The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1918-03-21
BUY NOTHING MADE IN
GERMANY" IS THE SLOGAN

Washington. d. G.. March lS.--Such
= the oath which all enemies the
world around are asked To take and
Wlirh is to he the basis Of campaign
:" commercial pressure which may
bring Germany to her knees or, failing
i'at which will collect from her an
.dcmnly for her outrages against
.vilizalion.
The plan was originated by William
A'hcrton Du puy. of Washington, II
: lgazinr writer.
With relation Ia the nitcd States
i' is To hr executed through patriotic
,rciclcN aud particularly through
vomrn'> organizations. These Socic-
'rS will distribute the pledges through
iueir members. The members will So
care signatures aud return them to
headquarters.
Mr. IN l'uy will receive reports,
c,mpllc the figures aud undertake To
amply the lhumbScrcw of commercial
pressure by acquainling Germany Of
-" progress uf the campaign which Is
destined 10 destroy her trade through
,1t the world for II generation.
The theory is that the trade of an
iHdividuul. your personal patronage
for the resi- If Your life. is worth S5lO
ia Germany. by signing the pledge
ynu deprive Germany of that $500.
~ 81 doing YOU collect an idrmnity
&c 5000 from her. ln the course of
,rur life the trade that otherwise
would have gone to Germany goes to
her commercial rivals, the NATIONS
with which she is now at war (ou
nay to lhcm the indemnity you have
collected from Germany
n The whole matter is simple. sure ir-
S'vorahlc. Il Is entirely in the hands
of the individual.
Commercial Germany might not feel
the loss Of $500 nor that of II million
0f your kind The campaign will not.
however hc stopped with II few mil
lions
II H. believed that the great mass
of the people of the commercial world
will h. found anxious 10 collect their
individual hits of indemnity. 10 thus
place themselves on record aS denying
their patronage to the nation whicl;
tears up treaties, rcycrts IN warfare
10 gaS and liquid fire, cnsavcS women
and mu,ilaics children with official
sanrlion. which would deny freedom
10 all peoples.
The signature of all the people will
not bc necessary, however. to get th'
maximum effect. Commercial Ger
many knows that il after the war
= per cent Of purchasers ask dealer
II goods are made IN Germany bcfor,
buying them, that dealer will moi
handle merchandise 81 made. II y
upr cent Of the people take that posi-
tion there Is no hope for German
trade.
The commercial classes Of Germany
already hal7l hit and infinitely dis
tressed, will see the hand OF ~
ayenglng destiny IN this campaign b.
fore II has gone far, They may b'
depended on to exert all the infu
ence Of which they are capable t.
break the strange hold Of the militar.
nutocracy and stop the war bcfor
their ruin Is certain and permanent.
The German armies marched init
Russin while the BoShcviki govern
ment hnggled over terms. Every da.
,f delay meant the loss Of iiuSsial
territory. The Bolshcyiki hnStrntl 1
sign unconditional pence terms. )
win this campaign of blacklist marc
through the nations Of the earth. rnI
cucring every day and f"r q genera
tlon. block of German trade. II cn
le stopped only by making peace
Every day of delay means fright
h loss
So may Germany be- driven I" mai
Ing pcncc. Failing that, the collcctiu
~ indemnity from her Is certain an
irrcyocablc. The weapon Is In III
hands Of the peoples Of the worl'
They use II by signing little slips
paper.