Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
WILSON STANDSBY
FOOD BILL VIEWS
Rejects Congressional War
Committee-Demands
One-Man Control
REFUSES COMPROMISE
Tells Senator Chamberlain Con-
ferees Will Have to Settle
Differences
REFUSES COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON. LulY

WASHINGTON, July 30.
Senator Chamberlain. calling at the White
House today, took back TO the Capitol the
message that President Wilson will not
stand for a congressional war committee
and Will insist on a one-man food ad-
mnistration. The Senate and House, at
loggerheads over amendments to the food
control bill. will have to settle their diff
ferences as best they can. Senator Cham
berlain was told.
The oregon Senator found the President
with his fghting clothes on. He declined all
suggestions of compromise.
Senator Chamberlain made II plain to
him that the House and Senate conferees
have been deadlocked for four days and
that neither side seemingly was willing to
give in. The President fatty told the SEN
ator that he already had made his views
known to Congress and that he intended to
stand by them. Senator Chamberlain left
to explain this TO the conference, and 1t
was believed that the Senate would have to
concede what the President wants,
THE President called me to the White
House." said Senator Chamberlain, ITO dis
cuss with me the food control bill. He will
accept nothing but "A one-man food control,
and he reiterated to me what he said in his
letter TO Representative Lever - that he
could interpret committee on war ex-
penditures as nothing but a lack of con-
fidence in himself. We of the committee
have been deadlocked for four days on
tneSe proposals. Inc BreSluent reluses ildt-
ly to compromise on either of them
Virtual agreement on all other matters
in dispute between House and Senate had
been accomplished or was in sight today.
The prohibition section finally agreed to
forbids the use of fruits. cereals or other
edibles in the manufacture of distilled spir-
its, forbids the importation of spirits and
authorizes the President to seize all spirits
in bond or stock, paying fair price for
them. 1t further authorizes the President
to stop or curtail The manufacture of beers
or wines and to prevent their importation
In the agreement reached as to a mimi
mum Price Tor wheat the So minimum es.
tablished by Congress will be effective only
on those crops being harvested between
June l, 1918, and May, 1919. Powers for
handling the present crop probably will be
placed in the hands of the food d-control de-
partment. Further drastic provision fo-
preventing boarding and speculation in
foodstuffs !s embodied The Pomcrene coal
price-ixing amendment has been agreed
upon.
Under the definition OF food control will
be included food feed, fuel and instruments
and equipment used in their actual pro-
duction.
tools, mining machinery binding twine, fer
tlizers, fuel oil and natural gas. II would
not include, however, the metal going into
the production of these, such steel. IRON
etc.
Having agreed to the foremost features
OF the bill the conferees will not meet until
2:30 this afternoon, when Chamberlain and
Lever will have heard from President Will
son his views on the congressional war
committee. Unless the President fights the
provision the bill should be ready to report
to the House and Senate tomorrow.
Increasing pressure from the country for
action Is expected to get a final vote on the
measure this week