Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-26
TIE H|GH COST IF EXISTENCE
 LOOKED INTO
II Is Important to Republican Success That a Solution
 of It Be Furnished
INQUIRY WILL BEGIN
 THE COMING MONTH
Unlimited Power of the Con- gressional Investigating Commission to Demand
 Information
tBy Victor Elliott.)

( defeated. the high cost of living stin oonfronts the American people. The present administration is no nearer It's goal in appeasing the American pnhlio than 1t was two years ago It still is confronted with the proposi- ton reduce the price Of living or suffer the election of a democratic president"
 Within the past two weeks, the senate committee on the high cost of living empowered by the senate 10 investigate the question has been inundated with suggestions as to how the matter could be dealt with from a government standpoint. The com mittee which has been making invest igatlons since the extraordinary ses- sion of congress, has come 10 the conclusion that some thing must be done to break up the trusts that con trol foodstuffs, or the republican party will suffer one of the worst defeats in 1912 that 1t has ever encountered.
 Ali Want to Know
 Senator Clapp, insurgent of Mime. sota and foe of corporations. as chair. man Of the senate committee on In.
 
 undertaken the task Of finding a sat isiactory answer to the various ques- tions that have been asked. Nation wide is the interest that is being shown in the inquiry. As soon as the senate at the last session, adopt ed a resolution introduced by Sen ator Clapp that the committee of h. .terstate and Foreign Commerce in- yestigafing the high cost of living questions began to be asked of the committee as to the extent of the investigations and The scope of the expected results. At first each mall brought only a few inquiries but now they are reaching the committee in great numbers. From Texas to Maine the inquiries are pouring in. Veteran employees of the capital say no such interest has been displayed in a con gressional investigation for years.
 The scope of inquiry can best be indicated by the resolution adopted by the senate. + says: -Tke com mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce is hereby authorized and directed by the subcommittee or otherwise to inquire into and report to the senate at the earliest date practicable what changes are neces- sary CT desirable in the laws of the United States relating to the creation and control of corporations engaged Gn jnterstate commerce.. and what changes are necessary or desirable in the laws Of the United States re- lating to persons or firms engaged in interstate commerce, and for this pur- pose they are authorized to sit dur ing the session or recess of congress, at such times and places as they may deem necessary or practical: to send for papers and persons, to admins ter oaths, to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses, to con duct hearings, and to have reports of the same printed for use. and to employ such clerks, stenographers and other assistants as shall be nee essary, and any such expense in con nection with such inquiry shall be paid, cut of the contingent fund Of the Senate"
 Truth to Be Found Out
 All Of which, it is declared, gives the committee power to inquire into the price of all foodstuffs and the cost of living.
 On the committee that is intrusted with the task are several men who like probing and thy can be relied upon not to leave anything undone to arrive at the facts. At the head of the committee is Senator CIapp and his enmity to anything that looks like a trust can insure a thorough in- vestigation. Other members of the committee are Shelby NJ. Cullom. of Illinois. dean of the senate and wise from long experience: Murray Crane. and Senator Cummins. insurgent. Of Iowa, who has been study ing the tricks of corporations for years; Prank Brandegee of Connect icut; George Oliver Of Pennsylvania; Henry F. Lippitt. millionaire msnu- facturer from Rhode Island: Charles E. ownsend. of Michigan; Francis G. Newlands. of Nevada: Clarence w. Watson. of West Virginia; and Atlee Fomerene, of ohio.
 While this may seem a formidable array for the solution of high cost of living problem it is not regarded as sufficient. and the advice of many men in private life is to be sought by the committee. Among those who have been invited to appear before the committee when hearing begins November 15 next. are Francis Lynde Stetson. Attorney of New York. form CT head of the Civic league: George W. Perkins. former partner Of J. P. Morgan: Victor Morawetz. a lawyer of New York city; Charles ". Elliott. C. sity: Arthur D. Hadley, economist and the president of Yale University and Samuel Gompers. president of the i American Federation of Labor
 The committee when it takes up l it's task in November will not be without much Information to discuss. andd before the next session of con gress adiourns something definite may be done to reduce the high cost of living