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FOOD BILL DIFFERENCES
LAID BEFORE PRESIDENT
Senators Martin and Simmons Ask
His Assistance in Solving
Difficulties.
AGREES TO STUDY MEASURES
His Conclusions, to Be Communi-
Gated to Leaders Before Vote Is
Taken, on July Fl, Expected to Go
Far Toward Determining Form.
tBy Associated Press. !

/ WASHINGTON, July 12-President
| Wilson's assistance was sought to-day
in solving the Senate's difficulties over
! food control Legislation, and his con-
| clusions. to be communicated to the
/ leaders before a vote Is to be taken
on July 81. are expected to go far
| toward determining the bills final
| form.
While desultory debate proceeded in
| the Senate and sentiment grew in ia
vor or a compromise measure. Senator
Martin. the Democratic leader. and
Chairman Simmons. of the Finance
Committee. went to the White House
| and laid before Mr.. Wilson the whole
situation.
The House bill. as amended and
pending in the Senate, and the greatly
restricted substitute, prepared by SEN
ator Gore, as compromise. were dis
cussed at length. and the President
agreed to study both measures in de-
tall and report his conclusions. 1t Is
understood he was told that the pend
ing bill assamended extending govern
ment control over iron, steel, copper,
cotton and other products. in addition
to food and fuel. must be materially
changed If 1t is to have a chance OF
passage.
The Senate is still at sea on the
bill" said Senator Martin, after he left
the White House.
Senator Simmons said he was salts
fed that legislation generally satisfac-
tory eventually would be evolved.
SHOWS NO RESENTMENT
DURING CONFERENCE
Although the President several times
has shown his impatiencc over the de-
lays in Senate consideration OF tho
, legislation, 1t Is understood he showed
no resentment in the conference to-
day. He was said TO have avoided any
definite recommendations pending his
study Of the two measures. but Sena-
tors with whom the White House call
ers conferred after their return to the
Capitol said they were confident the
Legislation would be revised to deal
primarily with foodstuns and fuel.
eliminating steel. iron and other prod
ucts.
The prohibition question was not dis
cussed at length with the President
| except as 1t incidentally affects Fed
eral revenues and the war tax bill The
divergent liquor provisions of the
House and Senate bills were outlined
to him in general way.
The President is said to have mani
tested much interest in the AgrIcul-
ture Committees amendment designed
to prohibit government agents, In
cluding the voluntary advisory COM
mission of the Defense Council. from
selling their own products to the gov
| ernment. 1t Is understood he opposes
any action which would cause the loss
Of services OF mon Of affairs especially
qualified to aid the government.
Senator Hardwick. of Georgia, vigo-
rously criticized members OF the advis-
ory commission for alleged buying
with their left hand and selling to the
government with their right"
"r am shocked and astonished that
their members would have the nerve to
rush into print and defend that sort Of
thing" said Senator Hardwick, prais-
ing President Wilson's statement of
last night for separation of patriotism
and profits during the war
'It Is incomprehensible to me-" the
Georgia Senator continued" that they
should insist that they have any such
right. as was asserted by Mr.. Rosen-
wald in a public statement"
Senator Hardwick said In actual prac-
tice the advisory commission not only
determines the price, but also the per-
sons from whom the government buys
war supplies,
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