The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-13
HOOVER WARNS
AGAINST DELAY
QnibbIing Of Senators Puts Har-
vests in Spectators Hands.
VOTE ON FOOD BILL JULY II

Chamberlain Withdraws cIoture Pro-
posal, and Ten More Days Are
Given for TaIk-Man Selected for
Food Head Warns of Disaster Pro-
crastination Is Bringing.
WASHINGTON = After the SEN
ate decided to postpone the vote on
the food bill for ten days, Herbert
Hoover wrote to the President declar
ing delay in the passage of the fooo
bill will throw the whole wheat crop
of this country into the hands of spec
ulators.
This will mean, says Mr.. Hoover,
that the producers will be forced to
accept low prices, and the consumer
forced to pay high ones. Only the
vicious Spectator will profit unless
some governmental agency inter
venes.
Never in history, says Mr.. Hoover,
has a similar grain market situation
existed. Unless it is corrected condi-
lions will be even worse next year.
The farmer will be discouraged from
extending his production and the pub
lie will : be under nourished through
high prices.
The lack of the customary STABILIZE
ing influence of free world market
for wheat the inability of trans-Atlan-
tic shipping to handle exports as
usual, the single buying agency of the
allies and the inability of the grain
trade to carry it's product in interior
elevators without the financial aid Of
spectators are the causes assigned by
Mr. Hoover for the present conditions.
The food administration has sound
ed every depth of the situation, he
says, through conferences with patri-
otto men. 1t has tried and rejected
many plans. 1t has finally adopted
some it knows will be efficient, but
none of them can be put into effect
until the administration is endowed
with power by congress.
Every days delay, Mr.. Hoover in
Inmates, aggravates the problem the
IOOu COuIIOI16I Will have " SOlfC.
Written at Wilson's Request.
The letter was written to the Pres
ident at Mr. Wilson's own request.
The impression has been growing
daily about the white house and Mr..
Hoover's department that the delay in
congress was in large part due to the
influence of certain interests anxious
to delay governmental control of the
wheat situation at all costs.
Issued with the approval of the
President at this time, the letter of
Mr.. Hoover is construed as the plain
est criticism of the congressional
course on this bill.
Vote on Food Bill July Fl.
WASHINGTON = An agreement
was reached to dispose of the food
control bill July 81. Senator Chamber
lain withdrew the big stick of cloture
which he held over the head of the
senate. And at last the end of the
long debate is at least in sight.
Following the criticisms of Monday
that his amendment was unconstitu-
tional Senator Smooth of Utah pre-
pared to draft another which would
leave to the courts the task of fixing
the price of Communicated liquors.
Senator Core of Oklahoma offered
such an amendment included in a sub
stitute for the entire food bill. Many
senators, however, hold that any at
tempt to NEEDLE again with prohibit
ton legislation would be a violation
of the unanimous consent agreement
reached last Saturday. Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska sent in a harmless
looking amendment, which would &C
tually make prohibition permanent.
With ten days of debate still open,
there seems little doubt that the pro-
visions fixing prices of wheat, cotton,
metals, etc., will be eliminated. There
is great objection to these. 1t appears
likely that the only control exercised
will be over foods and fuel
Both the agricultural committee of
the senate and the steering committee
had prepared to cut other necessities
than food and fuel from the bill. They
fear that the measure will never sue
coed, as it is overloaded" The secur-
ing of agreement obviated this neces-
sity. The agricultural committee held
meeting late in the afternoon. There
was only a general discussion. 1t is
said the changes will be made not in
the committee but on the floor of the
senate
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