Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-22
POWERS ASKED ARE NO GREAT
Err THAN OTHERS NATIONS
HAVE FOUND NECESSARY.
PRESIDENT OUTLINES PLAN
Herbert c. Hoover as Administrator
Without Pay Asks Cooperation OF
Public-Fixe Price as Guaran-
tee.-HeIp to Farmers.

outlined the administrators food con-
troll program and declared the pow
ers asked for by the government are
no greater than those other govern
ments at war have been compelled
to take. There is no intention, he
said, to restrain or interfere with nor
NAL processes of production.
The statement also makes formal
announcement that Herbert G. Hoo
yer has been asked to become 1000
administrator, and that he has &C
cepted on condition that neither he
nor his immediate associates receive
any pay for their services. The state
ment in full follows:
Assure Cooperation.
at is very desirable, in order to
prevent misunderstanding or alarms
and to assure cooperation in a vital
matter, that the country should un-
derstand exactly the scope and pur-
pose of the very great powers when
/ have thought necessary in the cir
curnstances to ask the congress to
put in my hands with regard to our
food supplies. Those powers are very
great indeed, but they are no great
err than it has proved necessary to
lodge in the other governments which
are conducting this momentous war;
and their object is stimulation and
conservation, not arbitrary restraint
or injuries interference with the nor
NAL processes of production. They
are intended to benefit and assist
the farmer and all those who play
legitimate part in the preparation,
distribution and marketing of food
stuffs.
at is proposed to draw sharp
line of distinction between the nor
NAL activities of the government rep
resented in the department of agri-
culture in reference to food produc-
ton, conservation and marketing on
the one hand and the emergency &C
tivities necessitated by the war in
reference to the regulation OF food
distribution and consumption on the
other. All measures intended directly
to etend the normal actitives of the
department of agriculture in refer
ence to the production, conservation
and the marketing of farm crops
will be administered, as in normal
times through that department, and
the powers asked for over distribu-
ton and consumption over exports,
imports, prices, purchase and requisi-
ton of commodities, storing and the
like, which may require regulation
during the war; will be placed in the
hands of a commissioner of food ad-
ministration appointed by the presi-
dent and directly responsible to him
Objects of Legislation.
"The objects sought to be served
by the legislation asked for are:
Full inquiry into the existing avail
able stocks of foodstuffs and into the
cost sand practices of the various
food producing and distributing
trades.
1.-The prevention of all unwarranted
boarding of every kind and of the
control of foodstuffs by persons who
are not in any legitimate sense pro
ducers, dealers, or traders.
1.-THE requisition when necessary fol
the public use of food supplies and
vi Tie ntCcoOdly lOl
ling them properly.
"The licensing of wholesome and
legitimate mixtures and milling per
1.-THE prohibition of the unnecessary
or wasteful use of foods.
Establish Prices.
Authority is asked also to estab
lish prices-but not in order to limi
the profits of the farmers. but only
to guarantee to them when neces
sary a minimum price which will is
sure them a profit where they are
asked to attempt new crops and Il
secure the consumer against eS
tortion by breaking up corners ant
attempts at speculation when the!
occur by fixing temporarily a rea
sonable price at which middlemel
must sell.
Il have asked Mr.. Herbert Hoove
to undertake this all-important tasl
of food administration. He has eS
pressed his willingness to do so OF
condition that he is to receive NJ
payment for his services and that tn
whole of the force under him, exclu
employed so far as possible upon tn
same volunteer basis. He has e1
pressed his confidence that this dit
ficult matter of food administrator
can be successfully accomplishe
through the voluntary cooperatio
and direction of Legitimate distribl
tors of food stuffs and with the hel
of the women of the country.
Must Have Cooperation.
Although it is absolutely necei
sary that unquestionable powers sha
be placed in my hand in order to II
sure the success OF this administer
ton of the food supplies of the coui
try. / am confident that the exc