America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 4, 29 November 1916, Page 2

America

- ■ -Ofr. 1, FAMINE PARADE IN NEW | YORK. POTATO-COLLECTIONS. Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Renter. New York, November 27. The wholesale and retail dealers arc co-operating with housewives jagainst food speculations, and Sojcialists are joining the consumers’ leagues. It is proposed that one hundred thousand people participate in a j famine parade to the City Hall and ask the Mayor to do all in his power to give them the right to continue in existence. At several church potato collection were made on Sunday lor the poor, the tubers being dropped into barrels in the porches. MONEY TALKS. (Received Noon.) Now York, November 28. Leading bankers strongly criticise the Federal Reserve Board’s action, or any efforts to curtail the Allies’ loans in America as having a most serious effect in decreasing prosperity. It is not believed the Hoard’s action will interfere with the hankers granting the Allies credits. V/ACTING TIME. 1 (Received N New York, November 28. Mr Gerard carries to Germany another protest against the deportation of Belgians, ami asks that it should COUSG on the grounds of liunuinitx.