The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-06-20

said he would vote for it himself, al
though he would make an effort to
restore to the list of necessaries shoes
and clothing as originally proposed by
the administration.
Representative Graham, of Illinois,
speaking in favor Of the measure to.
day, aroused interest by submitting a
comparative list of American and
British prices on staples received by
him from Ambassador Spring Rice on
last May 10. Some of the English
prices were lower than the American
prices, despite the fact, as Mr.. Ora
ham said, chat England is surround,
ed by submarines"
British Prices Lower.
The prices follow: English beef,
ID cents pound; butter, 40 to Sc
cents pound; potatoes, $2.1O a bush
ell; bacon, 48 cents pound, and -four.
$500 a barral.
The American prices on the same
day were:
Beef, AZ cents pound; butter, i2
1-2 cents pound; potatoes, $3.75
bushel; bacon, as cents a pound, and
flour $17.60 barrel
Mr.. Hoover outlined broadly the
question of prospective food supplies.
The Real Question.
"The real question:" he said in q
prepared statement, "is whether the
shortage will continue next year and
what will be the needs of the Allies
and America. Despite the reduced
consumption of the Allies, they will
require a larger amount of cereals
next year than ever before. The AL
lies are more isolated in food sources.
"The Allies are dependent upon
North America for the vast majority
of their food imports. We should be
able to supply 60 per cent of what
they require. The other 40 per cent
must be made up by further denial
on their part and saving on ours
Without an adequate food supply no
European population will continue to
fight and we shall find ourselves alone
against Germany.
Russian Food Riot.
"The Russian revolution was food
riot and even yet that ally is tenn
porarily paralyzed Responsibility
rests on our government for failure
of democracy through shortage of
food"
Turning to domestic conditions, Mr..
Hoover said this country has been
experiencing unprecedented prices
and rampant speculation" citing how
middlemen and all other persons in
the distribution processes have been
purchasing increased supplies to avert
individual shortages.
1.-The average prices to the consum-
ers in countries where food admins
tration is now in effect are lower than
those now prevailing in the United
States" he said. "In England the
price of bread is even 25 per cent be-
low the price we pay"
No Dictatorship.
Mr.. Hoover denied that the bill es-
tablishes a food dictatorship. He
characterized the purposes of food ad-
mnistration as to mobilize the peo-
pie in order to carry out the advice
given them by the government Off
cials and to decentralize the functions
of the administration in order to GEN.
traliZe the functions of the food ad-
mihistration into the various States.
| A commission to take charge of
production and distribution of flour,
sugar and possibly few other prnci-
pal commodities, Mr.. Hoover said, is
being contemplated.
TO Stabilize Prices.
"Provisions for the government to
buy and sell commodities will be nee
essary for use only as to a very few
prime commodities" he said. "Thc
aim is to stabilize prices and thus
eliminate speculation. The balance
wheel for stabilzing prices is gone
We need an artificial balance wheel.
By setting up wheat commission
we can buy wheat, regulate its short
age and transportation and handle
it until exported or sold in this coun-
try. If we do not do this wheat
prices may relapse on account of our
not being able to store and carry it
with spectators securing the sole
benefit and farmers bearing the loss.
The Wheatt Problem.
I'VE can contract tomorrow with