Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-26
NO COMPROMISE ON
FOOD CONTROL BILL
DECLARES PRESIDENT
Senate Refers House Measure
to Committee, While SoIonS
Proceed to Tack on Numer-
Gus Amendments

Gus HfIi6ffuIll6illS
wAsHna9rofS. June fH-Senate lead
So today arranged TO expedite the food
control bnl passed Saturday by the
house
The nnI was referred By the senate
today without discussion 20 the agricul-
furnI committee Senator Reed. Of Mis-
souri,. today continued his attack upon
No additional committee hearings are
proposed
Chief among the amendments pro-
posed are some extending government
control to iron and steel and their prod
uctS. oil. petroleum products, copper,
lead, zinc and fertilizers.
Senator Chamberlain. In charge OF the
bin. said there was much sentiment
for having the government control basic
materials as well as food
A half dozen amendments TO the bill
were introduced today. Senator Lewis,
Democrat. Of Illinois. offered a substi-
tuts bill proposing to give the presi-
dent general broad authority to issue
regulations for control OF foodstufrs-
Several measures which have been be-
fore the senate as part OF tn war leg
fslation also were tackled onto the bill
as amendments. Senator Walsh put in
his bin permitting the government to
lease coal and oil lands The bill Civ
ing the president the power to direct
priority in railroad shipments was offer
ed as an amendment by Senator Rams
dell Senator Wadsvorth tackled on the
ding-with-the-enemy bill and Senator
Cummins proposed amendments declar-
ing every product, including foodstuffs,
cotton. coal and steel products to control
and requisition should IL become nee
essary.
No COMPROMISE.
President Wilson viii make his sem
ate fight for fod control without COM
promise
Friends of the administration meas
ure are in complete accord with this.
and declared today that opposition in
the senate, numerically. at least, is
confidently expected TO prove to be no
greater than in the house. where only
five votes were cast against the bill.
Inclusion by the house OF a bone
dry" section may split opposition to
the bill in the senate. That amend
ment and others adopted in the lower
branch have served to scatter antago-
nists in the upper house TO the point
where some confusion is noted in their
ranks today.
The senate will probably retain some
prohibition section. but sentiment is
more inclined to favor the discontin-
uance OF distilled spirits manufacture
but not stoppage IF beers and wines
Retention by the senate Of this fea-
rure of the bill, however. is bound fur
Their to intensity some isolated OppOsi-
ton to the food control bill and threat
en- perhaps it's final passage this week.
COURSE NOT CLEAR
The exact course Of this opposition.
however, will not become clear for sew
eral days probably.
After continued conferences during
the past two days between different
factions on the bill. the following de-
cisiOns were reached today:
Friends of the bill will not remove
any OF the teeth" left in il by the
house They will in fact. attempt %
add some
Opponents OF the measure will fight
il 10 the end on the ground that IL is
unconstitutional and Unnecessary TO es~
tablish a food dictatorship They will
say the only thing necessary is regula-
ton OF food speculation
Ii has been agreed to eliminate all
reference in the bill 10 control Of food
sumptiOn~-entrauce into the home
and debating what shall and shall not
be served
II has been further agreed specifical-
IL 20 exclude farmers from restrictions
under the bill. making it apply essen
TALLY TO the distributors.
The measure will be broadened so as
to include foods. feeds, fuel, and under
.'other necessaries." steel. iron, oil. all
petroleum products, aluminium, and
farm machinery
TO RELIEVE PRODUCER
This will be done so that the food
producer may be relieved as. well as the
consumer
Price-fixing and comardeering fea-
lures will remain.
There will be some minor changes
beyond the ones mentioned, but the
teeth will be left intact.
THE hill went 10 the senate today
from the house. and was 10 be sent TO
the agricultural committee for these
amendments
friends Of the bill say there will be
. majority reDort favoring IL from the
committee. but probably minority re-
wort. too Ii is hoped 10 present both
10 the senate tomorrow and every ei-
fort will be made TO get vote by sat
urday-
senator Reed.2 Missouri. planned to
continue his Marathon verbal attack on
the hill today with Hardwick, Hoke
smith and others waiting 10 take up
where he leaves OFT
Prohibition amendments TO the food
control legislation will not interfere
with the senate finance committee
fans to complete the war tax bill TINS
week ana have IL ready 10 follow the
.-anu bill in the senate Chairman SIN
mons said the committee would proceed
r,psr the assumption that liquor will re-
r,-=fu /. revenue source
The committee today continued consld-
Grafton OF excess profits section. but
made no decisions. Senator Simmons in
dictated that the committee might not
further consider the special tax on pub
fishers. hut leave II for senate discus
Sions-
Wilkes County Raises
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