The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-23
Mr.. EDGAR DUE TO
OPEN PEP | Err BOX
He II Go After Frisco Authorities
Unless Flour Is Distributed
ais Intended.

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William G. Edgar, chairman Of the
relief Of the California sufferers, has
asked to have the Minneapolis flour
turned back to the Minneapolis COM
mittee. which will turn 1t over to the
San Francisco papers for distribution
to the people for whom it was in
tended.
If the local San Francisco, committee
will not turn the -four back, the only
recourse will then be wide publication
Edgar says the committee cannot get
out an injunction against the sale of
the -four, because it cannot identify
the exact -four sent from Minneapolis.
On his return from Milwaukee today
Mr.. Edgar stated his position clearly.
He holds that he is trustee for the dis
tribution of the flour to the people for
whom it is intended.
zs.s A Bas Red Tape.
"T The flour does not belong to Phe-
LAM said Mr.. Edgar with great
deal of emphasis today, "nor to Gen
eral Greedy, and l take it to be my duty
to distribute the -four to the poor peo-
pie and they are going to get it. [
don t care for any army red tape.
The committee has reserved 100000
pounds of -four which General Greedy
s sa}ys is n six m9nths' supply. This is
q qarsa for a the n ree 5 pfqRRe the 90 3
pie that are reported to be in need.O
Mr.. Edgar rapidly recapitulated the
steps thru which the Minneapolis fund
The people subscribed $4,000. The
committee was directed to send -four.
1t shipped flour to San Francisco and
then sent w. Y. Chute to see that there
was not an overplus. When Mr.. Chute
telegraphed to stop o sending -four. the
Of the fund as $11 900 cash.
DR., Devine, for the Red Cross, turned
the -four over to General Greedy. The
United States authorities, acting on the
influence Of the local committee, turned
it over to the committee. It stored the
-four on United States transports and
is not. distributing it. It has accepted
bids from $500 down to 1915 a barrel.
The -four is y worth $3.50 barrel in San !,
money. The committee is sacrificing
values and must do so when it dumps
any commodity on the market. The
committee has it on the best authority
that over 100000 sufferers need help
and that there Is no systematic effort
being made by General Greedy to make
the distribution. l.
Wouldn't Consider Profits.
'The purpose Of turning the flour
into cash is to rehabilitate the -four
market and Che money is easier to ham
die than -four, said Mr.. Edgar. CT
think that a man who considers the
+ reha Utilization Of the market and future
profit when people are in need is hog.
General Greedy says that it would be
pauperizing to distribute -four to the
people, and I think it is more pauper-
izing to distribute money. They have
been distributing -four by the cupful
where it should have been distributed
by the sack.'
Mr.. Edgar's experience in distribut-
ing the supplies that were sent by Min
neapolis to Russia is believed to have
fitted him to express an opinion of
weight in such matters. He saw to it
that the flour was given to the people
who needed it, and believes that he can
do it in the present instance.
In closing Mr.. Edgar said: "The
flour was the gift of the people of Min
neapolis to the destitute of San Fran.
cisco, and no living person has right
to divert it from the channel for
which It was intended.''