New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
Permit to Import German
Goods, Issued by War
Trade Board, and u. s.
Food Policy Are Causes
Relief Legion Leads Move
Plan 10 Hold Meetings En-
Route Over Course Taken
by " Cener raj" Jones

ington by prominent women, similar to
General" Rosalie Jones's famous suf-
frage pilgrimage to the capital in 1913,
is planned here rs protest against
American importation of German-made
goods and the policy Of feeding Ger
many.
This was announced by Mrs. Oliver
Cromwell Field, president of the Amcri-
can Relief Legion, following the pub
lication yesterday of dispatches from
Washington stating that the War Trade
Board will permit entry into the United
States of additional cargocs of German
toys, possibly dyes and other commodi-
ties produced in Germany or countries
allied with Germany.
The marchers will number one hun
dred or more, according to Mrs. Field.
and will follow the same course taken
by the suffrage hikers six years ago.
which passed through Trenton, Phila-
delphia, Chester. Wilmington and Balti-
more.
The hikers, said Mrs. Field, would
hold meetings in every town through
which they passed. gathering at the
same time signatures to boycott and
antl-feeding petitions which are to be
delivered to high governmental officials
on the arrival OF the pilgrims in Wash
ington.
Will Submit Plans Thursday
Mrs. Field said she was hopeful of
organizing the hike at meeting Of
her organization called for Thursday.
She expressed confidence that the
plan would win their immediate sup
port, and that formidable number of
women would volunteer despite the
hardshlps of the proposed hike The
pilgrimage is not to be restricted to
the membership of the American Re
lief Legion, said Mrs. Field, who
urged all women's organizations inter
ested in the proposed hike to join in
the movement.
Richard M. Hurd, chairman of the
boycott committee of the American
Defense Society, said last night that
he heartily approved Mrs. Fields plan
and would submit it to the national
womens committee of the American
Defense Society for approval and CO.
operation.
Ordinary Methods Ineffective
The time has come for sensational
protest against the governments
that a march to Washington by a pa
triotic group of women who are will
ing t. suffer hardships that national
attention may be called to the menace
OF German importation would help
the cause. Ordinary methods, we have
learned, have no effect whatsoever on
our Federal officials.
81 am glad to undertake this march,
for / think it will achieve results
worth while. ! feel sure of the sup
port of the other officers of the so
Mrs. Arthur p. Monk and Mrs. Caroline
Foote Marsh. We ought to get a
goodly number of recruits from the
Relief Legion, and then | shall issue a
call for volunteers from other organiza-
tions to join. We ought to get 100 or
more women.
"Petitions will be circulated in every
town through which we pass, and | will
make efforts to get a Gordon of soldiers
to accompany us, carrying signs and
banners stating the purpose of the pill
grimage.
The special meeting of the Ameri-
can Relief Legion will be held at nv
house, 601 West 10th Street, Thurs
day"
Guardian Society Head Protests
Protest against the War Trade Board
announcement also came yesterday
from DR.. William T. Hornaday, presi-
dent of the American Guardian Society.
He said:
This policy is highly improper and
scandalous. We are still in state
of war with Germany. That some
Americans have paid or partly paid for
their goods is entirely beside the ques-
ton and trivial. The Germans are now
saying that we are their best friends
and it nearly looks that way. It's too
bad that firms here. to make a few pen
MES, Will do such things.
"The government seems determined
to do half its business on a wrong
basis. Everybody IN the government
seems determined that German goods
shall come in. 1t is up to patriotic in
dividuals to continue their fight and /
Eersonaily shall call en- the members
OF the American Guardian Society to
boycott Hun goods"
fence Society would use every lawful
means to prevent the sale in this coun-
try OF German made commodities.
American Owned Goods Included
The War Trade Board announcement
Si'''N e'''N oONs was prepared 10
extend favorable consideration to an
plcatlons to import goods owned bv
American citizens not on the list Of
restricted imports, although originally
OF enemy origin, now stored in Holland
and Scandinavia, providing the trans
action falls within the following clas-
sihcations:
Il. Goods fully paid for and stored in
Holland and Scandinavian countries
prior to April 6, 1917, in accordance
WITH .td the previous regulations.
Z: Goods not fully paid for but stored
IN Holland and Scandinavian countries
prior to April G, 1917, provided the un-
pad balance Of the purchase price is
deposited in bank in the country
whore the goods are stored to the
credit of the interallicd trade com
mlttee IN that country.
.. Goods wholly or partly paid for
OF origin within territory formerly en-
emy or ally of enemy but now open
TO American trade, providing no indi-
Viduhi iirm or corporation within ter
Iltory still closed to American trade
has an interest in the goods or inf anv
part OF the purchase price thcrcofU