Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-31
c0NFEERES YIELD
TO 0NE-MAN IDEA
President Sees Food Control
Measures Assuming Shape
He Desires.
HOOVER WILL BE OPPOSED
Senator Gore Declares That
Conferees Had Been Denied
Free Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Yieldinc
to the urgent request of President
Wilson, senate and house conferees on
the food control bill today eliminated
the provision for food board of
three members instead of a single adj
ministrator. and consented to make
one more effort to agree regarding the
section creating n war expenditures
committee of congress.
The conferes had reached Il dead
lock on the two proposals when the
president interviewed and there had
been indications that final disagree
ment might be reported. Tonight the
war committee section, written into
the bill by the senate and strenuously
opposed by the president was the
only remaining problem. The com
mittee will meet tomorrow with the
prospects strong that the senate
members will yield to the president
on this point also.
Before today's meeting the presi-
dent conferred at the White House
with Representative Lever. heading
the house members, and Senator
Chamberlain, the administration :
senate spokesman, and earnestly in
sisted upon one-man food control
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the expenditures committee.
Senate Yielded Promptly.
Within an hour after reconvening
the senate conferees yielded on the
food administration, adopting the
original house plan for appointment
by the president of an individual ad-
ministrator not subject to senate ap-
proval.
The president won by n majority OF
one. The house cOnferees stood SOL
idly for one-man control.
The presidents personal interven-
tion, the conferees declared, was
largely instrumental in breaking their
deadlock on the food administration
dispute. His course was criticized by
some members and some sharp Tits
in the conference were reported. SEN
ator Gore said tonight that the con-
ferees had been denied full and free
conference.
Success of the food administration,
President Wilson told the conferees
leaders, largely depends upon its
management by one man. He said "A
larger board would seriously inter
fere" with successful conduct of the
war There We're persistent but un-
confirmed reports that the president
felt retention of either the three mem
ber- board or the congressional com
mittee would be sufficient cause for
a veto. Senator Chamberlain de-
clared positively that the president
gave no intimation to that effect dur
ing~the conference.
Hoover In Stormccntcr.
Reception by the senate of the pro-
vision for an individual food adminis-
tration is uncertain, altho Democratic
leaders expect the conference report to
be accepted. The senate voted twice,
SO to 10 and 60 to 23, against accept
ing an amendment for one-man con-
criticism of Herbert G. Hoover, the
food administrator, is expected when
the report is presented.
Some OF the senate believe, however,
that the senate is so Overwhelmingly
for the war expenditures committee
that a report eliminating it might be
rejected. They told the house con-
ferees today that a private senate
poll indicated insistence upon the pro
vision
In yielding on the food administra-
ton section the senate conferees Sc
cured adoption of a new section pro-
viding for board of three members,
one of whom would be the president
of an agricultural college, to fix
wheat prices based upon the standard
prescribed by congress for next year
crop of not less than 81 per bushel for
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