The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-20
Gore, Democrat, Sees Nothing but
a Nationwide Calamity Ahead
Next Year If Proposed Legis.
lation Is Put Through.
REDUCED PRODUCTION is
SURE TO BE THE RESULT
Kenyon Comes to the Defense of
the Bill; Highwaymen Are Gen.
tlemen Compared to the Spec
ulators, He Tells the Senate.


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Washington June 20.--ln Wig
orous attack apon the administration
food control bin In the senate today
senator Gore. dmocrat. chairman of
the agricultural committee. declared
IL strikes at the farmer. will cause
losses to producers this year Of $3.50 o
ooo, 900 ia wheat and $500 1000. 600 in
corn and result in famine next year
through reduced production.
SenDtor Gore declared tho bill
short sighted policy ana " would
result n driving down farmers prices.
1T was drawn by some attorney
known at the apartment ot agricul-
turc." he shouted. but one would
think II Is az the handwriting OF the
Deity ana tina, it would be sacriiere
, TO change it,
! senator Gore declared the bin was
, the "swcping' of an the British and
Canadian food acts of parliament aud
orders IN council
They are an strung together an thi'
1 bin IKE lot oi beads" he declared.
II congress loses its self respect and
i passes his hin unamonded. eVcr,-
body else will lose their respect for
congress,
Il Will not say that the intention of
this whole movement te force down
the price of products bon OF the farm
ers but tina, is the inevitable result 20
hc declared
| senator Kenyon. republican. then
spoke in defense of tn" hin attacking
food spooulutors as highNaymcn.
"Ouc. however had 10 apologize for
using the term 'hishwoyman' IN con.
rection with them" he said. The
highwayman or the pirate is - gentle
man compared To- them. u takes
some courage to Doe highwayman hu'
not courage to be q food spcculatnr.
These gentlemen at the present time
are the allies uf the kaiser They are
weakening the American nation ir
lits contest, The men who tight must
be fed The mothers of the nation
must be fed The babies Of the nation
likewise The men wh" work iH
make the things 10 fight with must
be- led. We have heard -omcthiug
labow this hill giving tho right To th'
food controller tu toll mothers h""
much food they shall give their babies
II does not do So. lut there rs ore
lquc-tion just as important "s tn,
lqucstinn of the amount uf food q
mother shall give 20 baby. and that IS
whether the hahg shan have any food
at atl or whether the food that ~huu'
20 to feed the babies of the poor 'hu
feed the poodle dogs of the rich
When We are paying moro i'
food in this country than tho, IRE h
London there i- somcthinug wrong
No fine spun theories can conviuc'
lothcrW i-c. I would is soon have @ die
Itatnrship Of % food controller Hs
dictator hin ot the food gamhlors.'
Scnasr Kenyon coutcndcd the hil
docs not ujurc farmers.
senators Bornh ana Reed #uggcst
ed that the hin b. unconstitutional
hu senator kenyon insisted that IL
provisions are amply Justified md'
the constitutional war making power
u am deeply apprchcnsiNo regard
ing the effect upon public tranquil
itN unless something is done Snh
senator KENYON we must rCallT
the grave situation Of the nation whirl
jus,ifcs this legislation The prin''
lplc Of the farmers. labor mon am
everything have got Co make -ncrt
; iCes and are willing tn. The sm''
salaued man certainly i-d ding so nov
Nobody IN congress want to iuiurc th
farmers WHO have hecn s"mcwln
stirred MP AGAINST this hill 1lthourl
, il Is generally in their Interest