The sun., 1916-12-05

sentatives from all parts Of the country.
wn the cities. are opposed to It. al
though they condemn unsparingiy the
greed Of food ~manipuiators. to whom the
unprecedented rise In the costs Of food 10
laid.
Representative w. c. Adamson, chair
man of the Interstate Commerce COM
mittee, to which Representative Fi.zger.
aids embargo bills were referred. ex'
pressed open hostility TO such a plan.
THE Yankees want to sell their prodf
ucts.N he said. and I 10 not think they
will approve Of an embargo. They want
as good prices as they car get In an
unrestricted market. we tried an en-
barge once after the Nspoleonic wars
and II failed"
The hostile point Of view Of the South
was expressed by Representative j. 7.
Helm. who declared that the farmers
who suffered some time 9 by the fall
In the price OF cotton should row lie
permitted to enjoy whatever advantage
may be theirs because Of the present
economic situation. THE cotton raise
will not be reimbursed by the present
high price Of cotton he said. FOR the
losses he sustained at the outset Of the
war"
Fears Disruption of Boslness.
Representative r. w. Mondell. Repub.
l!can. wyoming. said that the situation
demanded action OF some sort. But he
added. ian embargo would disrupt bus.-
ness and Nigh, bring about a decrease OF
production, which would be worse than
the present situation. Undoubtedly the
man with n small income 10 in a difncult
plight. but I don know what We can do
unless we find some way Of regulating
the exorbi,ant demands OF the dealers
who are primarily responsible for condi-
tons"
Mr.. Fitzgerald expressed the belief
that his measures would be successful.
Concerning them he said
Two Of the bills introduced by me
are so-called embargo bills One of
them prohibits the expectation Of n
farm products or manufactured food
stuns for n period OF one year. The
other employers the President to sus-
pend expectations whenever prices be-
come extortlonate and the public inter-
. SITS require such action.
"Of the other bills. one makes unlaw-
full the transportation in Interstate COM
merce OF any cold storage foods unless
the day. month and year when the ar
ticle was placed In cold storage Ia dis
tibNt mai Ncu, Sthiuptu Ut tuitutu Ol
the article or package. and prohibits
the transportation in interstate COM
merce Of any cold storage foods which
have been more han ten months In cold
storage excepting butter products. which
may be held twelve months.
AbOlishes Parcel Post Zones.
THE fourth bill abolishes the zones
nrnvthed in the n1rcal most act In M Ha ,
rs farm products and manufactured
foodstufs are concerned. and admits
such articles TO the parcel post In guam
titles up to $50 pounds. and fixes the
rate at three cents for the first pound
and one cent for every other additional
pound or fraction thereof.
The multiplying evidence OF the
widespread interest In the high cost OF
living makes me hopeful Of success.
THE enactment of either Of the en-
barge bills and the bill to regulate in
t~erstate shipment OF cold storage foods
and to reduce the parcel post rates on
foodsturs will bring immediate relief to
the country. h people want action
they are heartily tired of talk n In
vestigations."
In the Senate no one could be found
to-day who would admit that he favored
MIR. Fitzgerald's plan. 1t was the opin-
Ion OF Senator's to-day that IL would
not even come up In the body.
Authorizes Food seisares.
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois
will introduce later a resolution or bill
to give. the President authority to seize
In tim OF emergency cargoes OF fool
stuns destined for export and resell
them to the people Of the United States
to relieve want. The Senator ssa!d he
had satisfied himself OF the constitution
ality % his proposal.
Reports being gathered by the Depart.
ments OF Agriculture and Commerce are
being laid before the President AZ fas,
as they are compiled. One submitted
to-day. and held confidential as yet. Is
understood to show a wide margin be.
tween prices paid to producers and those
paid by consumers In a recent address
the President virtually charged the mid
dlemen with responsibility for the high
cost OF living.