Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-14
From Other Viewpoints
How the Hue Denim I,Ia<c M,x

Lets follow back u little IN. possih,o az
'rcts OF the blue denim "ovcralls" crusaI, iws,
now coming into the ncwsuapcrs nrnmin.r'.i..
a!th"ueh IL has been wori;ing through III,
South weeks 80 az
birmingham Of indignant rejection, i,, ~.
NJ "srhD"rs OF the demands Of re- ;,jl ,c,i.,.
ior sHrr'nssion of news or the "vcral!s clubs
looks iitt!c like some Of oar inurnalis.i.
brethren using II Slight pretcxt Il, TAX. an
hc;oic pose and secure som. publicity |, may
hc however. the result OF few suor. ii. r., .i
ana excited dealers ovcrpc rslladinc ,bci 80.
.aniaation into an indefcnsible position con,
'r"ry to the real Judgment and wish OF IN.
majority 'whicn = precisely what w.. 90.
mHiins)
The ovcraiis club al Brminghan Tor in
stance. Is said to hav" 5000 ,nrns,.r,
pledged 10 wear ov.ral!s untIl prices or ,l,tb.
:ns come down considerably That means
threatened loss OF SlGo.00o of spriuI; trad.
allowing that til" members would buy so OF
'uH each. on AN average. AS rule IA. Pc
IN merchant III his heart is IN .ytnra,bv
".ih the in"vcrn.nt, not only because ne /.
: good citizen feeling with his fellows
"ut hecaus" h" has sense amd !pu.s
ahead lie would rather sci! II dozen collars
Tor VI" ana max" u QUARTER than sci! the
sam" collars AZ $3.50. make the same quarter
ana know his customer going out will
+" ntd taSt" IN hiH mouth and feeling thal he
nas been sw.ndicd somehow by soncbody
N" merchant knows. further. That we are
running tension FAR too nigh ANA ina,
unless some Kind az casing down is done
thcr" must be- :, crash. lie doesn't wan, :.
crash II" lies awake now At nights. when
4.
ne 'h.hr'S "i hrinS caught "ith stock -
,ppGS bpuSni at hisn prices which his trad.
cunt or WON tahc and with a list Of charg,
accounts Wh!"h tn" buyers can't pay re
longs 20 get down from the high elevation az
.n'l0i"i and whi"iins prices 70 where he ON
i"cl s"f" and solid grorrd Of norInnl co.di-
toms under his f"ey
e ia" oy~r.rls movement, looks serio,ls. tie
m"- chant viii stup buying goods aud tell ills
JoHh"rs ana the statesmen why Tn. jvhucr.
hurry.
rA- mriIYfactur.rs don, ca,. MOOT 'ios
"!.t sli Up AID talk" good deal % motto. t..
'R' ru"!." 'oat!y and n earnest STOPS ouyns
In'F Wi know lt IS un 1" them to kc"p their
plants g"-a" h% reduction Of COST OF produc-
u"n or profits or both. Probably they wiI
pu' = BACK 80 .hb"! ia help in reducing
,"sts pr 80 %" III" and with"ui wages
great r"..n~-fnhkins concern cleared I'll
90" ta~, YEA" cotton yarns have IN
ere 'sc'i .u prize lrn per cent while raw cot
q" and ahor costs Increased l., per cen;
I""r" - ~" sens" irriaS 20 tell pc"pl" that
90 cents for r,v cotton justInrs s. q pound
! i"f W." yarn spun from 1t. These &c ia
.iouu. ~" - observers knew that the
'"'-ih" i"idd." class was becoming RESTLESS
nj ready 20 break into some Kind Of hazc
o. iAr 'iSi 'nro"-unity. Thc oyrralis move
n"l' may ctN" ne spnriJ. the token and the
convenient method 1t has spread IKE wild
hr" 40 "a u appeals to the American lave
Tor th- p!r'nrtsQuo ana unusual and Tho Amer
""n ems" 90 ii.Innr a. we'll 40 TO the instinct
Of s"i' -pr's"rvat the Impulse To re.
sent and punish injustice. II 81 is thoroughly
started our populations may brcah out n,o
niue denim l!he apple trees hlossomlng in
Ap!h. Floor" -gn!rirr She woman in
clothing sgcn nave been wearing may
Ia" rcH"rh'd aS eccentric and lacking public
Tp'r.f apd be popular IL In German uni
| .orn
u wo.!J Ia tnr long predicted middle -cIass
st'!~.. IL would reverse The present cease.