Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-11

Washington, July 11.-Administra-
ton senate leaders were spurred on oy
Herbert c. Hoover's letter to President
Wilson declaring that further delay IN
enacting food legislation threatens Sc
rious losses to both farmers and con-
Sumers.
The committee again today worked
on the Gore substitute bill while the
senate continued debate on general
features Of the measure.
The senate will vote on the bill July
Fl, under an agreement reached only
after the democratic leaders had con-
sented to eliminating some OF the oills
most drastic features, Including the
stringent prohibitive provisions. The
substitute is generally similar to the
original administration bill.
The substitute prohibits the manu-
facture Of distilled liquors. without
providing for government purchase OF
stocks now held in bond. and gives the
president power to decide in his dis
cretion whether prohibition shall ex-
tend to beer and wine
Wasting Time.
After accepting tentatively the COM
mittee amendment authorizing the
president to commander whisky held
In bond, consideration of the admins
trative sections Of the bill was taken
up by the senate.
Senators Overman and Smoot OBJ
jected to appropriating $3.50, 900 for
carrying out the provisions of the act
without some provision for detailed
statement of expenditures.
r,f, ,-l.,t, ty,t CpH
an amendment to require the filing Of
an itemiZed account annually. He also
introduced an amendment appropriate
ing 100000 for the erection Of tenn
porary buildings on government
grounds to be used BY the adminis-
traitors Of the food bill.
Senator Reed said he understood tho
agricultural committee was to bring In
a substitute food bill. and protested
against consideration Of the present
bill as a waste Of time.
Trading With-Enemy Bill.
Debate on the administration trad
ing-with- -the-enemy bill neared its
final stages in the house today and It's
passage by the house by night seemed
assured.
The house eliminated q provision
which would have made It unlawful to
mai! letters, pictures or maps to enemy
countries. Opponents to the provision
covered the case.
Hoover Sounds Warning.
Areport on the food situation prepar-
ed for President Wilson by Herbert
Hoover, holding that both the farmer
and the consuming public are suffering
while food speculators made uuearned
profits from the delay in enactment OF
food control legislation, was given out
last night at tho White House.
Unless strong and efficient govern
ment action Is Immediately taken. the
food administrator reported. the farm
ers Will face a slump in wheat prices
and consumers will be caught in = sit
uation even more serious than that
which already Is resulting in actual
under-nourishment" in the great con-
Stunning centers. The speculator, It is
declared, is taking q large part Of the
prices now paid by consumers.
1--WE are practically helpless to safe
guard either the farmer or the consum-
er." concludes Mr.. Hoover. until the
pending legislation is passed"
The report, In the form OF letter
to the president was issued thru the
public information committee with the
statement that publicity was given it
"in order that the country may know
how serious and far-reaching the con-
sequences may be both to the farmers
Of the country and to the consumers of
the present delays in passing the pend
ing food legislation"
No comment by the president accom-
panied the report, altho he has more
than once demonstrated his ;mpatienoe
over the repeated delays in congress
which have kept the whole food control
program in a state of uncertainty for
weeks