Show to Wage War Because of Action Producer Contemplates Chorus horus of Dark Beauties Says Gentlemen Prefer Brunettes NEW YORK July 24 AP The P The war war of oni bl Is iri arms arnie because of the statement of Florenz that gentlemen prefer prefer pre pre- I fer ter brunettes about twenty blonde members of the chorus of ot felds feld's revue have organized and voted to go on strike next Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day unless the producer retracts his statement It was announced today If anyone thinks this Is a joke said Paulette Goddard lead leader r of the blonde strike committee he hie Is In error When rhen Mr l denies I that blondes are popular and when Ire seeks to exclude them from his I next show the effect on us u is very I Ivery very serious Our blonde complexion com corn is our capital and when Mr l rates us below brunettes bru bru- nf he hurts our standing If his views are followed by other producers pro pro- s as they are likely to be it may become hard for lor blondes to ob obtain ob- ob ta tam tain in positions The striking chorus V girls say that they will ask a 50 per cent Increase in their salaries a an compensation compensation com corn for Injury already done them Vindication however Is what they most want sant Miss 1 Goddard ex ex cx- cx pIn med Mr denied V that U he lle had disparaged blondes and said he loves them as much as everIt ever If It they want to strike the producer producer producer pro pro- ducer said let them strike Anybody Anybody Anybody Any Any- body that wants to strike during this weather is welcome Miss Goddard explained the presence presence presence pres pres- ence of ut several girls Ids with dark eyes and hair In the ranks of or the strikers strikers ers era with willi the statement that blondness blondness blondness blond ness Is a state of ot mind SITe SIre said that Mr Ir remarks about blondes blonde had caused the blondes of ot othis his chorus to he le subject to a great reat deal eal of ridicule Even the stage stagehands hands she said point at them and say You are out V e |