The Detroit times., 1917-02-22

~ 1FDo packan. be said is al
y = So1n1ced.
~ bosn found. sccordinS 10
~ rooerfs that 100. 900 pounds
mon1s have been sent into cold
oooD v1ehin the last 10 days.
10y tosa ~ ouions and potatoes
~ hing AZ shipping piers TO await
orDeaf TO foreign c,untries and
= ooDsal 10 the interstate com-
oooo 20 enforce q iaw which limits
~ time they may be 81 held 10
nnfsmplated.
1hs New York health department
- started the issuance OF daily
ood bulletins. showing how foods
~ have increased greatly ir
u1es may BE- eliminated from daily
~.
WA0zuNGTON. Feb. 21-lD~ter-
H1no6 10 force some sctsDn frorp con
rSos that viii at least temporarily
UDlovs fhs FERROUS food shortage
III has caused bread riots In New
[Xork and which he federal trade
4 [rnDmissicn prophecies VIII sDr-ad
10 every large city. Rep. Fess, Ohio,
nofay informed Rep. Meyes London.
'e11alist New York. he will miro
I<nos Q resolution brovidinx Al least
(tuponry fool control
1ondon. explaining that h be-
|11eves congress should Immediately
|rnaet q permanent government FOOD
|oonlroj law. announced he would
.nop0ert such measure a. absolnte-
~ nspessary 20 get over the pr, sent
|omesusncy.
Fess intimated be would intro
|6Dcs his resolution today. despite sp-
Dnruat disinterestednsss shown by
6aany members Of copgr~ss.
Guch . resolution Will have sup
|eost of Rsp. Borland. who announced
~ Wouid press his provision appro-
|11fo1ins e<oo.oco for federal trade
'<ommissicp Investigation OF the food
1Gortage by tacking an amendment
- the sundry civil bill when II
reaches the house floor.
In the meantime. the federal trade
eoomission, the interstate som
'nDesce commission and the depart
'msnt of agriculture and the com
neroe department have been called
- - ~ IN aRording some kind o(
1ssnDsrssy felieG
1he American railways associat ton
Din wurk with the interstate com
1900 oummissfon in an effort 20 DO
01st 10 can to remedy any cpnditior
3 Gnr sAertAge may have caused.
u0Dc1ssfng the situation TODAY
- L1n6on bitterly assailed food
oDoDu1ntnrS a. the chief cause.
= en- - the house 70 taks up the
- oantrva question now London
eat1 We sre giving hundreds Of
DlIltoas q dollars for prvparedpess
~ prsparsdnsss programs for The
DD1Drs. 1T ve ars di9egardfng an
1u1DuDcy already created W the
DuooVeon war.
n these starving psopie IN New
Ysgk have any FAULT. Il In not that
~ 20 aOt woek. bat because they
pue tao hard--bsyosd human en-
1nEones- s--and cAnnos make a living.
~pS1css a. food have risen 40 high
- - hoouwe inaccsansble 90 The
s5hsss are not riots, but ouicrIes
- heaven for relief.
~fhese people want bread mot in
uex11n o. Petrograd. or Vienna. CT
Lendon, or Paris. but in New York.
lhe richest city In The counTry. On.
j0yfng the highest degree " pros
DeSfty.
This country 10 surfeited with
Eurcpean gold. but shows a lack Of
broad for IFS workers Having Civ
en 70 much time 90 a leak invesiIga.
tt0n n In time congress gave ssrne
attention 10 the leak In the countFy's =
prosperity
n was announced last night that
the federal trade commission viii
Immediately proceed with its inyes-
tigation OF food prices without wait
lns for the 100000 appropriation de.
msnAed from congress by Presideu,
wilson.
The president. I, Is said. WIN use
MI his influence TO secure authoriza
tion OF this expenditure al once.
Rep. Borland today blamed the ap-
propriations committee for "sDoth.