The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-22
Price Fixing Program Begins
With Mark Of 50 Per Ton
Set for Coal at the
Mine.
SPEED IN WAR WORK
Congress Takes up War Tax Bill
While Other Departments
Push Plans for
Action.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-

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WASHINGTON Aug. a.
| MA2 Spectacular blows at war
| SESA profits were struck In all
V~ government quarters today.
President Wilson began his price
fixing program by establishing a price
of approximately So a ton on bltumln-
Gus coal at the mine and expected to
fix the price to retailer and con-
sumer soon.
Increasing demands were heard In
the senate for revision of the great
tax bill so as to conscript wealth
more heavily. /.
President Wilson'S sweeping action
in tumbling down the price OF coal
only foreshadows what the govern.
ment is ready to do in the case or
other products-steel and oil ana
everything needed by the govern
ment Labor, determined to share In
the profits, threatens strikes IN
many ship yards and other plants.
It is expected, however, that early
adjustment Of these troubles Will
come.
The department Of justice Is in
creasing it's vigilence to ferret out
German agents who may be behind
some of the labor unrest.
It is known some have been dis
covered working on number OF vital
war tasks-particularly aircraft pro-
duction.
Arrival Of the Japanese commission
today will open what may prove to
be interesting conversations between
the United States and the mikado.
However the need of ships-Jap-
ans possible contribution to the
war at this stage-is not so acute
/ now, owing to speed up orders from
the shipping board and ship build
ing program that will call for $l,OoO,-
100000 more from congress. Hence,
it appears likely the Japanese mis-
sion may not develop into more
than friendly call.
CONSUMPTION of Wealth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-The SEN
ate move for conscription OF wealth
found reinforcements today OF sena-
tors favoring higher income and war
profit taxes.
The struggle promises to be more
spectacular and bitter than any re-
cent parliamentary conflict. Those
who believe wealth should pay
greater share than provided by the
senate finance committee had Sena.
tor Chamb observation-disclosures OF con-
scription Of youth-on their side
today.
Senator Borah planned to assault
the committee revenue bill on the
ground that 1t leaves wealthy men and
great corporations to fatten on the
profits of the slaughter of Americans
and their allies.
A poll by opponents OF the present
bill indicated thirty-siX senators IA
vor higher taxes on wealth, forty-two
favoring the committee bill and fif-
teen doubtful"
In general the senators from farm
states are for increasing both In
come and war profits taxes, while
those from factory states are op-
posed.
The test of strength will come
when the senate is asked to choose
between the finance committees
plan and that of Senator LaFollette,
providing larger taxes.
While Senator Chamberlain does
not plan to speak on the bill, he will
use his influence to swing over some
of the doubtful, and Senator Town
send of Michigan, is preparing a
speech against the present bill.
| The trading with the enemy bill
was to be reported today, but its pas
sage soon is doubtful because of the
revenue jam.
The military affairs committee
planned to hear Colonel Reicbmann's IS
| answer to charges that he is pro,
| German before passing on his nom
ination to be a brigadier general.
| At Camp Cody.
EEMTNG, n. NJ, Aug. 22.-With
nearly a dozen units of national
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