Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-20
Hoover 'sPansFOr
 Conserving Food
INFORMALLY GIVEN TO A SCORE
 OF SENATORS
CUT OFF SPECULATORS
Flour Alone Have Taken S5o,ooo, 900 During the Last Five Months.-

l Compared Prices Abroad and in U. S | Washington, June 19.-While both branches of congress continued de- 1 sultory debate on the government s | food control bill today, Herbert c. | Hoover. food administrator, spent four | bours at the capitol emphasizing to a f score of senators called informally to | hear him, the vital importance of the 1 legislation needed for this country to lake part in the war.
 Hoover Outlined His Plans. Under sharp and argumentative questioning by a group headed by Senators Gore, Reed and Vardaman, opposing the legislation, Mir. Hoover outlined his plans for conserving the nations food supply, increasing pro- duction and cutting off the excessive profits of speculators. He did not conclude and will return to the capi- tol Friday for further examination in an effort to clear up congressional and public misconceptions and hasten ac- tion.
 To be Kept Before Senate.
 The senate had only a brief discus sion of the bill and recessed until to- morrow. Senator Chamberlain an nounced it would be kept continuously before the senate until disposed of and that Senators would be pressed to ex- pedite debate and action.
 W It'll Dul d or members aI- tending, house debate continued until late tonight. Opposition there ap- peared to be waning and leaders hopeS to conclude general debate tomorrow, ments and pass the bill by Friday or Saturday.
 Food Conditions Explained.
 Food conditions which face the all lies and this country were frankly and fully explained by MT. Hoovs|r. Without government food control he said, success in the war may be inn periled. Such control, to a great de- gree, in actual administration, he ex- plained, will be voluntary and not en- forced-a mobilization of the spirit of selfdenial and seTf-sacrifice,' in preventing waste of foodstuffs.
 That the rationinS or other enforced regulation of the American table is proposed was denied by Mir. Hoover. Also he said requisitioning of factor templated, and the eXcision of war profits in distribution of food, largely by voluntary co operation of busiu- ss interests involved is the prime object of the bill.
 Four Basic Measures.
 Four basic measures of food control planned, Mir. Hoover said, are export regulation, control of distr ibution, in- cluding speculation. mobilization of Americas women and men in a cam paign for economy and against waste, and participation Of the states in ad- minisrra ton work.
 Federal commissions to control wheat, sugar and a few other prime commodities" by regulation of pro duction, storage transportation and Gut instead of iniuring farmers, as some have claimed, these things will benefit both producers and consumers without curtailuenr of middlemens normal and fair profits.
 Sacrifice Ab-cad and Economy Here.
 Asserting that the allies food sup ply will be forty per cent. deficient even with Americl's food surplus as sistinG, Nr. Hoover said the deficien- cy must he made up by sacrifice six cents a day per capita in this country, he declared, would save two billion dollars, while a 20 per cent. saving in four would give 100, 900, 900 bushels more to the allies
 Spectators Pitching Consumers
 In this connect;on he told the sen ators that spectators in flour alone have taken $50, 900, 100 month from the American people during the last five months.
 Senators Gore. Reed and vardaman piled Mir. Hoover with qusst;ons in i such fashio nthat he told them with 1 some emphasis that he had not asked i congress to do anything, although he | ce1IeEed the proposed IeEtSl1tten vital | to the conduct of the war. The op- posing senators. contend q that the l bill would reach into infinite avenues l If American life. disturb business, i take property without compens sation ] and embark upon an enterprise of va l ried dangers.
 Opposition Dropped in House.
 Opposition dropped perceptibIy in 1 the house as the debate dragged along i today and tonight Representative Hau- ! gen of Iowa, the only member of the ! norlty report against the bill said : -here would not be fifty negative votes [ on final passage. He said he would i vote for it himself although he would | naae an effort to restore to the list i of necessaries shoes and clothing as | proposed by the admins ration.
 American ard British Prices.
 Representative Graham of Illinois, lay, aroused interest by submitting ] comparative list of American and British prices on staples received by lim from Ambassador Spring Rice on | ast May 19 Some of the English l prices wers lower than the American prices despite the fact, as MT. Gra- nam said. that England is surround d by submarines"
 The prices follow: English beef A | cents a pound: butter 40 to 56 cents } pound: potatoes $2.10 busheI ba- eon 4S cents a pound and four sS2O l barrel
 The American prices on the same 1 lay were: Beef 4 cents a pound: but ,er 42 1-2 cents a pound; potatoes 1875 a bushel: bacon 45 cents a pound. and flour s17.60 a barrel.