The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-21

the farmers. but that is the inevitable
result" he declared =
When Senator Core concluded. Sena-
tor Kenyon. republican, spoke IN 90
, Tease OF the bill.
! Food spectators were mayed py Sen-
; ator Kenyon, as highwaymeu.
1 One. however. should apologize Tor
using the term highwayman IN connee'
| tiun with them said he. me hlFn'
| Wayman or the sea pirate is & mrs 'ian
gentleman compared 10 thelh. II lahes
some courage to To 4 highwuyman, hu
ro courage TO be food Spectator.
These gentlemen at the present. TIME arc
, the allies Of the KAISER They arr weak
enjng the American nation III IFS Goh'S Us |.
che men who fight must be Ted Inc
mothers OF the nation must BE- led Inc
allies OF the nation likewise The men
| v no work TO mako the things to nght
with must be fed.
I'VE have heard something about this
bill giving the right u the !"",l '."t',
trc ller to tell mothers how much food
they shall give their u.tO.rS. -. - .I".
do SO. But there is one question just as
important as the question or the amount
Of food shall DE given baby ana mat
is whether the baby shall have any t""d
go to feed the babies IF the poor Si'"I'
feed the poodle dogs of the rich.
I'VE are contendinE lhAt bahicS OF ;hr-
poor shall have food: that there shall De
no extraordinary profits during this war
either in foodstufrs or steel. or anything
else. Foolofl may sneeringly say. Thy
people may eat grass. or Marie Anton.
nette, Let them eat cake. They DO not
propose to eat grass and they nave NO
chance 10 eat cake. The g"vernment
must TO some extent take the place Oh
middlelnen In this situation.
When we are paying more for tood
in this country than they are In London.
there is something wrong. No flnes-punn
theories can convince US otherwise. l
would as soon have dictatorship OF a
food controller as the dictatorship OF tho
food gamblers. Some one has said tho
farmer raises food and the spectators
raise prices. ,
Senator Kenyon contended the bill
does not injure farmers whom. he do
ciared. would rather have food supplies
OF the mutton controlled by the nation
/ than by the foo6 gambler.
I Senators Borah and Reed suggested
that the bill is unconstitutional. put
Senator" Kenyon insisted that It's provi-
/ constitutional war-making powers.
Il am deeply apprehensire regarding
the effect upon public tranquility un-
less something is done, said Senator
, situation OF the nation. which justifiel
this legislation. The people. farmers.
! laboring men and everybody have got to
make sacrifices. and are willing 70!
| The small saiariei man certainly Is do
ing so now. Nobody In congress wants
! u iniure the farmers. who have been
somewhat stirred cup against this bill.
| although il is generally in their inter-
est"
This bill Is in the interest Of the
: farmers. and Is TO control the middle
/ men," declared Senator Cham berlain, In
! charge OF the bill
! Senator Reed. interrupting. said that
; the price OF tiodr had followed the
! price Of wheat. which was forced VI
by statements made by Mr.. Hoover and
; d bout TO starve."
Senator Chamberlain replied that the
! statements Of Mr. Hoover could be
borne out by every senator here who
keeps house anu who knows that tho
. price OF flour is out OF all proportions
: ~ the price OF wheat"
: lie said the farmers had not gotten
: the big prices. hut they had gone "a
middle men and spectators.
, This BILL" he said. rs in the inter
est OF farmers and producers
senator Kenyon conceded that the bill
, rrnfers strong power on one man. but
declared that this was one time when
/ II vas necessary.
: Hoover. they nlsy never be exercised
but II they are they could not be given
To any better. man." he snId. He does
not want to put the American people
on rations. Ae 10 just as patriotic az
". are The Oklahoma senator seems
apprehcnsive as to how this bill 4.
~oins to affect ne producers. SO an
I. And I also am appreheuSivc how
conditions are going TO affect the peo.
pie IN This country who are working
for salaries"
a bill to prevent baby angels" in
movies is before the New Jersey leg
islature.