Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-10
BY MILTON BRONNER

LEIPSIC, June 10.-"Kauft keine
'eindbundwaren"-"buy no enemy
goods"
That sign saw for the first time
in big Hamburg shop. l thought
at first it was probably leftover
from the early days of the war.
"Feindbund" literally translated
means "alliance of enemies" Hence
it might be translated allied"
| soon learned that the placard was
not a relic of the old war, it was
the sign of a new war.
German business men are appeal
ing to German people to stand by
them in a trade war which they say
has been forced upon them by the
Allies action in putting up customs
barriers on the Rhine and fixing a
big tax on all German exports.
Hamburg at once started a count
er-war. Figures showed that Ger
mans were buying large quantities
Of French wines perfumes and toilet
articles and various English products
especially cigarets.
Patriotic Boycott
So Hamburg conceived the idea of
a patriotic boycott. The Chamber of
Commerce. the hotel mems associa-
tion and other organizations took up
fhe matter. They advertised the idea
in the newspapers. They scattered
handbills. They got mp little stick
ers. Thep put placards on all dray'
and delivery wagons. They stuck
cards in the show windows.
The result?
| went to a number of restaurants
and hotels and asked for French
wines The waiter pointed to the
wine list on which in red ink there
was printed: eve sell no enemy
goods" a.
of them wrote newspaper that IN
1920 Germans consumed SO millions
marks worth of imported preserves
40 millions of perfumes and soaps
and 800 millions of liquors and wines.
She appealed to the German Wom-
on. asking who would buy French
and ENGLISH goods when she must say
to herself that through this deed a
Cornoan workman was without bread;
tbrouoh thie she is helping the father
land to further downfall? She wound
IN with an appeal which has Oeen
echoed in many quarters:
German work end German lnaUs-
trv must be helped by German buy-
ers. Therefore German men, Ger
man women, buy only German wares :
Hamburg business men 3eciate
thp movement has already had Dig
offact in France and England. they
cav that LEADING French and British
dealers having been urging thelr re-
sncctive governments to be more
lenient with Germany.
e;rsic Follows Hamburg.
Tn this citv | attended meeting
at the hoGl sachsenhof, Where vd,ea,e nrn one
leading business men, newspaper pro
,rietors and editors and the nroml-
pen+ members of all the political par,
10. discussed whether Lelpslc should
initiate Hamburg's boycott movement
" II wac unanimously decided to 90
One million stickers were oroSreu 5 ea
rr;n+ad Thev are to be pasted on
an letters and envelopes sent ont oN
n;nsic firms. Cards are to be hung
=, sbon windows and street cars,
,,oeolutiOn was UNANIMOUSLY
adonted 1t said ENGLAND and France nee
nuop' +,oro wao;ng against German business
tSe e' lo""g,threatened economic boy bGycottf 9, IT,
Tbo German government cou.d noC
LaIo business men, because II was
nha;rod ,1sn bv the Versailles treaty. Self
bo1n p',''v was w the only thing left. -;
ne seIf-heln meant that for all, all cit,- IL
n" of overv class and of every. de-
aens anS " of wealth, it was patriotic
grfe g,te to to give up the use of enemy
~oods ~ooG and consume only things MADE
in Germany.
In the next article Bronner ,oid %lt, u
IomI lein I'D" hound of the three ks
wbiCb UfGCp4 the kaiser should content them n
Vim Vim English, "kitchen, children ana
oburch y