Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-30
TOO MANY JOBS .
IN FOOD BILL
BRINGS KICKS
Why Some Of the House Re
publicans Baked at
Measure. Il
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Creates 1000 Fat Places to
be Handed Out by
President.

Washington, May 30.-The adminJ j
istration's food survey BILL continued Z
as an object Of attack in the house
for days because it was'too prolific OF
pending bill, however, extends only
to a food survey and the stimulation
OF production.
E~x-speaker Cannon in a hot attack
on the bill, said 1t was the .fore-run.
ner of a more drastic measure pro-
dictatorship.
"If we are to have a food dickator-
Ship. he exclaimed, why not lot us
have an autocratic government allS
the way through, or not at all"
Let the Farmer Alone.
Representative Dies. a Texas dem.
ocrat, admonished the house that II
you will stop talking about foolish
laws and let the American farmer
our allies as we'll"
Representative Campbell, a Kansas
Republican,. said the bill provided for
a useless inquiry which would furnish
about 1000 jobs.
THE people are asking for food"
said Mr. Campbell. land you givs
them an investigation costing $751;
100000. They seek bread and are met
by a food survey which can be Of no
use when made. You send 1000 in
vestigators out to exploit their the
cries, and that is all the good this
bill will do"
Chairman Lever said the bill as
Ration of about $4,000, 900. which
sum would be used in various ways
in stimulating food production, supply
seed to farmers. ana investigating
food conditions. The survey, he satd,,
was regarded as absolutely necessary
by the department Of agriculture.
Would Draft Investigators.
\ Representative Burnett OF Alabama
asked Mr.. Campbell il it would not
be better to conscript these 1000 in
v~estigators and send them into the
army. 4"
II think that might be a good idea"
said Mr.. Campbell. There is no rea-
made in congress and in the press,
the foolish laws about to be enact
ed" said Mr.. Dies Of Texas. THE gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Moore) wants to encourage food pro-
duction by a tax of $3.50 per bale on
cotton. Mr.. Britton Of Illinois wants
a law to prohibit the killing Of calves
Somebody else wants the price Of
wheat reduced from So to 81 a BUSH
ell. Aren't we eating the wheat up fast
enough at the present price?
why not quit eating eggs and they
will grow into hens. maybe. Quit eat
ing squads SO they will become
pigeons. Quit eating pigs. feet and
weighing 400 pounds. Many foolish
and Idle laws are being considered
and the country Is in danger that
they will be passed. Let the American
farmer alone with your. foolish laws
and foolish talk, and he will produce
A. A-~ rL--. - IT,
that stimulates production l k high
prices. City folks are going to the
farm. Land that has been fallow for
many years IL now being cultivated,
and men who have not touched a
pillow for decades are now In the fur
rows from dawn until darkness. Give
the farmer a chance"
Representative Laguardia' >of New
York offered an amendment provid-
ing that all persons employed unde,s
the bill should be appointed from the
lists of the civil service. and that no
person employed should be under 81
years of age. This amendment went
out on a point Of order made by
Chairman Lever. Mr.. Laguardia at
tackled the bill as one that would per-
NIT 1000 Democrats ITO grab jobs"
After discussing reports that mnay
persons employed in the government
service would be exempt from mill
tary draft, Mr.. Reavis offered his
amendment STIMULATING that service
in the food survey should exempt no
one from the selective draft. This
amendment the house adopted.
II am not in favor Of creating plac-
es that will be a haven for the slack
ers Of the country and for mep who
want their sons in places Of safety"
said Mr.. Reavis. II intend no redec-
ton on n individual, but I have not
the greatest admiration for men who
want this war, provided 1t IL fought
by he son of other men.
There are many men in this house
who have given up their sons. My
colleague from my own state, Mr..
Shallenberger, is very soon to see his
son go to the European trenches. MIRA
Campbell of Kansas has a son some
where OF the ocean, he does not
know where The speaker Of this
house has given his only son. to the
service Of his country. Mr.. Taylor of
Colorado, Mr.. Gordon Of Ohio. Mr..
Bacon Of Michigan. Mr.. Towner Of
Iowa, and others have offered their
sons on the altar % their country. I
want this bill amended. IL possible,
SO that 1t will not create $500 places
where men will be exempt from the
%selective draft, and I hope the amend
mont will be agreed to-"