Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-06-15

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Reports from the long missing arctic
tn.
ent post chiefly through the efforts Of
Lord Northcliffe.
This newspaper owner has been since
the beginning of the wal the molder of
British public opinion. Through the
Times, the Mail and more than a score
of other publications throughout the
United Kingdom he has welded ire
mendous influence over the government.
His editorials first directed popular
attention to the limitations of Kitchen
er. He braved overwhelming antago-
nism to point Il that the %''organizer of
victory" was neglecting to send high
explosive shells to the front when they
were most needed.
AS a result, although Kitchener re
tanned his post of secretary for war,
his powers were restricted, and Lloyd
George, whom -Northcliffe preferred,
became Ii9iS nsions.
When K%ftcneflef was lost On a tor
pedoed British cruiser Northcliffe's
power was exerted to place Lloyd
George in the post left vacant. Later
Eorthcliffe attacked the manner in
which the coalition cabinet under Pre-
mier Asquith was conducting the war.
The campaign which he launched over
threw the cabinet and raised up an
other, with Lloyd George at its head.
Wants Food Bill Rushed.
President Wilson is anxious to have
the food control bill passed by con-
gress at once.
The president has pointed out that
legislation placing the control of food
distribution and prices in the hands Of
this government is necessary at this
time ON account of the attempt that
might be made by European nations to
obtain options on the future crops of
this country. In SO doing, the senators
we're Informed, prices of food supplies
not only to this government, but to
domestic consumers, would be increas-
ed beyond the figures quoted at the
present time.
The president also indicated his great
interest in the measure nov pending
in congress giving him authority to de-
termine that certain kinds of traffic or
particular shipments shall have prior
ity in the transportation by railroads
or water to meet existing emergencies.
, The proposed legislation, he stated,
was part>of the general plan to control
the food supply of the country and
should be coupled with whatever meas
ure regulating the production and dis
tribution of foodstuffs is enacted into
law.
Herbert G. Hoover, who was called
before the house agriculture committee
for a conference on the administra-
TONS food control bill, advised strongly
against putting into the bill the power
to fix maximum food prices. Follow
ing the conference, it was intimated
that this provision In the bill might be
eliminated before it goes to the floor of
the house.
Mr.. Hoover discussed with Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission, problems connected with the
marketing of vegetables raised in war
gardens. Mr.. Pack reported that new
gardens in villages, towns and cities,
not including farms, would add ESQ.,
100000 pounds of vegetables to the nor
NAL supply. Steps to prevent Cutting
of the markets are being considered.
Summer resort hotels have been urged
to buy as near home as possible.
Charges Declared Untrue.
Some of the charges contained in the
round robin signed by thirty enlisted
men of the navy and made public by
Senator Calder of New York regarding
conditions on the hospital ship Soltlce
are declared untrue and others grossly
exaggerated by the committee of in
quiry. The hospital ship and its com-
mander, Medical Director Blaekwood,
members of his staff and others con-
cerned are highly commended by the
investigators.
The investigating board consisted of
DR.. William II. Welch of Johns Hop
kins university and DR.. Abraham
Flexner and Nathan Straus Of New
York. They rendered a unanimous YER
dict after having made a rigid investi-
cation with every door open to them.