The sun., 1917-09-14
PERKTNS'S DEFENCE
HELPED BY HOOVER
Federal Food Head Quoted by
New Yorker in Reply to
Browns Attack.
FAvORITISM IS CHARGED
Court Decisions Cited to Prove
Harvester Trust Accusa-
tiOns Were Baselcss.

,oinion NJ tina r,otives which impslled
a., a me-. p..,,,,,,.n ,..a.r a, IN.
nv" ~ "'o""' Nepu""." '
state senate, to oefeat the Formers ho"-
state Food Commission.
On WednesdAy nieht Mr. ferk,ns re-
eoNeu .nu u'sesu n,,",,..,
open Ie..er 10 MN wn,em was puo.oS a .,s.oS
yes.eruay hiornnsLa ie,eo. nu'.,.
witnout mucn m,ne,hs ina. MI. erN.ae
vas euity OF oeee', anu ih'srspresen.s ,1.
tion IN oHer1he hllnsoi as u roou So"n
missioner ana guilty. OF laisenoou III
statements concerning senator browhs
reasons Tor opposing MS nomina',on. @
iesteroay' from ms ONCE 81 nroau
way. MT ferkins gave out a"o.ner 'pen
Ietter IN the curren., snapp! ser'.s
Wss IAt"er tempeIs'e;y wo,ueu. o.S. ~, ",.
Perkins was at no loss for WORDS or
IDEAS 10 renew ms charse tna' oehs.oI
nrowns opposluoh 10 MN was passu ",
oes'res 10 serve spee'a' "'o'e''' anu
no. t"e common people. -. -.
ne oeheo .hat ne wac o.ee. .,,
eenstor nrowHe retusa' " ..s,I. p Ju y.
loou VII. nc sac s ni,sa ,b.,
necause ne nso oesun W ea .,,,,,rss ito
.osruc.Ne ~. A.
y. ne ooeeIvu u"' ',.,n. .,n,
seIsu .r,,l " rs, -. n."s h,ii which
WHY wis s.,si. - ,,,orr wom.n
woC ,, , ,o,,rs a., ana r,vht
~"" ''''"''" ''"e '''"'
rn.,. r.~o.,,,.u IN Csnner.,
You found plenty OF time 10 snow
favoritism to the Gamers OF the STATE
by favoring lesislation designed TO per
NIT excessive hours OF service OF women
and children IN those es.ap,ish"en.s'
MI Perkins countered yesterday. lou
FOUND plenty OF time 10 strehuous'y op,
pose the Sosernors hsht !or locai
option. lou cou,o "nu .n'e =" uo a.,
tnese tnnss "nlen aIse,se,s ""es. go
tne weuare OF tne peop.e, ou' 'ou .ou'
not ma tne tii,e 10 "uNanee ,, eons. w. AZ.
tive 1000 les's'a'''h ~ sore's reeoeu oS
the people; . ., -.
Ar, H"s u1. ,,,t".ra,.- .u" 1Iao,ar
IN urkhs "uepu ~. So.
ana in answering Senator Browns criti-
cism to the effect that food control was
A matter for the Federal Government
NJ. Perkins quotes MIR. Hoover to the
affect that this IFederal1 legislation
should be supplemented by the creation
Of a state food administration with ex-
ecutiye control both are in
tsrdependent and equally pressing"
He answers Browns attack by fur
ther. quotations from Mr.. Hoover along
the same lines and then ne states that
his wild proposals" for purchase and
sale of food BY the State are precisely
what Ia being done elsewhere In an hon
est and patriotic attempt to be OF ser.
vice to the people. Thereupon he strikes
At Brown for tho latter's "tender" So
licitude for the middieman:
you have ecrupulously guarded the In.
terests Of this group Of peop!e who. sou
tell us nosee.a $500 900 900. while there
IA not n line or sueyestior in your letter
that expresses the slightest interest In
nv concern for the vema,n,npy 9. 00o. ooC
people In this State. a large number OF
whom are hard pressed every day to find
the money with which 10 purchase food
hacau.e NJ existing high prices.
uo,.,t Nidd,emen Approved,
Il have no quarret win the honeet
emcient mr1diemah i pe'eVe the Nta,'
should help him just as much as !
| should help the producer OF consumer
! MY quarrel Is with the SAMPLER I'M
speculator. the hoarder. with inefiicient
antiouated methods ana win the STATE
utter neglect Tor many years 10 per