Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-22
Put Up Bars to Prevent
Halfway Measure From
Being Adopted.
PRODUCTION BILL
TO BE HELD UP
Enemies Of Control Measure TO Be Civ
on No Opportunity to Jockey For Po.
sition-senate Proposes Inquiry Into
Prices Of Coal and Metals With View
Of Establishing Reasonable Prices
Goal Question to Be Investigated First

tion supporters of the food bills rear
ranged their battle lines today TO make
sure tina, the senate does not kill the
second bill on the ground that the first
bill is enough.
Fearing that the first. or production
bill. with Its clause against food hoard :
ing. may be finally enacted while the
senate debates the second or control
bill, 1t might be contended that the
provisions of the first bill are sufficient,
the house leaders today decided to let
the first bill remain in it's present stage
and thus force the senate to enact the
whole program before any of it gets
to the critical stage.
Should house leaders be able to de-
lay the appointment Of conferees on
the first bill untR a1ter the passage OF
the second by both houses, they ex-
pected to get most o6 the administra-
tion program on the statute books.
Chairman Newlands explained that
as present legislation contemplates
control only Of food the committee will
be extended to COAL iron, steel and
their products and other raw materials.
as Well as their transportation.
House Debates Amendnisnts.
Prohibttion proposals and pending
amendments to eliminate government
licensing Of food dealers were the prin-
cipal subjects Of contention in the
house today on the administration food
control bin, whose final passage Is ex-
pected tomorrow. In the house speeches
were limited to five minutes. Senator
Reed. OF Missouri, was ready to take
the floor in the senate in opposition to
the bill.
Indications today point to the enact
ment of the legislation by July 3. The
house rejected proposals to include
shoes. clothing, farm machinery and
cottonseed under the regulation provi-
sions and senate leaders agreed tenta-
lively on various disputed points.
Senate Proposes Inquiry.
Inquiry into production. prices and
transportation Of coal. steel. copper
and other basic materials over which
government supervision may be pro-
posed during the war. was decided
upon tOuhy ny luc SSlittlo iIlleiSLdtC
commence committee. Coal will be the
first subject taken up next Tuesday.
The method Of procedure will be for,
the commission to suggest to all iron
and steel manufacturers and ore pro-
ducers that they unite and name a
price themselves, subject to the COM
missions approval. Should they de-
cline to adopt this course the govern
ment has power to commander the
plants.
With the government obtaining its
steel for the proposed feet Of ocean
going vessels at q comparatively low
price, it Is feared that unless some re-
strictive action is taken, the price to
other Industries Will attain unheard OF
levels in a short time.
To Include All Grades.
That, It 10 pointed out. might be
brought about by the natural law Of
supply and demand, as the govern
ment.s requirements when flied would
leave an inadequate supply for other
Industries.
The present program calls Tor the
fixing Of prices Of all grades and kinds
OF steel and iron. 1t La pointed out that
iron and steel for the manufacture Of
and other agricultural In
struments is needed for national de-
fense.
The commission also might hnd It
necessary to nx the price Of manga
nese, limestone and other elements en-
tering into the manufacture Of pig iron.
which In turn enters into the manufac-
ture Of steel
To Ask Trade Commission TO Aot.
The federal trade commission will be
asked soon. by President iDenman OF
the emergency neet corporation to fix
q uniform price for steel and steel
products Tor all Industries thruout the
country,
The commission will be asked to-
name q fair price which will afford the
producers a fair profit, not only on
steel but on pig iron, iron ore and
other materials entering into the
OF steel.