Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-14
Eugene Lorton Returns From
East With Interesting I'M
pressions on War.
DANGER IN FOOD PROBLEM
Storing UP of Vast Quantities
of Supplies Dangerous to
Nations Stomach.

There are Industrial slackers as
well as those VINO refuse to answer
the call for military service, in the
opinion OF Eugene Lorton. editor of
The World, who returned yesterday
from three weeks trip thru the
east. Ir. Lorton is convinced that
the United States is not nearly SO
much in danger of an actual and i'm
met ate shortage of food as 1t is of
an artificially created danger. thru
the action of the consumer in hoard
ing up food and OF the speculator in
storing up products and thus creating
inflated prices.
Conditions of the last few months
have made for an elimination of ex-
travagant living, Mr., Lorton declares,
but as far as the high cost of living
is concerned no relief may be expect
ed for the duration OF the war.
During his trip thru the east Mr.,
Lorton visited New York, Boston.
Washington, Philadelphia and Nor
folk. In all of these cities he studied
the endless preparations being made
by the nation for its actual entrance
into the war. In his journey both to
and from the east ne met at every
hand hundreds of men on their way
to serve their country. Their destina-
ton almost invariably was vague. All
that they knew was that the country
needed them and they were anxious
to be used.
Know Not What They Make.
Thruout his trip Mr.. Lorton saw at
every hand factories which had given
over to the government one-half or
third of their floor space for the
manufacture of war materials. In
these plants even the men at the
machines do not know what they are
making In one instance Mr.. Lorton
entered a huge printing plant to find
a floor devoted to the making of war
material He was informed that the
implements being made there were
Jackets" As to what kind of jack
cts even the foreman Of the plant was
ignorant.
Within the huge stone walls of old
Fortress Monroe thousands OF men in
small squads are to be seen drilling
at all hours of the day. according to
Mr.. I.orton, and everywhere In the
east men are preparing to enter the
service.
The political situation. according to
Mr., Lorton, who on a number of oc-
casions attended sessions of both the
house and the senate, is without pre-
cedent. There Is no outward indica-
ton tnat n Teellnp OF resentment nhu
arisen to the many powers and au-
thorities which have been delegated
to President Wilson. While slight op-
position to some portions of his war
proyram developed. these are being
eliminated as fast as he makes clear
his purposes.
This ability to secure what he wants
is aptly illustrated in the case of Sem
ator Hoke Smith, who declared on
the floor of the senate several days
ago that even tho the goodness of
Lincoln, Mckinley Roosevelt and
Wilson were the qualifications of one
man. and all of their evils were nil,
he would not vote to place the au-
thority IN that one man which was
sought In the "spy'' bill then before
the senate.
Voted With President.
Senator Smith made this speech one
afternoon. In the next few hours an
executive session of the senote was
held. on the following morning the
bill again came before the senate and
Senator Hoke Smith voted as the
president desired.
Opposition to the revenue bills is
rapidly disappearing In the east. Mr..
Lorton declares, and the expressions
Of the people Of all classes indicates
a desire for the United States to enter
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