The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-25
FOOD CONTROL BILL
LAlU oEF0RE HOUSE
Second Administration Measure Pre-
selted III congress BY Lever.
t,lveS the Powers Needed in
Crisis.

Washington, May 22-The second
Of the administrator food bills, re-
vised to create an emergency agency
to control, under the presidents di-
rection, distribution and sale of the
necessaries OF life, was introduced in
the house today by Chairman Lever OF
the agriculture committee. The first
bill aims at stimulation of produc-
ton and calls for general survey OF
the countrys food resources.
The regulatory measure was re-
drawn after President Wilson had
held series Of conferences with
Herbert c. Hoover, who is to be food
administrator under the bill, and with
Secretary Houston and members OF
the agriculture committees of both
houses. 1t places the widest powers
of control over necessaries of all
kinds, including price fixing. in the
hands OF the executive.
Consideration OF the food measures
will be hurried as much as possible
in congress.
Inc legislation as now proposed by
the administration, Mr.. Hoove- thinks,
will meet the food problem. He issued
this statement tonight regarding The
second BILL:
Covers Needed Ground.
"The Dill covers very ably and in
telligently the powers necessary for
the president to possess In order to
| set up competent food administra-
i ton"
The measure classes specifically as
necessaries food, feeds, shoes. and
! fuel.
i In a statement outlining r.s pur-
poses, Mr.. Lever said:
while the powers are sweeping
they are flexible and to be used only
when that specifically prescribed con-
ditions have arisen requiring their ex'
ercise In every instance in which
! the bill itself does not specifically de-
fine the requirements affecting private
conduct, the president must pre-
! scribe these with precision and GER
/ talnty. When property is authorized
! 70 be taken by the government just
compensation is provided for"
! Briefly the measure would do these
| things:
! Declare the production, manurac-
ture, storage, distribution and sale OF
necessaries to be a matter Of public
+ interest.
Make it unlawful to commit or per-
NIT preyentable waste or deterioration
Of necessaries; to restrict supply or
&~;I 70 anhan0o 1NPiHad RI
excessive levels.
Authorize the president to establish
standards and grades of foods to es-
tablish their quality and value.
To Dispose Of Hoards.
Authorize licensing Of manufactur-
ing or equitable distribution OF foods
to prevent uneconomical manufacture
or ineauitable distribution; empower
the president to direct the disposition
of boarded stocks.
Authorize the president to prevent
boarding, monopolization or the exact.
,ng of excessive profits, by having the
government either manufacture OF
deal in necessaries; authorize the TAX
ing over Of factories or plants fol-
government operation If necessary
provide proper distribution at fair
prices.
Authorize the president to prescribe
rules for the conduct Of exchanges ant
boards of trade, or to prohibit entire
ly their operations If in the public
interest.
;: Authorize the fixing of minimum
prices to the producer to stimulate
production; authorize import duties l
importations threaten operation o
guaranteed minimum prices; author
ize purchase by the government at tn
prescribed minimum prices supplie
for allies OF the United States.
:! Maximum Prices, Too.
Establishment by the president o
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