The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-07-05
AIRCRAFT TO WIN WAR
WITH FOOD REGULATION
BRADY OPPOSED TO MAXIMUM
PRICES FOR FOOD
PRODUCTS.

II am In favor OF the food contro
bin and of fixing minimum price TO
farmers products. But l am opposed
to fixing maximum price"
This outlines the position of Sena
tor James H. Brady who is support
ing the pending administration bill
which has been encountering so mucl
opposition, particularly from demo
cratic sources. Senator Brady ex.
plains that the food control bill, which
Is before the senate, is identical witt
the Lever bill as that bill was re.
Ported to the house by the commit.
tee on agriculture.
Maximum Price IL Mistake.
Il have listened to the testimony OF
some OF the best men who have had
charge OF food supplies in Europe
went on Senator Brady, and Their
unanimous opinion. including the
opinion OF Mr. Hoover, who Is q mar
of unusual ability and experience is
that maximum price can not be es-
tablished and maintained to the ad-
vantage either of the producer or the
consumer.
What we shall try to do in the
bill before the senate will be to put
In an amendment, which l shall pro-
pose, exempting farmers from the
drastic provisions relative to food
c, ntrol, because the sole purpose of
the bill Is to eliminate the gambler
and Spectator. Whenever the people
OF the west, the farmers and produc-
crs. understand the situation thor
oughly, leach of them will favor this
bill.
England waited year and a half
before inaugurating food control and
the people suffered in consequence. In
Germany food control was inaugur-
ated, food regulation was undertaken
and speculation eliminated in the
first week of the war, and the result
has been that Germany has been able
to keep her people on practically half
the food supply Of England and
France relatively speaking.
Life Of America at Stake.
1T is high time we should begin to
realize that America is at war and
that the life of our nation is at stake.
There Is nothing more certain than
that If the German government de-
feats England and France, America
VIII have to fight Germany alone, and
TIE chances are more than even that
we shall have to fight her on our own
soil. On the other hand, with organ
iaed economies and production to the
capacity of our farms, we not only can
have sufficient supplies for America.
but can export sufficient food to en-
ible the allies to win this war.
For these reasons unqualifedly
favor encouraging the production OF
farm products and advocate a liberal
minimum price for farm products and
live stock and a just and equitable
regulation Of the necessaries of life
with the elimination Of the gambler
and food Spectator.
Advocates Big Air Navy.
The three things that are going to
win this war are the production and
regulation Of supplies, the building of
many squadrons of aircraft and prop
srly training men to operate them.
This war will be decided, in my judg-
nent, in favor of the country or COM
'ination OF countries with the best de-
'eloped aeronautics and the most eff
icient food supply back of it.
THE greatest objection raised by
he opponents of this bill is that it en-
rusts too much power to the presi-
ent This power must necessarily |
n war time, be lodged somewhere
nd 1t can be vested to best advan- |
age in the commander in chief of the
rmy and navy
Power viii Be Used Rightly.
u do not believe any loyal citizen
this time win abuse any power
nat may be conferred upon him.
,ngland. France, Germany and Aus
ria have concentrated their power in
very instance and by concentration
ave been able to develop splendid or
anizations. Russia is attempting to
wide her power among many bureaus
nd the result Is well known. This is
time when we can profit by the
istakes of others.
Il am not afraid to vest this power
the president, for II 1t is abused. /,
'ngress will take it away But If the
'vernment is to remain efficient, con-
'ess will have to confer it upon some
her individual and not spread II
ound among large number of bur-
us. without direct responsibility
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