corned beef,
IL, IA cents: leg lamb. Is cents.
Eg were so cents for strictly fresh
endtter from SO to 40 cents. Every
thiLelse was In proportion.
Aher remarkable feature OF the
meastrike at first was its lack of
oryaation, and was the result OF
iong-lt-up anger.
Cla, professional men, merchants
and ' entire middle class of this
city Jed IN the movement. Pledges
svere hted by thousands and carried
Sabout earnest men and woman for
signers
lislature ts Interested.
The lSlature in session at Column
bus, Will started an inquiry into the
prices o[od. now Is ready TO insist
on the pecution OF the people re-
sponsible r the cause of extoI tion,
at least u Is the talk.
But the,aders recognize that the
movementlust become national be-
ID fore 1t wibe effective. When the
packers inhicago heard of the boy
colt they rdered their Cleveland
agents TO fvard the refrigerator car
loads OF mi, that were on the way
here, to earn cities. IL Is In the
east that thuod strike pioneers nope
the moveme will spread
In fact, latitude OF the packers
Is that OF dence to the revolt OF the
"A people. =.
What ardey going to do about
3ft?" asked Y. Nash. vice-president
of the Clevel1 Provision Co. They
say they will eat meat What Will
they eat? TIE are no fresh veget-
ables and theice of eggs is so high
that they cansubstitute them.
II can't see at the boycott will do
any good"
And studentN the present cost OF
living profess fee in this mans at
titude the whobcheme of the pack
Ing interests. he packers by their
cold storage sysn OF warehouses and
cars have forceup eggs and other
commodities unl they suppose the
people MUST eateat or pay like tri-
q buto TO the beefarons on whatever
they adopt as a bstitute.
LA -
PaIIazaIo's Banked at $500.
Efforts toward trelease OF Pietro
Pallazalo on bail,tere commenced,
n Tuesday morning, zen an attorney
Il visited Police JustitStein and asked
that some definite M be fixed for