Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-21
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FOOD CROOKS
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essaries at living prices for our own
people, and as largely as we can the
civilian population Of our allies.
Without an agency Of control
which would stimulate production,
eliminate waste and conserve the food
supply this country cannot furnish the
bulk Of food to the allies"
HOOVER BEFORE SENATE.
Food spectators have been taking
$50, 100000 a month for the last
five months total of a quarter of a
billion dollars-from the American
lpeople, Herbert c. Hoover Tuesday
told Senators in explaining the pur-
pose Of the Food Control Bill. s-,.
Disclaiming entirely that the bill
sets up food dictatorship, Mr.. Hoo
yer told Senator'S its purposes we're
entirely to organize the resources Of
the country and the people themselves
in food administration to limit mid
Idlemen's commissions and prevent
extortion.
with righteous manufacturers
land distributors prices" he said,
'the price of -four should not have
been over 50 barrel. Yet it aver
lagos $l4. In the last five months
1880, 900, 900 has been extracted from
1.-THE American consumer in excess
of normal profits of manufacturers
land distributors"
TRADE NOT OPPOSED TO BILL.
Not a single national trade associa-
tioh, Hoover told the Senator's, is op-
posed to the Food Control bill. The
prospective food administrator went
to the Capitol early today to explain
the bill informally to Senators in the
hope tnat full understanding of its
obiects and purposes may allay some
of the opposition.
Chairman Gore, of the Agriculture
COMMITTEE, and Senator Reed, of
Missouri, leading the opposition to
the bill, took leading part in ques-
tioning Mr.. Hoover.
"The resort to these powers is only
on account of the WARP" asked Sena-
tor Gore. =
ITO provide not only more food for
the Allies, but for ourselves" Mr..
Hoover replied. Even If we had
mot gotten into the war, we would
have been up against this tremendous
demand from Europe and probably
driven to some legislation to protect
our own people,"
Mr.. Hoover expressly disclaimed
authorship, personal interest or re-
sponsibility for the bills provisions
extending to fuels.
I'm concerned only with the pro-
visions relating to food, he insisted.
PROVIDES COMMUNICATING.
The provisions for Communicating
factories, mines and other plants, he
added, would not be necessary in adj
ministering food questions. ".
Senator Reed asked who was re-
sponsible for the clause. relating to
fuel, and Senator Sheppard of Texas,
suggested that President Wilson de-
sired that authority. ,.. a
1T is not fair to the President to
SAY that" Senator Gore interiected.
II may say that had several talks
him on the bill and he expressed
lgreat surprise at some of the things
that are in it" ..,.
Senator Reed referred to a section
which he commended would permit
the Government to take from cribs
and bins grain stored there in excess
OF the amount actually needed by the
farmer and asked Mr.. Hoover's opin-
ion regarding the enforcement.
| WOULD NOT SEIZE GRAIN.
GAS far as | am concerned, would
not attempt to execute it as far as the
present situation appears" replied
Mr.. Hoover.
Then you don't intend to take
grain from the farmers bin?'' said
Senator Gore.
NO." replied Mr.. Hoover. He
added he did not intend to enforce
the section authorizing the Govern
ment to take charge of patents and