The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-06-29
THERE HAVE BEEN vULTURES AND PARASITES IN
EVERY WAR.

There has never been a war but what there have appeared
the vultures and parasites of business and finance to feast and
attention riveted on the Nations honor, its life and its future
Just as the burglar slips around to the home while the family
are attending religious services, or perchance are away visiting
the sick; so the cadaverous money-maker slips his hand into the
Nations pocket and robs it while the officials and the public
ately rob and pilfer in such an hour, needs to be hanged without
act and get the lesson. There are, but few things that could be
worse; These hyenas of American business have been exceed
Uncle Sam has had to turn his Back to them and his face to the
enemy: Among the results of the work Of these cadaverous
demons, is absolutely unreasonable prices for foodstuff. Now
by this we do not mean to say that a reasonable advance of
% SG%% Conditions MS but t the 0s su sxD erosts T that some pf eoncer mer ae
making show that the whole country is literally having its
while the wounded plead for succor and motherly care. Why,
# there be no robbery. is it that the Swift Packing Co, the
huge dividends last year? We noted the official figures given
in the Congressional Record only a few days ago that Armour
and a stock dividend of $50, 100000, and the other concerns
came ona along g, with witt about the same ratio of figures: This readily
enables us to see where the money we pay for meat goes. Then
wheat. It is the spectators, far, far more Il nth the want want o of
the commodity that are making foodst1f of all kinds high.
late food prices. There must be lodged in somebody the power
to say to the handlers of food, Thus far shalt thou go and no
~ And what is true Of foodsta ssHp IS largely ELY hU@ of all other
things: Look at the dividends declared by one of the biggest
corporations last year, and yet prices go higher. Why,
the steel, which an investigation showed only a little while back,
t an th sol std foF $ $as a o ton would 4d + yield "a dividend of ten per cent
ago at S95 per ton. Fortunately President Wilson had fore
ocCH oHulIloH III lac Deon armed by Congress with the ALL
thorlty to say, I'VE will not and you shall not" The govern
ment refused to pay $95 per ton but did agree to pay $50, which
perhaps not SO greatly excessive in view of what all other
things are selling for.
All OF which go to vindicate the wisdom of the President in
asklhg congress TO provide in some way for food-control. The
strong arm OF somebody must step in and save the public from
, ,ua ana many from starvation because of the unreasonable
INA fabulous prices OF many articles of food. 1t is true that the
now before Congress puts a great deal of power in the hands
u one man-the President, but the power is bound to be lodged
omewhere. 1t can not be parcelled out to varied and sundrv
with the customary right of appeal, but must he
n some capable head. This is no time for waiting for legal
or red-taping. Just as the skilled surgeon NAV
n an emergency, use his pocket knife instead of the sterilized
,lade IN MS operating room, so some one must have the author
W TO swat trouble whenever and wherever it is met or seen in
crisis like this. "o" "
This talk about food control hurting the farmer is mere
waddle. 1t does not bear the 8rmarks of even sincerity
'or example, we see it said, Look what the cotton farmer Is
'ettlng Tor his cotton" Yes, but rs cents per pound for cot.
on VIII hour at SIG per barrel, meat 80 cents per pound and
noes doubled in value and all other things up in proportion
means about 3 cents for cotton. The Spectator is giving the
an anaesthetic while he robs him-if he can make the
De easy while we take your entrails, we are not going
ublic. "'""'e y 'e
so we say, this class have played the game in every war
ner patriotism would not make a shirt tail for a rabbit or an
prom for a poodle pup. Yet this class is ever with us. Thev
'ere mere IN the time of the Savior and He scourged them from
temple. But the fact that these black sheep are here |
noulo not make the honest, patriotic and home-lovinp citizen,
OF the country faint in we'll doing but rather should Il he
n incentive to lay on McDuf. Verify they shall have their