Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-15
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS TO
BAlK PLANS OF
PRESIDENT
'DRYS' ARE IN FIGHT
SENATOR GORE WANTS EADi6LES
CONTROLLED, But DOES NOT
WANT.Too MUcH POWER PLAc-
ED IN ONE MANS HANDS.
BY ROBERT b. SMITH.
International News Service STAFF Cor.
respondent

respondent
Washington, Juno IS The Adminis-
tration food control pau branded as
Food dictatorship" by democratic
leaders who are certain to balk or
at least delay it's passage IN the SEN
ate probably will not become law
until too late to have any effect on
this years crop.
Unanimous consent to take UP the
lever food control bill in the house
on Monday has been obtained only af-
ter much pickering 1t is expected a
weeks hard fight will be necessary to
put 1t thru the house Once passed
on to the senate 1t will face OppO-
sition from Senator Reed Of Missouri,
Senator Smith of Ca. Senator Hard
wick of Ca. and Senator Kirby OF
Ark. all Democrats. This revolt
with the administration will make 1t
necessary to win several Rem olican
votes to pass the bill
In addition to this outright Opposi-
ton. the lever will be before the SEN
ate at the same time it is considering
the war revenue bill which the finance
committee will report early next week,
and the food bill probably will be
pushed aside during debate on the
big measure.
After weeks consideration Of the
preferential routing bill Senator. New
! lands has consented to it's amend
ment to satisfy opposition and It is
hoped it will be passed and cleared
from senate boards today. Another
obstacle to the prompt passage of the
food legislation is the fact that 1t Is
going to be complicated with the pro.
; hibition measures. Many members Of
the dry for the war only" vintage
regard prohibition as indispensable to
food conservation and are going to
give their aid the dry" riders even
though they may cause considerable
, further delay in the legislation.
The senate, however, is going to try
r to keep prohibition and food conserva-
; tion separate. Senator Gors Is for
} prohibition but not for FOOD dictator
= ship and rs soon as the legislative
+ situation permits he is going to move
, to take up the bill prohibiting use OF
+ foodstuffs in the manufacture Of alco-
f holic beverages. recommended yester-
G day by the senate agricultural commit
@ tee.
t, Liberty Loan Subscribe
Washington, June 15.--1he Liberty
Loan has been subscribed officers
were supremely coniidest Of that fact
this morning. Figures will not be OBJ
:. tainable until the comp.eJe reports
} from the various federal reserve CEN
ters are telegraphed in TINS afternoon.
3ut from presidpnt Wilson down thru
the line of lesser ohicialdom there
. Was feeliSg of supreme confidence
: that when the totals are complete the
Y nation will be well satisfied.
. In last minute effort to make the
total rs arae as possible, Secretary
" Clrtha TRANS ny McAdoo was appealed
NJ to BY number of banking leaders in
u various sections TO extend the closing
time until midnight tomorrow night
o The secretary refuetd HnulN 70 do SO
- He is satisfied with iho staation as ii
70 exists and believed titf tan loan viii
e be subscribed. Extending the clos
h ing time would imply permit Ger
a many to characterize the 'oan IS fail
q IRE.
,s Subscriptions TO the loan still were
,r being taken by banks t1ruout the
country today. Tabulation of the re-
- turns as result will be late, althc
"a the treasury was hopeful that Il
:, would be able to announce the iolals
= not later than tonight The totsls
W. arc about a day bohind and naturally
in certain cities whare ADVANTAGE viii
be taken of I've last moment Of time
il will BE-. impossible TO sreed up th'
dgules But officials are not muci
G concerned with this fact They say
" that this il SIMPLY n detail.
Already the question OF when TN
VI next loan viii be called for Is beni
90 90 discussed by officials When the IN
Nv itia loan was decided on the treas
'o ury department said that the loans
= would be asked for at intervals o
/" about three months each Wbethe
"a the next total win be for two bllliol
W. dollars will be decided by Secretar.
~ McAdoo after the present loan is com
y" pleted officials say that with th'
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