Evening journal., 1916-11-28
ASK government
Regulation NOW
OF FOOD Prices
National Housewives
League Files Formal Re-
gust With President
AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM
OF CONTROL FAVORED
By the unlled press.

by the United Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.--A formal APP
peal for the government regulation Of
foodstuffs prices was forwarded TO
Pres.d dent Wilson today by the repre-
sentauvos OF two million women OF
the National Housewives League.
simultaneously Patrick T.. Quinn,
government commissioner for New
South Wales, expla ned the Australian
system of food control TO the United
Press and recommended It's adoption
by the United States.
The plea OF the Housewives and the
remedial system outlined by Quinn
doyetail with Governor Whitman's
move for the regulation OF New Yorks
food supply by a State food comm g.
sion. Both Quinn and President Mrs
Julian Heath OF the Housewives
League praised Governor Whitman $
action.
The Housewives resolution. adopt-
ed by the State chairmon OF the league
from every State in the Union, bases
It's appeal of the assertion that the
people OF the United States are suffer-
ing from exorbitant prices due TO
shortage OF Grips, increased export
decreased import and speculation"
The leagues appeal urges the gov
ernment TO determine by all possible
methods the food supply needed to
feed the people of tho United States
and to take measures TO limit sales
for exports to the surplus over do
nestle requirements"
AZ the same time an egg boycott
was spreading rapidly and promised
10 become country w'd de-
with speculators holding gun to
the heads OF the American people
your situation seems TO demand
drastic measures" said Quinn. tell
ing why hS thought the United States
/ government should establish control
| OF food prices 'rhe storing OF eggs
butter, meat, poultry and like food "a
boost prices is only less criminal thar
the destruct on of food to keep the
market up. such as l have seen In
San Francisco.
Il don't want 10 appear noscy
about the affairs Of a country whose
guest ! am but when see high prices
IN the United States where there is
no regulation and compare il with
the reasonable prices and legitimate
profits obtained IN my home country
OF New South Wales. where food
prices are controlled by the govern
ment- Il is a strong temptation to
say:
Go thou and do likewise.
Every Monday morning the prevail
ing prices for staples are announced bv
the government. II the announced price
is 80 cents for butter, the housewife
knows she viii pay 80 cents and no more
without ample warning. In the United
states. the housewife reads a quotation
Of Al cents for butter and prays all the
way downtown next morning that il
won't have jumped nickel pound
overnight.
Thanks 10 our control system
housewives in Sydney and other large
cities pay about 3 cents dozen for
the best eggs. Can You imagine TINT
for fresh eggs here7 No, bu. there IL
no legitimate reason why il shouldn't
be.
"The solution Of your cold storage
specu'atiou problem seems TO me simple.
Legislation prohibiting the sale Of cold
storage products altogether is the solu.
tion.
"T'here il PLENTY OF food Of all kinds
in the Uoited States. The spectators
have got dealers and consumers by the
throat. They have raised 'he false CRY
Of heavy exports on account of the war;
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