Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-17
HOOVER OUT or TOUCH
WITH AMERICAN IDEALS
Abroad Affects Vision Of Food
Administrator.
PHELAN COMES TO DEFENSE
Meantime, Considerable Progress on
Compromise Amendments Made by
Leaders In bipartisan Conferences.
Changes Will Command Support.
IBy Associated Pres.1


WASHINGTON, July 16.-A wrangle
over President Wilson's appointment
OF Herbert c. Hoover ms food admins
traitor occupied virtually all OF to-
days debate In the Senate on the food
control bill. but. meantime. consider
able progress on compromise amend
mcnts was made by the leaders In
bipartisan conferences.
For more than two hours Senator
Reed criticized Mr.. Hoover, declaring
his residence abroad had kept him out
of touch with American ideals. Sena.
tor Phelan defended the food admin
istrator as patriotic and efficient Of
fetal.
The Democratic and Republican
leaders agreed in their conferences
upon changes in the bill expected to
command general support. including an
amendment creating bill OF food ad.
ministration. In lieu CT one-man con.
troll. provided in the House measure.
Most of tho leaders also agreed upon
limiting the control legislations to food
feeds. and fuels, the latter to include
gasoline and kerosene. but a consider
able Senate following plans to insist
upon retention OF government control
over steel and iron and their products
Another conference will be held to-
morrow by the leaders. with a meet
Ing Of the Senate Democratic steering
committee planned later for final neEo-
tiation toward complete compromise
LETTER TO PULLMAN COMPANY
BASIS FOR REED ATTACK
Senator Reed declared that II tho
government is to spend millions for =
food control administration. the au-
thority should be invested in some.
body who knows something about it,"
He exhibited n letter written by Mr.
Hoover to the Pullman Company, re-
garding the preparation and serving
OF food on dining cars Tho letter,
he declared. instructed the company
TO reduce portions while prices were to
remain unchanged.
The instructions prepared by Mr.
Hoover for housewives OF tho country
were ridiculed by the Missouri Senator
In a sarcastic attack which caused
laughter In the chamber and galleries.
and necessitated request calls for
order He criticized the suggestion to
order bread twenty-four hours in ad-
vance. declaring that IL MIR. Hoover
had lived in this country longer. he
would know the American housewife
depends on the corner grocer, not on
the baker.
food administrator. he asserted, in
stead OF spending his time saving pie
crust by not putting tops on tarts.
should be planning for the erection OF
great warehouses to hold tho vast crops
which are to be harvested this year
Defending Mr. Hoover, Senator Phe-
Ian pointed out that during his speech
the Missouri Senator had not denounced
the food administrators ability or
lmpeached his integrity.
MAKES NO ATTACK
ON HOOvER'S EXPERIENCE
'Mr. Hoover has attracted attention
OF the world" said Senator Phelan
The Senator from Missouri. accua-
toned to trial OF jury cases. has intro
duced irrelevant matter to make an adj
dress entertaining II not convincing
He did not say Mr.. I-oover lacked ex-
perience."
He paid tribute to the vision and
patriotism OF Mr.. hoover. and read 4
statement showing that the food ad-
ministrator Is a native of Iowa, and .
citizen of California.