Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-08

Il III $nlaS OWL Stale, New Jersey. q He has also declared
himself opposedto national woman suffrage holding thai
this subject is one properly for each state to deal with
as it's people think best.
A lot OF what appears to be unnecessary excitement
has been caused by the statement OF Mr.. Hoover of the
food administration, in answer to an inquiry from Rep.
resentahve Young, Of this state. that the price OF 1920
for wheat decided on by the price fixing board, is neither
"a maximum, a minimum nor a fixed price" It has
been quite well understood that no action taken by the
government was intended to prohibit the owner Of wheat
from receiving more than 1920 q bushel for tiff anyone
was willing to pay moro, or to prohibit the purchase at
q lower price II anyone would sell rat q lower price.
Technically no price for wheat has been hxed. But the
American government has announced that It would pay
S2.2o a bushel for all the wheat from this crop that 1t
bought; and, as its position as purchasing agent for it's
own armies, and also for all our allies who are In the
market for wheat, makes 1t the largest purchaser OF
wheat in the world, the effect of that announcement is
to fix the price. That seems to be about all there is to
the situation. The farmer can sell his wheat on the basis
OF $500 at terminals. and he cannot get more for Il. He
case.
The meat situation is closely related to the wheat
situation, and Mr.. Hoover can see little chance for'a re-
duction in meat prices. In this department. he finds that
the supply is very short and is growing shorter. He be-
lieves that all that can be done is to stimulate produc-
ton as much as possible and to hold the cost of handling
down to the minimum. He sees no hope of betterncnt
in the government control of packing plants which has
been urged by many people.
Thursday, September s. was the 1soth anniversary
of the birth Of Lafayette, and the day was fttingly OBJ
served in many American cities. In Philadelphia the
French ambassador delivered a stirring and appropriate
address in which the career of the great count was used
to emphasize the spiritual action of the two great re-
publics.
For reasons which have not been made entirely
clear the French cabinet has resigned, and action on the
resignation awaits the gathering of important govern
ment officials. Cabinet crises are no new things In this
war, but the French situation has seemed to be fairly
stable. We may rest assured, however. that no political
change will result in a lessening of the ardor of the
French people for the success OF their armies and the de-
Tense of their country.
The italian armies on the Isonzo front have contin-
ud their great offensive, which is described by the mill
tary writers of other countries as one of the greatest, If
not the greatest of the war. The dispatches sent out by
General Cadorna, in charge of the Italian campaign
against Trieste, have been very Aneagre and very modest
the attack on the Austrian positions seems to have
been conducted with consummate skill and by a force
in command Of enormous supplies Of ammunition, as
well as of a large and highly efficient body of men. Lit
tie doubt is now entertained that the fall of Trieste can
not be delayed much longer, and it will require good
ern army Of Austria from utter rout-
In the north the Germans continue their pressure
against the Russian lines. The capture of Riga has given
them solid footing for their offensive. and while the Rus
slams are said to be making q stubborn fight, they have
not been able to check the enemy materially.