Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-17
CONGRESS IS URGED TO
CONTROL FOOD PRICES
State Officials and Others Sign
Resolutions Against Food
Speculation


The following preamble and resou-
i tion expresses the sentiments of the
undersigned and is hereby offered with
the suggestion that this or some simi.
lar expression be made at once by our
churches, schools. fratcrual societies,
civic bodies and groups of citizens,
large or small, and forwarded to our
representatives in congress:
Whereas, The prices of the staple
necessaries of life have advanced to
figures exceeding cost of production to
an extent far beyond the limits of con
science and any possible conception Of
human right or reason, and are still
advancing.
Whereas, This condition is proof of
the utter lack of humane consideration
on the part of those responsible and in
| dicates a frantic desire and effort to
levy merciless war assessments in adj.
vance upon the public whereby the
beneficiaries may later meet their own
obligations without sacrifice if not at
actual profit.
Whereas, Such business is unpatri-
otic to the equivalent Of treason or in
surrection, 1t proves its perpetrators to
be limited only by the heartless prin.
eiple of taking 'all the traffic will
bear or all an unprotected people can
be forced to pay.
Whereas, Congress has undisputed au-
thority over every resource of the ma
tion i'll the present crisis, which au-
thority is being exercised in the taking
of the bodies of our best young men
for military service and the action is
met with ready support in a spirit of
glorious sacrifice by the people. But the
flagrant abuses by the food spectators.
pursued from palpable motives Of
greedy disregard of the great emer-
gency that is upon us, goes unchecked
and unchallenged except by ineffcct
i've and dilatory discussion.
Therefore be it resolved, That the
undersigned do hereby most earnestly
urge upon our national congress the
great need of immediate and effective
faction to relieve this most menacing
situation which is rapidly contributing
/ to the aid Of the enemies of the nation
| and already amounts to one Of the
| gravest obstacles to the success of our
country in the great crisis that now
confronts it.
| Signed:
Frank j, Miller, chairman public
service commission.
Chas. l.. McNary, attorney at law
| (former supreme judge.)
0. p. Hoff, state labor commissioner.
X. A. Harris, Salem.
Arthur w. Lawrence, state printer.
Chas. V. Galloway, state tax com
missioner
E. F. Carleton, asst. supt. of public
| INSTRUCTION.
Cornelia Marvin, librarian state IL
brary.
Z. 7. BusseIe, certified consulting
engineer, Salient
l.. I. Harris, justice supreme court
Ben W. Oicott, secretary of state.
). A. Kozer, deputy secretary of state
Henry l.. Benson, justice supreme
court.
f. G. Patterson, Salem.
Will T. Kirk, newspaperman.
w. M. Plimpton, secretary state
printing board.
Geo. M. Brown, attorney general.
). O. Moreland, clerk supreme court.
George Ncmer, Jr., district attorney
Douglas county.
Arthur S. Benson, Salem.
&. &, Brown, clerk state land board
VIM. Bushey, county judge.
W. l.. Stalcy, Capital Business Col
lege, Salem.
w. r. jerks, iobber, Salem.
:, VIM. McGilchrist Royale Cafeteria,
|. II; Van Winlsle, assistant attorney
general.
:, Oscar B. Gingrich, see. Y NJ. c. A.,
Salem.
Harvey Wells, insurance commission
er.
NJ 5. Pittman, extension dept. Ore
son Normal school, Monmouth.
Ihos. b. Kay state treasurer
D. A. Benjamin, SalerI.