Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-07

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at the present time we are going at this question wrong
creasing production acting to diminish consumption
and so discourage supplies moments thought will show
sunrg of certain kinds of food through boycott by such
agencies as the National Housewives League whether
prices umauray through government action, and dis
courage production by making it unproftable
Some time the people of the United States will be
onted by the stern necessity of making two bushels of
and wheat grow where by the necessity Of
made to produces by the necessity of feeding stock instead Of
n d can npS n Sans into % PRO all
enve farming and crop rotation so as to get the most food
products possible out of SOIL
In the centuries to after the limit has been reached
in these directions and population has reached
in seeking of food supplies in distant lands, and
later the actual necessity of prong from the experience
without many things we now deem absolute essentials
Until necessity forces us TO act otherwise however
production. We have Just enjoyed the spectacle sue
cessu boycott by the housewives of America to force down
turkeys to ship to have lost heavily having paid
hitye cents pound to farmers in not few parts of
the ultimate effect will be to inre the market for turkeys
and so discourage farmers wives from engaging in the risky
and troublesome pastime of raising flock of turkeys.
We not only stopping production by cutting off the
demand directly hut also camoring for all sorts of
ducon of oodstufs Instead Of seeking legislation to
farmers to increase their harvess Congressman
Fitzgerald of Brooklyn proposes seriously to off the
kets of farmers in certain directions and thus discourage
efforts to enlarge their harvests
While the boycott plan in connection with turkeys and
eggs has shown the people they have in their hands the
solution of the problem of eXoronae prices in attempts to
food products thus making the Fitzgerald
barge plan unnecessary it perncous host of men
are bringing forward ali sorts and conditions Of for
the high cost Of living.
Congressman McIemore hero of the famous resolution of
the preceding session bearing his name has scheme to COM
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every thirty days at prevailing market prices That idea
carried out will eventually drive capital out Of the cold stor
excess supplies against time of want.
bill to give the authority seize cornerd food
products and sell them to the public at reasonable prices
mat radical idea IS the most socasc OF all propositions vet
made in this connection only shows the extremties
which the Democratic partys smashing Of protection for
American industry for the alleged of encouraging in
creased production Of farms well factories will
ultimately lead this nation.
Speaker Clark would combine the ideas the private
boycott and public regulation by having people live
mush to bring down prices and also pass federal law
slaughter and interstate shipment of calves theory
that such slaughter is the principal the high of
beef Speaker Clark would thus increase the killing of calves
for farmers would simply stop producing veal they could
sell and raising only such calves they need repe-
sh their stock before 1t follows that Carks panacea
would help increase the high cost of instead of reuc
ing it, Clark and his party reapng the harvest resulting
from the smashing of protection farm products
which tended to encourage home production.
Instead OF looking at the situation squarey of the
democratic leaders camorng for investigation of the
high cost of living in all directions and the Wilson admins
traon has fallen in with this idea possibly for the purpose
of avoiding the threatened Fitzgerald embargo The agri-
cultural department. the department Of Justice and fed
era trade commission all expected their share
of the difficult task Of helping to bring down the living
for the consuming public while also aiding keep prices
realized by the farmer factor of national prosperity
In the meantime Congressman Fitzgerald is pressing his
embargo scheme. The Brooklyn congressman has apparent
" correctly diagnosed the but his prescription faulty
lie says: 1T is not so much question of price sup
ply II that is the case, then government investigation
as to ought to lead the Wilson administration STRAIGHT
TO measures to the increase supply and that
means republican protection for American products
Fitzgerald does not get that far that direction
instead OF seeking to Increase production he would prohibit
1oodstufs from leaving the United States saws in this
connections "Crticisms of the food embargo bill have pre-
pared based comparison with the embargo act of 1907
Go not appear to be legitimate That general embargo
on all American overseas propose embargo
to conserve the American food supply There no precedent
TOR such legislation yet do not any other effective
edy for the present situation'
Strangely enough Fitzgerald the outset based his en-
barge against 1ood exports the idea retaliation against
Great Britain for the aers restrictions against American
commerce, though he eschews reason The en-
barge act OF 1907 to which Fitzgerald was passed bv
Congress the recommendation President Jefferson pro-
hbng all international trade penalty upon Britain for
aggresslonS on American That penalty hit this
nation more than the British and abandoned
cisely will be the idea of stopping our farm products from