The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
labor PEOPLE TO
B0YC0 I I MEAT
Hirschbcrg Issues Edict to Stop
Eating 1t in Virginia for
Thirty Days.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JOIN
Hotel Managers Meet To-Mor-
row Night to Outline
Defensive Policy.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JOIN
successor In Copsrcss to the Int

peteT1nlOeu TO Strlke DaCk at the
meat trust which has been advancing
prices beyond the reach of the aver
age consumer, President John Hirsch
berg. of the State Federation of Labor.
is preparing to issue an edict, calling
on all members of that and affiliated
orders to abstain from meat eating
for the next thirty days.
Then, too. the hotel people are up in
arms. j. Lee Davis. president Of the
local Hotel Mems Association, has
called meeting for tomorrow night.
when some plan OF defense Will be de-
cided upon, for the higher price OF
meat has brought ABOUT situation
which Is somewhat critical. Break
fast bacon, which formerly sold al
II 1-stcents a pound has jumped to so
cents pound. which is just an illus
tration Of the upward movement.
Whole Country Aroused.
Throughout the East and Middle
West the labor organizations, repre-
senting q membership far up in tho
hundreds OF thousands, have opened
vigorous warfare on tho meat trust.
Elsewhere, the fight Is developing and
growing. leaders asserting that &c all
tho people will set together and refuse
to buy meat for while the trust will
be forced to come down in prices, and
that. too. after 1t has been forced to
take some OF its own medicine
What the labor people have done
in other sections will be done here.
and in this fight consumrs generally
which means virtually tho entire
population--will give tho battle their
moral support.
Il shall Issue an order to every local
in the State said President Hirsch-
| berg last night. ito stop eating mea.
for at least thirty days. and as much
longer as will be necessary to bring
about the desired results. Organized
, labor in Virginia Will not be back
ward. a meeting OF our association
will be held early in the week, al
| fore that time. The Ironworkcrs
Union will meet Monday night to see
what can be done IN the matter OF
protecting its members against the
trust which controls the meat output
i OF the country"
Hotel People Suffer.
Whether the hotels Will boycott meat
lis an open question. although the
chances are largely against drastic
stand Ike that. The managers would
/, be glad to do 1t. and the cafe people
feel the Same way, but they are forced
to give what the public demands. Still.
the question, in llRof its phases. Will
be discussed at tho meeting called by
President Davis. There may be less
meat. no meat or higher prices. Tho
point was made yesterday that II the
| patrons of all hotels would support the
managers instead of entering violent
complaint. it would be an easy mat
ter to curb and crumble the proud
| trust. although It would require a
, powerful fight. in which the aid OF
millions would have to be enlisted.
What the average man fears Is higher
board, and he Is FREQ to admit that
1t looks that way In the face Of sky
| high charges for tho raw product
All Take Up the Cry.
/, The cry, DO Without Meat has
been picked up everywhere-even by
| those who are eating 1t.
President Davis. speaking for the
hotel men, "and you can rest assured
that some action will be taken at our
meeting, We have got to do some
thing" Mrs. Atkinson, OF the Rich
mond, and James Disney. manager of
Murphy's. agreed that 1t was hard
matter to state that no meat would
be served. although they realized that
the price scale must he adjusted some
where. Even eggs have gone skylark-
ing with the meat--and there Is moth
ing cheap under the sun.