The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
SENSATIONAL DEBATE
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thought Legislation such rs proposed by
Srualor ThulIELs would work INJURY u
many ana should not DC passed without
GrlIbcrat!uH.
II this is adopted" said lie. you VII
force the grain III IN" blhs mo NV
hands If thuS.. " !.u fear ut present t:idl
,,.iy of restitution and darkness tnh'
some members az thc administrator
unnecessarily ar" holding out l" thc
.,,unIry. | believe in u" need OF econ
Only hat not IN iLritin"n!. u IN" rr"-
II, understand the truth hey w"u'l h',t
n,. holdin. grain out in fear. ilniG'lE
and terror. What is needed at ihiS hnur
=; Il provision "f law "uih"r:"ing ~"
PRESIDENT on rIid"nr" satisfactory !"
him that food Is being unnecessarily
l,.id. To $-IXr such Iuud and order us
Contribution un,!rr the proper brhhch ~
TIN, government with compensation |"
the owner and Il rust market price as
sUr"d tn" people.
Il think said senator iicrd. l'rlll"-
Graf al Missouri. THAT means ought 10
Ia. taken TO stop speculation IN loou-
%luftS within tn" iIl.ulS Ul me powers
IF congress. l:ut IL - u wonder ~ me
IuAay that y" Il" not hay: 81 Whcat ant
Irriy cent cotton and 81 ar 50 rOtito""
and beef nfty or sixty cents Il pound:
There never has been IN tn" hlStnf! 81
Nm, world III agitation that rArhileiS tnc
present nnr. We are prartIcfLll! luli
that In" United States is on Inc verge
oil StHfkIl ION 'illN lt!NlN l''' "''' 49,
uu. is starving ana then W" hr" IN
formed that when neat winter comes
the wolf 1T hunger Will b.. bowling M
tn. door Of r"cry human being III mo
world. Whca that information Is Pnl
forward men are aStunIShrd lhat INC
prices paid TOR fnndSiuiiS mount ii
Dian had been conceived IL max" thc'n
mount :hr one adopted c"uln hnt nave
been improved upon by the ingenuity ol
man or he devil himself.
Il, Iva ~ -
plr now, is that America VIII not ne
starved, thai she can't br starved ana
ih,. consequence Will hc To lessen the
conditions that confront us and poster
as" ~
Food SucculatOrS were denounced as
.rnlhrrs'' by Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa
who rrrnminrnded. however. that the
food speculation measures he hcit oNct
10 Nc considered with the l"nu Dii,
We should blot out this speculation
in food" lie said, "hnt We should do IL
with adequate r"uSidcratinn.
IF congress can't stop this robbery
and that is Il mild term t"r it-thc pe"-
I.,c Will find some way II they nave 10
make u$r Of the lamp post"
Senator Kirby. Of Arkansas. support
in: tn" Thomas amendment. denounced
lu"u Spectators rs Parasites:
We have wasted time III discussion
when We ought to have acted. said the
Arkansas senator The gambler i'll grain
j. a parasite. The time - ripe for som"
Legislation al this kind
senator Smith. "t South Carolina.
urged that action he withheld until III"
iu"d hill was taken III lie said IN"
Thomas Amendment would par1lyZe
liked commercial channels and might do
NOR" harm than good
w." should rrgtIlHi" these pirates, la;
said 'nul r"t destroy the usual mnrNtI
places. which have Il IriStimat" use. Let
us, pu after these mon who are SDrctiiHt-
i:% III food. bat not destroy established
means ii dIStriluIion.
\ motion 10y Senator Harding Ia. lay
tn. Th"mia& amendment ON tn" table
va: carried. - IN -. Then. motion Ia
I. consider rnrri"d without a roll ";tll.
and rpcE.d III" debate again.
Srn:t"r Kellogg Of Minnesota offered
an amendment to the Thomas amend