Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-20
Herbert C, Hoover Emphasizes
to Group of Senators In
portanCe of l. legislation
Pending in Congress,
SAYS SPECTATORS IN
FLOUR PROFIT GREATLY
Have Taken S50,000,000 a
Month From Public in Last
Five Months, He ASSertSi.
Debate DragS in House,
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Washington, June 19.--While both
branches of congress continued desul-
tory debate on the government food
control bill today Herbert c. Hoover
food administrator, spent four hours
at the capitol emphasizing 10 score
of senator's. gathered informally to
hear him, the vital Importance of the
legislation to succeed in the war,
Under sharp and argumentatiNe
Questioning by a group. headed by
Senators Gore, Reed and Vardaman,
opposing the legislation. Mt
Hoover outlined his plans for conserN-
ing the nations food supply, ncreas-
ing production and cutting off the eN-
cessive profits of spectators. He did
not conclude and will return to the
capitol Friday for further eXamlna-
tion in an effort to clear up congress
sional and public misconceptions and
hasten action.
Senatc's Discussion Brief.
The senate had only a brief discus
sion of the bill and recessed until to-
morrow. With but handful of
members attending, house debate con-
tinued until late tonight. Opposition
there appeared to be waning and lead
ers hoped to conclude general debate
tomorrow, planning then to consider
amendments and pass the bill by Fri
day or Saturday,
Food conditions which face the al
lies and this country were explained
by Mr.. Hoover. without government
food control he said, success in the
war may be imperilled. Such control,
10 q great degree In actual adminls-
tratlon, he explained would be vol
nntary and not enforced--a mobiliza-
ton of the spirit of self-denial and
sclf-sacrifice, in preventing waste of
foodstuffs.
That rationinG or other enforced
regulation of the American dinner ta-
BILE Is proposed, is denied by Mr..
Hoover Also he said requisitioning of
factories or regulation of wages is
not contemplated and that excision of
war profits in distributing of food.
largely by voluntary cooperation OF
business involved, is the prime object
of the bill.
-Four Basic Measures.
Four basic measures of food control
planned. Mr.. Hoover said, are export
regulation, control OF distribution in
cluding speculation. mobilization of
Americas women and men in q cam
paign for economy and participation
of the states in administration work.
Asserting that the allies food sup
ply will be 40 per cent deficient even
with Americas food surplus assisting,
Mr.. Hoover said the deficiency must
be made up by sacrifice abroad and
economy here. Saving of six cents a
day per capita in this country. he de-
clared, would have So. 900. .000, 600,
while 90 per cent saving in flour
would give 10000 900 bushels more
to the allies.
In this connection he told the sena-
tors that spectators in flour alone
have taken $50 900, ,0O0 month from
the American public during the last
five months.
Opposition dropped perceptibly in
the house as the debate dragged along
today and tonight Representative
Haugen of Iowa, the only member of
the agricultural committee to file a
minority report against the bill, said
there would not be fifty negative votes
on final passage. He said he would
vote for it himself although he would
make an effort to restore to the list
of necessities, shoes ana cTotning, as
originally proposed by the adminis-
tIation.
Cites English Prices.
Representative Graham of Illinois,
speaking in favor of the measure to.
day, submitted a comparative list of
American and British prices on staples
received by him from Ambassador
SPRING Rice on May 10. Some of the
English prices were lower than the