Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-06-29
storage. drying. canning. and the

and Rural Organization. Ii is pro-
posed TO enlarge the number of pro-
ducts upon which market reports
now are furnished so as to include
all the more important fruits and
vegetables and such staples as dried
peas and beans.
| ). To provide facilities for deal
| ing effectively with the farm labor
problem in cooperation with the De-
partment of Labor.
6 To extend and develop the work
OF the Bureau OF Crop Estimates, the
Bureau of Chemistry, the activities
Of the department in connection with
the destruction and control OF preda-
| tory and other animals which destroy
| live stock and crops, and the publica-
ton and International work of the
department
The second bill, known as the
'fuod-control bill. aims to facilitate
and clear the channels of digtribu-
ton, prevent boarding, assure fair
prices, restrain injurious speculation.
prohibit evil practices on exchanges,
protect the public against corners and
eXtortion, and reduce waste. 1t deals
with the necessaries of life, including
foods, feeds, shoes, clothing, fuel,
and articles required for their pro-
| duction. 1t is strictly a war-emerg-
ency measure. 1t confers, for the
duration Of the war, wide powers
upon the President in the directions
indicated to be exercised only after
the has found that a state of affairs
warranting action exists. 1t is spe-
cially stated that the legislation
arises from war emergency and is
essential to the successful carrying
on of the war. All the powers in
Guided in the bill doubtless will be
exercised through an emergency
agency which the President is au-
thorized by the bill to create.
Authority is given to license and
regulate any business of manufac-
ture, storage, and distribution of
foods, food materials, or feeds, when
ever the President deems it essential
to prevent uneconomical manufac-
ture or negotiable distribution.
Licenses also may be required to put
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refrain from unfair practices and
prices. The general purpose of such
control of business in war time is to
promote efficiency and economy in
the anufacture and distribution of
foods, food materials, and feeds, and
to eliminate abuses.
The President is authorized, in
order TO prevent spoilage, TO direct
the disposition OF food which is going
out of condition. as well as to direct
the market movement OF perishable
products, with view to prevent
gluts or to effect equitable appor-
tionments. lie is also given power
to prevent the boarding or monop.
olization of necessaries by requiring
persons holding unreasonably excess
sive quantities to dispose of them.
Another section of the bill gives
the President authority to procure
necessaries by purchase or otherwise,
to store them, and to dispose of them
at cost, and also to requisition and
operate any factory. mine, or other
plant in which foou or fuel may be
produced or mined The purpose
of this authority is to enable the
President TO break monopoies in
neeessaries, 10 prevent unreasonable
enhancement in prices, and to elm
mate injurious speculation Power
also is given to the President to regu-
late and, if need be, to close ex-
changes which deal in necessaries in
order to eliminate evil practices. The
purposes are to prevent injurious
speculation, market manipulation,
undue enhancement or fluctuation of
prices, and unfair or misleading mar
ket quotations.
ii it becomes essential to stimu-
late the production of necessaries
within the United States, a guaran-
teed price may be fixed by the Presi-
dent which domestic producers, who
act ia reliance upon the guaranty
Will be entitled to receive. The bill
contains an anti-dumping clause, in
order to prevent flooding of the
Anne rican market with excessive i'm
portations which might defeat the
practical operation of the guaranty
II essential. duty, the amount of
which will be ascertained by the
President, is levied on such importa-
| tons. In case of extreme emergency,
in order 10 break corners or to pre-
vent eXtortion. the President may as
| certain and prescribe the highest