The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-27
BOYCOTT GERMAN MAD

Tor the purpose OF helping the cam
paign of the American Defense So
ciety to boycott German made foods.
He is now on lecture tour through
out the country under tke auspices
of the Defense Society. His organi-
cation represents eleven million
pledged British voters to a boycott
on German made goods.
"The merchant marine officers
and members of the British Seamen's
Union in September 1917" says Cap
tain Upper chad agreed not to sa-
lutte the German flag, not to employ
Germans on ships and not to touch
or unload a cargo of German goods
for a period Of two years and that
the boycott be extended one month
for every atrocity the Germans COM
mitted on the seas from then on.
The boycott now extends for seven
years and over 1900 seamen have
been murdered by the U-boat COM
manders. These seamen have not
been killed in fair combat but the
murders have taken place when the
men have been in their small life
boats. have come to the United
States to bring before the American
people the facts of unrestricted u
boat warfare and the CHASTITY outrag
es and murders perpetrated upon our
men when in open boats.
j., The British seamen demand the
deportation from Great Britain of all
Germans which the British Govern
ment have recently stated they will
do. The seamens Organization has
also challenged all candidates at the
present parliament reelection in
Great Britain that unless they sign
the boycott pledge, their seat would
be contested.
We demand that the Kaiser be
handed over to an international tri-
bunal, together with his comrades in
crime. There is no hatred in our
hearts, as hatred is akin to fear and
the Allied seamea have never showed
fear but we do demand justice and
reparation.
The United States does not under
stand the true horror of the subma-
rine warfare, but I feel confident
that when the truth becomes known
the American people will demand the
Some reparation and justice that is
demanded by the people of Great
Britain,
The Seamen's boycott has extend
ed considerably, the French Norwe-
gian and Danish have declared their
loyal cooperation. I am sure that
the American people will stand back
Of the American Defense Society in
its work and the audiences / have
addressed have shown that they will
not help Germany regain the worlds
trade by buying her goods.
When l came over on the Maure-
tania, the first ship to come back with
American soldiers, all the men on
board joined in resolution that they
would not buy German made goods
for seven years.
The Review is glad to print below
the pledges of the American Defense
Society and urges patriotic Ameri-
cans to cut it out and mail it to the
Society at A East 23rd Street, New
York.
Defend America By Refusing To Buy
German Made Goods
1st.-To potect American labor from
the competition of German cheap la
boz, so that our returning soldiers
will not walk the streets looking for
jobs while our stores are flooded with
German goods.
2nd.-To protect our manufacturers
by following the principle laid down
by Lloyd George when he said: 1--WE
will permit no unfair competition Of
the selling of German goods below
the actual cost Of production"
3rd.-For self-defense. No sign of
repentance or change Of heart has
come from Germany. Enduring a
military defeat, Germany turns to
economic war for world domination.
The date of Germany's s4next war"
on the world depends only upon her
e. onomic strength. As long as an
Allied boycott keeps Germany weak,
she cannot go to war.
4th.-To keep out German espionage
which is prompted by Germans in
foreign trade.
5th.-To keep out German rro,,acan-
da which is in Urge part financed
by Ge-1'c1 las in foreign trade.
9Th T. show our 'osthing for the
criminals of Germany and our repul
sion for their blood-stained goods.
American Defense Society,