New Britain herald., 1917-05-14
Sen. Kenyon BeIi
 Peop,e Will Find E Means of Keen Prices Down
CALL SPECULATOR
 PIRATES, ROHi 2

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 Senators Hot Under Collar " i1|
 Who Force Up Prices II Cdi
 ties But Do Not Favor cissis <
 Future Boards-P Pubiislirss
 Straight Language Rcsardias
 Tax and Compare It to Prss1l
 Washington, May 14.-The N F strained wrath of the senate poured down upon food gambtS1r| speculators today in one sof tlsl remarkable scenes in the hiSt the chamber. 65, s se : "Pirates'' and ..robbers's werns frequently applied to those wjs1k by speculations in food i1ls tlE& of the nations. need. The III of food speculators being III lamp. posts was hfnted ak
 The storm broke w1k1
 Thomas, democrat. of Cotaf1 posed assan Amendmei1t tp HI istration espionage bill . ptca suspend for the duration oe all boards of trade. stooks 6 and chambers of commex3 ss permit speculation in fntQfS y
 Senators who opposed it K the ground chat the objeSt Ny1& accom- plished lin another M s some thought 1t would ntifs merce. The great majority IT a sition, expressed in terms whtG1 force and range of adjectiveA m dom been heard in the senataH V ber,. favored some drastic act1 stop food gambling and apAull which makes for artificial prie threatens the nation with thS or ~ s- stl5 l6Anato Lewis, democrat l17 thoughN gislation such a6 nfj f' by 6lS1tk Thomas, woul4 .9 Jury many and should passed without deliberati1n. '.If fh1& Is adopted,s' z said x will force the grain in the 6fai the hands of those who fearsafa eiit that day of desolationi Al,s1N ness that some mem bers sof t1i{l ministfation unnecessarily ar3 ing out. to the country. betlS the need of economy but not IT. simony. If the people underatA truth they would not De hoidtn6 out in fear. timidity and terrOfsa is needed at this hour Is a pRQS of law authorizing the prestde< evidence satisfactory to him thG is being unnecessarily held &os such food and order its disfxt under the proper branch oZ HIT ernment; with compensatloM
 owner and just market sured the people" issJa8 ssSssSssaa|
 s'eI think said Senator Rs
 crat, of Missouri. '.that tnea19 to be taken to stop speculatts foodstuffs within the limits powers of congress-. But 1t tgs& der to me today that we do nQfS $4 wheat and forty cent scotto $ or $6 potatoes and pee1 1 sixty cents a pound. Thefe N9g been in the history of the wo1 agitation that parallels the
 one. We are practically told ty United States is on the vofgo4 0 vation and that the worlds VIII starving and then we are in that when next winter coi11a wolf of hunger will be llowlln& door of every human being I'll world. When that information r forward men are astonishsa thu prices paid for foodstuffs n0unt,S plan had been conceived to | them mount the one adopted ( not have been improved upon by ingenuity of man or the devil hthl
 The thing to teach the An1et people now is that America will be starved, that she can't be sta@ and the consequence will be to n the conditions that confront uass poster us" sa
 Food speculators were denoJ as robbers by < Senator KenyQ Iowa, who recommended. hN that the food speculation meAs held over to be considered food bill. s:a
 We should blot out this spes in food,' he said, "but we ste it with adequate considerat tion9l
 eff congress can't stop this r0a and that is a mild term for ft- people will find some way have to, make use of lamp postA
 Overman for Censorship Clau.
 Senator Overman. in charge uf espionage bill nounced today an effort would made to restore the press censor section to the measure before pass
 Debate on the war tax bill Q pied the house again today with prospect that the stage of const ing amendments might be reached fore adjournment and a vote assl by Friday or Saturday. s
 Support from both sidso o3 5 chamber continued to shay tlsS3 position of the house to nm main by the provisionsa 0f drawn by the ways md fae4
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