Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
BITTER FIGHT OVER
FOOD CONTROL BILL
Senator Reed of Missouri Re-
news His Attack on Her.
bert D. Hoover.
EARLY VOTE NOT EXPECTED

| port on the administration food control
bill was resumed in the Senate today
| with bitter fight ahead, led by Sena-
! tor Reed of Missouri, against it's ac-
| ceptance. Administration leaders. how
| ever. hope to put the legislation
through by Wednesday. and have it
ready for President Wilson's signature
| before the. end of the week
As soon as the food control bill is
disposed of the Senate will take up the
| conference report on the first admins
tration food bill providing for a food
survey and stimulation of production.
Mr.. Reed Again Attacks Hoover.
Senator Reed began with another at
tack on Herbert Hoover and an attack
on the men selected by Mr.. Hoover to
assist him in the food administration.
Appointment of thirteen agents to take
charge of the thirteen terminal grain
markets mad been made. he said,
without authority of law" several of
the abpointees being native born Eng
lishmen.
One man. Senator Reed charged. is an
American bankrupt. who went through
a British bankruptcy court. and. he
said, Mr.. Hoover planned TO hand over
control OF grain exports ITO a gentle
man who has not lived in this country
in score of years
'T am reliably informed" he con-
tinued, that the plan is to circum-
scribe shipments of grain from Gal
weston, New Orleans and other south
ern ports and divert them to the port
of New York. The excuse has been
given that il will save the, hazarding
of this grain on the ocean.
Information Which Shook Country.
Senator Reed said that one of the
first things President Wilson did after
taking Office was to order lobbyists
driven from Washington. and subse-
auent investigation revealed informa-
ton that SHOOK the country"
He said 1t was shown that an or
ganizsd lobby existed which sent out
false information to the public in an
effort to affect legislation. and that
similar situation faces the country to-
day. except that it is being supported
by the money of the United States gov
eminent He declared that an attack
was made on Senator Hollis because of
a bill introduced by him fixing a
wheat, and that pamphlet attacking
him had also been sent out. He said
the attack on himself might have been
offensive if I had any regard for its
source"
yet, sir, these are being sent out at
the public expense by a man who few
weeks ago was an inhabitant of Eng
land and whose interests are in Eng
land" Senator Reed declared.
Senator Reed called attention to an
interview purporting to have been
given by Mr.. Hoover, in which he
threatened to expose members of Con-
gress who are opposing him. Senator
Johnson asserted that this interview
had been repudiated by Senator Cham
berlain on the floor of the Senate in a
statement furnished him by Mr.. Hoover.
Mr.. Hoover never repudiated this
statement" replied Senator Reed. "And
l am able to show that. whether he
made or did not make the statement,
he is trying to do everything he is
quoted as saying he would do
No Prospect of Early Vote.
Senator Chamberlain said today there
appeared no prospect of a vote within the
next few days. Should protracted oppo-
sition develop a flibuster, administration
leaders were considering a night session
tomorrow. with the design of forcing the
opponents to speak continuously.
Use of the cloture rule to shut OF de-
bate was said to be impracticabIe. be-
cause it requires a two-thirds vote to
adopt. and leaders were doubtful
whether the necessary two-thirds could
be secured. although a majority of the
Senate was said to be ready to vote
for adoption of the report
The principal division was said to be
among the democrats. the republicans
being declared by leaders to be almost
solid for Affirmative action