El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21

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public square but the police forced
them to move on
May Distribute Food Supplies.
After mayor Mitchell had been in
formed by a committee of east side
housewives that their children were
starving to death by hundreds beca use
Of the high cost Of food. he promised
70 place before the board of estimate
on Friday their plea that 100000 be
appropriated by the CITY to buv food
Tor distribution at reasonable prices
The women of the New York tene-
ments have taken the food situation
IN their own hands and planned a
series OF public demonstrations to con-
vince the mayor and city officials that
something must be done to reduce
prices one of the widest protest
meetings the city has ever known
broke up early today after making ar
rangements for a great parade OF Wom-
@ en- and children to march all day
through Wall street and at night
through Fifth avenue
Appeal To President Wilson.
An appeal Was sent 10 president Viii
son and d committee was appointed TO
demand that the city appropriate ST.
100000 TO be used Immediately for
buying and distributing food among the
poor at cost Imprisoned speakers
called upon the poor Of the east side
10 organize and pledged the financial
support Of the Hebrew trades union
The capitalists were blamed for the !
high cost OF food on the ground that |
they were anassing wealth by sending
il to Europe
Demonstrations Continue.
Mass meetings ana demonstrations I
continued today. The police We're on
rhe alert - prevent d fresh outbreak !
Of riOting such as put many push cart !
vendors out OF business on Monday 4
and Tuesday.
A thousand or more women attended /
last nights mass meeting and at least /
5000 more fought 10 get into the hall. /
Hundreds of Thousands To Parade
As yet no date has been set for the /
parade on Wall street and Fifth avenue
The organizers say they expect TO have
several hundred thousand women and
children in line.
A movement has been st-rted 70 call
a strike Of school children living IN
the tenements on the ground that the
high cost of living makes 1t necessary
for all children old enough TO 80 TO
work
Washington. i. c. Feb 2I--Yester-
days bread riot in New York claimed
attention in the senate today during the
debate on increases in salary for gov
eminent clerks
Senator Thomas. Democratic, of Col
orado, expressed the opinion that in
creases in salary were no cure for the
increasing cost OF living because, he
charged. those who control food prices
would raise them to keep pace with
THAT is not the way TO remedy
bread riots such as we are having in
the metropolis Of this country" said ;
Thomas. The way to deal with that ,
IS TO take those who corner food sup
plies BY the Threats. I dislike to see
food riots in free America but can J
see that it might be the first step
-Oward relief"
Shorter Crops Higher Exports
Boston, Mass Feb 2L-An increase
"A exports, shortage of nearly all crops
n 1915, abnormal buying due TO pros
Derity. initiation Of the currency and
all in the purchasing power OF mon
" are the principal reasons given for
the present high prices Of food by the
states cost of living commission, in
-eport To Gov. Mccall today. The great
causes Of the recent rise
n prices are beyond the control of
my one state, the commission says
Recommends Increased Production.
The report recommends increased
reduction, the popular use of fish and
milk instead of more expensive foods |
nd a more general system Of food dis
ribution.
Commissioner Francis y Tyrell sub
1itted a minority report IN which he |
greed substantially with the findings
I the majority but suggested that the |
legislature be asked to memorable con- |
-ress TO place an embargo upon the
xport Of foOdstuffs and munitions. He L
lso declared that the war was the
irect cause OF the increase Of prices. ,