The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-20
STATEMENT OUTLINES
| PLAN Of GOVERNMENT
Declares There Is No Inten-
ton to Interfere With
Normal Production.
HOOVER IS TO BE HEAD
Exercise of Authority Will
Come Only With Infrac-
tons by Minority.
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| troops. and have been eager to go with
| the first force sent to Europe. The
regiment that will accompany the ex-
petition to France will be armed or
the prohibition of the unnecessary or
wasteful use Of foods Authority is
asked also to establish prices---but not
in order to limit the profits Of the
| farmers, but only to guarantee to them
| when necessary, a minimum price
| which will insure them a profit whore
they are asked to attempt new crops
and to secure the consumer against
extortion by breaking up corners and
attempts at speculation when they oc-
cur by fixing temporarily reasonable
price at which middlemen must sell.
Il have asked Mr.. Herbert c, Hoover
to undertake this all-important task of
foo administration. lie has ex-
/ pressed his Willingness to do so on
condition that he is to receive no pay
ment for his services and that the
whole OF the force under him. exclusive
Of clerical assistance, shall be en-
ployed SO far as possible upon the
food administration He has eN-
pressed his confidence that this diff
cult matter of food administration can
be successfully accomplished through
the voluntary cooperation and direc-
ton Of legitimate distriputers of food
stuffs and with the help of the women
of the country.
Sees Nothing to Fear.
Although it is absolutely necessary
that unquestioned powers shall be
placed in my hands in order to in
sure the success of this administration
of the food supplies of the country,
am confident that the exercise Of those
, powers will be necessary only in the
few cases where some small and selfish
minority proves unwilling to put the
| nations interests above personal ad
vantage and that the whole country
, will heartily support Mr.. Hoovers eff
forts by supplying the necessary vol
untee~ agencies throughout the coun-
try Tor the intelligent control of food
consumption and securing the coop
, GRAFTON Of the most capable leaders of
, the very interests most directly affect
, ed that the exercise of the powers
deputed to him win rest very success
, fully upon the good viii and co-opera-
ton of the people themselves and that
| the ordinary economic machinery of
the country will be left substantially
undisturbed,
II Wll End With War.
The proposed food administration
is intended, of course, only to meet a
manifest emergency and to continue
2 only while the war lasts. Since it viii
e be composed for the most part of vol
unteers, there need be no fear of the
e possibility Of q permanent bureaucracy
r | pi.tr rfi n NJ
sumption will disappear when the
$ emergency has passed. 1t is with that
Y object in view that tne administration
: considers it TO be OF pre- emnent i'm
G portance that the existing associations
: of producers and distributors of food
@ stufts should be modified and made
use of on a volunteer basis. The sue
r cessful conduct of the projected food
:, administration by such means will be
: the finest possible demonstration of the
Il willingness, the ability and the effi-
= cheney of democracy, and of its Justi-
S fled reliance upon the freedom of in
dividual initiative. The last thing that
any American could contemplate with
iequanmity would be the Introduction
of anything resembling Prussian au-
ltocraCy into the food control in this
) country.
1t is of vital interest and imror-
tance to every man who produces food
and to every man who takes part in
" its distribution that these policies thus
= literally administered should succeed
II and succeed altogether. 1t Is only in
=. that way that we can prove it to be
t absolutely unnecessary to resort to the
s rigorous and drastic measures which
= have proved to be necessary in some OF
e the European countries"
e With the president. Mr.. Hoover be-
Ilieves it rarely will become necessary
/, to apply large powers.
Five cardina. Primo Piles.
Five cardinal principles of food ad-
ministration outlined by Mr.. Hoover in
his statement are:
That the food problem is one of wise
administration and not expressed by
the words dictator or controller
= but food administrator"
That this administration can be
largely carried out through the CO.
ordination and regulation of the ex-
d listing legitimate distributative agencies
y supplemented by certain emergency
o bodies composed of representatives OF
n the producers, distributors and con-
: sumers.
e The organization Of the community
i for voluntary conservation of food
n stuffs.
That all important positions, SO fal