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Show u. s. jazz mi Home Musicians Consider Boycott of Hotels and Music Halls LONDON. Nov. 4. (By the Associated Associ-ated Press) Th" recent influx of American Am-erican jazz bandsmen to supply music for tho constantly increasing numbers of Britishers, who have succumbed to the fox trot has had the effect oi spreading considerable alarm among the English musicians, many of whom claim to have thereby lost their Jobs. Eeteutly there have tieen numerous representations to the home secretary alleging that American musicians have been allowed to enter England in violation vio-lation of the alien restriction act It Is claimed thn a large number of American jassers have Come here posing pos-ing OS students or tourists, while they already have contracts In their pockets for large salaries, some as high as CO pounds a week. Musicians' unions arc considering a campaign to bovcott all hotels and music mu-sic IkiIIs emploving alien jazz players to the exclusion of the British. The unions claim to have the support of the British legion. The craze for American jazz dancing danc-ing in London has r ached wide proportions, pro-portions, as Is witnessed by the larg numbers of advertisements In the dally papers listing instructors In latest ballroom ball-room dances and the many places furnishing fur-nishing Jazz music. oo |