American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01
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WAHihA ~ a snort Address relative 10
ne hish cost ~ food products. lie
taid.
elsh 10 take this occasion 10 ad
vert Tor a moment % another matter.
The price 81 those things shlch enter
Into daily living. or everything which
We e and which va eat. haE reach
20 a point where ID presents a nation
ni crisis n has brought about a sit.
nation which % seems 10 me We can not
ionFo afford 10 ignore. n there Is anv
possible way by which We can intelll-
seutly ard effectively deal with II.
The other afternoon. on my way
home. / dropped into q market and
while there a woman came into the
market apparently the Wife of a work.
inEfuan. or q man OF limited means
az any rate, and began 70 price the
articles in the market. and pricing
them one after another seemed 10 be-
utterly asiouuded ~ the prices Fin
aliy she turned and went from tho
market Without making any purchases.
Nifh ihiH ejaculation 20 herself. Il
do uot ku0N what We are 20 do" II
n1h simply tragic, as Witnessed Il
Ihfer
have no doubt that even 10 these
times 81 certain kinds OF prosperity
ffal - the situation witch confronfs
The wife 81 practically every working
au in the United States and the wife
OF efrry man who Is drawing a limit.
cd salary Al 4 time when We are
enjoying q period OF prosperity. by
reason OF conditions particularly su
~prfinduced by the var. such az We
have never before known IN the his.
tory % this country particularly along
certain lines. there are literally hun
Nrtia 81 thousands OF people who are
living ou the ragged edge OF hunger.
D are worried from day 10 day aud
from month Il month AZ 20 how they
shall meet the ~aituatiOn witch con.
fronts them do not see how they
,iQtbe and feed their familiea II Is.
to SAY the least. a narrowing situa.
ton.
! am aware OF course. as everyone
is shat the war brought on a condition
os affairs which had its effect upon
prices presume that a certain per
cont ol the increase of prices OF an
articles. both clothing aud food ar
iiclea. has been brought on by reason
Df war conditions
uut, Mr. President. / am clear Ia
mf own mind that there are those op
efatins in these products and articles
a ho have taken advantage OF the con
ditlona presented by the war. and un
ief cover ot Tee fact that the war as
.Ippoaod to have induced "a rise OF
prices. have Increased thcm through
noHopoiistic combines and other com
h%lnafloua practically au per cent hlsh.
b. thar otherwise they need to be- by
Cd lsun nf ans real conditions brought
an by the var Assuming that raises
ould he asa tn tho a they have
ruusht their schemes OF speculation
aui arc making millions through com.
Dimes and tt speculation out pf ihuso
tniuss ahith constitute the uecessar
20 of iife
I dn not know and that is the rra
aun ahy : roae. and the ouly reason
heEher oar ihNa. in tho minds of
those Nhp must execute them. al pres
nf are sufficient and efficient Go deal
s. Nh thia Situation ur NOT 1 believe
hat theY are BE- ihvy were enforced
H That ! Wai hH lH error M thel are
aufilcleut taey ahouid ne made SO
i unee
o. nsa mf rurpose This morpius to
.u%fr0siuee q resolution addressed to
.hf attorney Fruefht whose depart
eut { am advised hts had to lo With
ao investigation ut some ni these mat
afs AND Huo I presume is Boo touch
ith tna other departments of The ID
.fnutruf fhr trade commission aud
fufth. fo make inquiry as to whUth-
IS 81 not Ca che iudgncnf OF che dr
lHftnenf oi Justice the laws az enc
present Umr are suifieient and rUu
leat iu deal with his sitautlun "
try are noe before thia cougrcss ad
aafus ae ought to hear from thaf dc
.arfuarHt and pVrlvct tagsc laws
IS nai aaut congress- tu adjourn and
fave che uffitcra hose duty h is 90
trcafc tho laws eithout ample means
a dcai aith ihe matter effectively.
o not sant to sec merely ~invcstiga
uaut to see actiou. speedy AND
am perfectly satisfied from luvcs-
iEat,ons ahtch | have made. both az =
a the facts and a. fo the laws that
condition could Dee relieved aud
d. hish prlces so products terl ma-
changed by a proper enforce
neut az ias it may be- that in some
thgy are Boa sufficient Rnd o.
flent for re purpose. Uut generally
.retklns Z believe that hey sr0
Hai . DAD uat lnlruduco me rreoiu
.iou because tho1snt { caiid tx
iress the purposes of the resolution
and ! sincerely hope that before
.hts eouErcss clnses. So ihe attorney
iencrai and those abu are in charge
% these Situations are NOT satisfied
ith thq laws ehich are nov upon the
statute books and believe that they
intfncient for the purposu ol pro-
.ectns thiH situation. that thar should
d made knoen Go congress aud that