Evening star., 1923-05-01
PRESIDENT FAV0RS
SUGAR BOYCOTT TO
FORCE DOWN PRICE
Government, However, Will
Sanction Restricted Con-
sumption in No Way.
HOOVER ALSO APPROVES
DRIVE TO LOWER COST
District Federation CT Women's
Clubs to Consider Strike
Here at Convention.

While the American government
will in no way recognize or sanction
a. boycott Of sugar. because of the in
crease in prices, the President is
known to personally favor it.
To meet the present serious situa-
ton. Mr.. Harding. according to a
White House spokesman, believes
that 1t Is wholly consistent on the
part Of the public to take means of
bringing down the price of sugar and
that the most effective way in his
belief is to deliberately minimize con-
sumption. The President was repre-
sented today as considering such a
course both meritorious and right
1t would unquestionably be helpful
In bringing about the desired results.
VIII Explain Feelings.
1t was made known at the White
House today that the executive will
sometime today or tomorrow send a
telegram to a city official in which he
will explain his personal feelings re-
gsrding the so-called sugar boycott
and also the opposition Of the govern
ment in the matter
The President is known. however.
TO have expressed himself to the ef-
feet that 1t is not the business of the
government TO commend the conduct
of boycott in any particular. He be-
leves that the government must deal
with such matters in a consistent man
ner. and that any action on its part
must be strictly in regard to the legal
viewpoint.
Hoover Approves Action.
American women who are organizing
boycotts against the use of sugar ''are
on the right track" in the opinion of
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover.
THE way to control prices of food
commodities he said today. "is to
bring about the spontaneous control of
consumption
Boycott to Be Launched Here.
boycott on sugar will be cham
pioned by Mrs. J. W. Frizzell. presi-
cent OF the District Of Columbia
Womens Clubs. tomorrow at tho an
nual Meeting Of the federation, she
announced today, following the White
1fouse statement that President
Harding was in favor of such a move
Mrs Frizzell indicated she had pre-
pared formal report some davs ago
in which one of the principal pro
posals was a boycott on sugar
Il am heartily in favor OF such
movement" said Mrs. Frizzell today
We are glad that President Harding
has taken the stand he has, in favor
OF the campaign which we intend
launching, and | am sure that the
District women's clubs will take up
the matter most earnestly"
Details Not Revealed,
Mrs. FriZzell would not reveal the
details of the proposal she intends to
set forth in her annual report to the
fedora tion tomorrow. at the annual
meeting at the Roosevelt Hotel but
said she had work ed out a plan. which
she would place before the District
women's clubs with all seriousness as
means of holding down the price Of
sugar.
Although other matters, including
the election of officers, a speech by
Mrs. Wallace Reid on narcotics. and
routine business will also be coAiuct-
cd during the three-day meeting,
prospects were today, following the
announcement from the White House.
that the federation probably would
enlarge the boycott campaign into the
leading issue of the annual meeting.