Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22

supplies of Russia, Germany, Aus
tria, Bulgaria and Rumania no long
err enter upon the establishment OF
this balance. ths crop failure IN
South America has eliminated
those states; the long haul from
Australia has diminished the free
flow from that quarter, and the
supplies in England, France and
Italy are in the physical possession
of the government and therefore do
not enter into the common pool
of price balance.
1.-THE consequence Is that a SUD
den demand or concerted effort or
speculat ton can entirely upset price
conditions in the United States to
a degree hitherto unknown. and Il
is necessary for us to devise with
the best thought of this country.
temporary balance wheels by which
we can establish stability of price
in the great staples, bearing in
mind always that we must main
tain a price that will stimulate pro-
duction by assuring good return
to the producer and at the same
time will diminish the cost Of liv-
ing lest We face social read1ust-
OASLhA Oo~AANCS U~~@
consequent loss of national eff
cheney. My present view is to d.
vide the food administration into
four great branches:
I'm the first branch we should set
up a certain number of separate
executive bodies for regulation and
administration of certain critical
commodities and these should be or
ganized on the normal lines of our
commercial institutions with
board Of directors, a president and
executive officers who will work out
problems involved in those eommo-
dities and will institute such meas
ures as may be necessary to staoi-
lie prices and distribution. and
these bodies should be constituted
of the leaders Of the country. pro-
ducers, distributions, bankers and
consumers alike.
CONTROL BY REGULATION.
II has been the experience OF all
European food control that results
can best be accomplished by acting
through or by regulation of the or
binary distributing agencies in the
community placing such restric-
lions which will cause a minimum
sacrifice on the part of the legiti-
mate distributor and will eliminate
broad national waste, unnecessary
boarding and the sheer speculator in
foodstuffs. With the good will Of
the distributing community it is
possible to do this without disrup-
A@zanf1a1 OF
the country.
The second branch of administra-
ton lies in the cooperation OF the
governors and state administrations
through the establishment OF state
food administrations who Will act on
behalf of the national executive In
national matters and who Will them
selves handle local problems;
through them and their assistant
to secure coordination in distribu-
ton from one section Of the country
to another. and to use the powers
against illegitimate boarding which
congress is being asked TO vest In
the food administration. Further
more II devolves on the states to
stop waste in public places.
These powers being asked for are
considerable in order that we may
force into the market every form or
foodstuff over and above such stock
as is legitimately necessary Tor tho
proper conduct OF any business ana
TO prevent hoarding-directly or In
directly-of food supplies.
"a third department Is one OF dome
tc economy. Ninety per cent OF the I
innate food consumption 10 in the han
IF women. We shall shortly place I
ore them a plan Of organization inclu
ng: Elimination OF waste, reduction
substitution of local COZ
nodtties for those from further ane
Of over-abundant commot
les for those needed for export a.
in Intelligent purchase a.
lse Of foodstufHs and to set public OPT
on against waste.