The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-23
FOOD CONTROL
SURE TO COME
IN SOME FORM

night public sentiment was beginning
to make itself felt among opponents
Of the food control bill, and predict
ed enactment of the measure within
two or three weeks.
Debate continued in both branches
today, with the house again sitting
until late at night to close general
debate, with a view to proceeding I'M
der the acknowledgement rule to-
morrow and taking final vote by
Saturday. In the Senate there was
serious discussion with larger at
tendance. The amending stage prob
ably will be reached there next week
after the measure, as 1t passes the
house, is substituted for the senate
draft.
Despite the continued opposition
and the certainty of some amend
ments, ultimate enactment of the leg
islation in some form is conceded
even by its opponents. Senator Cham
berlain said tonight it was impossi-
BILE that the bill would be finally en-
acted by July l as desired by the
President, but few shared his opti-
mism, the general opinion expressed
being for two more weeks at least
of senate debate.
Utah Senators Join
In Discussion.
Senator Kenyon, Republican, oc-
cupied most of the day in the Senate
in support of the bill. He empha-
sized necessity for broad government
control Of foodstuffs as a war meas
ure, defended the bills constitution
atty and flayed spectators whom
he characterized as "highwaymen and
allies Of the kaiser"
III this thing Is going on-the
cornering OF food and fuel" he said,
bread riots in this country, or some
thing worse"
| Senator King suggested that since
there will not be enough wheat to
fill requirements Of the allies and de-
mands of home consumption except
through rigid economy, the United
States government could requisition
all the wheat, apportion part to the
allies, and sell the rest to the people
of this country at cost. This plan.
he said. would make for equitable
distribution and keep the price with
in reach Of the consumer. while the
prices of other foodstuffs probably
would conform to that at which the
government sold the wheat.
Senator Kenyon said II 1t should
go out to the country that the gov
eminent was going to buy all the
wheat from the farmers at a fixed
price 1t would hurt production.
which must not be interfered with.
He pointed out how the bill provided
that the government should do all
the things suggested by the Utah sem
ator except requisition the wheat
from the producers. Production, he
asserted, was stimulated in the bill
by making minimum guarantee
price to the farmers.
Senators Gore, Reed and Varda-
man, Democrats, continued as the
principal critics Of the bill. They
were joined by Senator Borah, Re-
publicon, who questioned the meas
ure's constitutionality and said 1t
was full OF glittering generalities"
which would "bewilder the business
world and paralyze initiative of the
country" He advocated, however,
regulation of speculation and govern
mental purchasing of food supplies.
Discussing the licensing feature Of
the bill, Senator Borah expressed the
belief that the section would not af-
feet the meat packing industry He
said the larger packing companies
made last year about s10,OO0,000
profits in excess Of stock dividends,
and declared that this explained
why the price of meat is high.
Senator Gore insisted that the bill
would force farmers prices down.
cause famine next year from under
production, and loss this year of
$750,OOO,OO0 to wheat and corn pro-
ducers.
In the house Representative Meek
er OF Missouri, Republican, assailed
the bill and questioned the ability
of Mr.. Hoover, the food administra-