New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Red Cross Praised for Re-
f,,.al to Take Profit From
German Goods
Push Boycott Plans
N.t;onal Committee Will Seek
Recruits in Each State
{. of the Union

p;cbard,M. Hurd, chairman Of the
,,scott tolnmittee of the American De
,,r,e Society, yesterday sent the fol-
,.ving message to the headquarters of
~ American Red Cross in Washing
IN acommending that organization for
i. refnsai to accept the offer of Sears,
p.shnck & Co., of Chicago, to turn
srsr W., osit profits from the sale of Ger
man toys;
1Your patriotic refusal to accept
..oats from German toys will be heart
~ indcrsed by all loyal Americans"
To A. H. Loeb, vice-president of the
Chicago mail order house, who an
rounced several days ago that if the
psd Cross refused to accept his offer
Cars. Roebuck e. Co. would not receive
their share in the consignment of toys
vhich reached here recently on the
N;suw Amsterdam, Mr.. Hurd dis
,..cbed the following wire:
sThe American Defence Society re-
suectfully requests you to turn over to
\ The German goods consigned to you
m the Nieuw Amsterdam, subject to
claim of government for duty. On ac-
rsutsuce of this offer from you the
American Defence Society will request
ths government tc waive the duty on
thess German goods for bonds duly
eiven for their destruction"
n4Lo, Ic;rx,o NoxaoJ
The American Defence Society learned
Yesterday that four other frms-
Strauss Brothers & Co., New York;
the Kuehl Clock Company, Chicago;
the Namm & J Singer Company, New
York, and the W. r. Gratz Import Com
psny, New York--were among the con-
signees Of the recent shipment Of Ger
man toys. Mr.. Hurd Immediately sent
the heads of these firms kilograms urg-
ing them to turn down their shares in
the tov cargo.
Nh Hurd also announced that the
Hoboken branch of the American De-
fence Society proposed to ask the New
Jersey legislature to enact laws COM
pelling merchants in that state who
handle Germaurmade goods to display
signs calling attention to that fact in
front Of their places Of business.
Committee Plans Made
MrsHurd spent yesterday developing
plans-for the i'm me date beginning Of
the national boy~ot. against all Ger
man goods. decided nn at a meeting of
representative New Workers in the
Chamber cf Comm rec Friday.
This work Is to be started .mmedi-
aseljsP lie said "The general working
committee will begin early next week
TO- ;take steps to recruit ono or more
represen ta+ivss of every patriotic and
eve organization IN the country of
any standing to direct national propa-
sandal against German-made goods.
IN addition to the committee al
ready. announced, recent information
placed before us has prompted the de-
siaohf that we must appoint a special
'Samxtee to watch trade marks on
goods supporting to originate in neu-
al countries. We are informed that
hss'aade in Germany brand has been
iclnered over on many articles, such
@eWiery and hardware, and that .neu-
!rai trade ma arks have been substituted.
ms must be watched carefully"
Rs William 7. Hornaday, director Of
hss Rrenx Zoo and president Of the
AaeIean Guardian Society, which has
already done cons iderable work in
nghting the importation of German
goods announced that the thirty thou
sana members of his organization in
;asy-six states would be marshalled
l's the boycott fight.
Zoo Denied Monkeys
Re called attention to the following
iacident: 4.'~i D
East June the Bronx Zoo made ap-
pleapen for permit to import about
ens ~; 9ozen monkeys from South Amer
"a. They had been paid for and we
seie quite insstent about getting
- aen;' ;'sThe application was denied by
S sae purean of imports of the War
s.ades Board on the ground that our
AZ .asoaaeys were not essential to winning
let me say that our animals would
Ts TTsss sEke slaken up one ton of cargo space.
s.. sas aerman toys took UP seven thou
@a saau times that much space aboard the
,usaw .ss amsterdam Yet they were per
ni.ed to. reach here.
a,.;. ieaye it to the American public to
sv.loe the degree in which these Ger
40" Joys Will help win the war"
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