Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-23
RUSH FOOD BILLS
THRU, SCHEDULE
Second of Administrations S
Emergency Measures Offered
in House by Lever.
RAPID CONSIDERATION, PLAN
Senate to Take up Bill Today {;
Hoover to Be Dictator,
Pleased With Act.
RAPID CONSIDERATION, PLAN

WASHINGTON. May 22.-The sec
ond Of the Administrations food bills,
revised to create an emergency agency
to control under the presidents al
roction distribution and sale of neces-
sarics of life during the war was in
troduced in the house to-day 10y Chair
man Lever of the agriculture commit
tee. The first bill aims at stimula-
tion of production and calls for
general survey of the country's food
resources.
The regulatory measure was re
drawn after President Wilson had
held a series Of conferences with Her
bert &. Hoover, who is to be food ad-
ministrator 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 hanGs
of the executive.
Quick Action Planned.
Consideration Of the measures will
he hurried as much as possible I'm con-
gress. The senate will take up the
III ~ 'Ail lNlllbllbN dlA' NiiN H'h''h
committee is expected to report n bill
similar to the one introduced today
within a short time. The house will
take mp the food question as soon as
the revenue bill Is out of the way.
Tho legislation as now proposed by
the administration, Mr.. Hoover thinks,
will meet tho food problem. lie IS
sued this statement tonight regarding
the second bill:
Eliminate IiOarding.
"The bill covers very ably and in
telligently powers necessary for the
president to possess in order to set
up n competent food administration
These powers, combined with the
LEGISLATION should make it possible to
eliminate boarding, speculation and
waste In distribution. They are more
moderate than those possessed by the
various European food ministries. but
with the good will and cooperation
of the distributing trades should make
success possible without in any man
ner being burdensome upon legiti-
mate trade"
Tho measure classes specifically as
necessarics food, feeds, shoes, clothing
and fuel.
Briefly the measure would do those
things
What Law Would Do.
Declaring production, manufacture, storage.
distribution and sale OF necessaries to be az.
filiated with a public interest
Make it unlawful to commit or permit
preventable waste or deterioration of neces.
saries: to restrict supply or distribution or
to enhance prices to excessive levels.
Authorize the presidut to establish stand.
ards and grades Of foods TO establish their
quality and value.
Authorize licensing OF manufacturing
storage and distribution Of foods to prevent
uneconomcal manufacture or inequtable
distribution; empower the president to direct
the disposition OF boarded stocks.
Authorize the president TO prevent hoard
ing. monopoli1ation or exaction of excessive
profits. by having the government either
manufacture or deal In necessaries authorize
the taking over Of factories or plants for
government operation il necessary 10 provide
proner distribuation nj fair prices.
Authorize the president to prescribe rules
| for the conduct OF exchanges and boards Of
| trade or TO prohibit entirely their operations
| il in public interest.
Authorize fixing Of minimum prices to
the producer to stimulate production au.
| thorEe impor. duties II importati0ns threaten
| operation of guaranteed minimum prices; au-
| thorze purchase by the government at the
| prescribed minimum prices supplies for allies
| Of the United States
Establishment by the president Of maximum
prices 10 break food corners or TO prevent
| boarding and speculation.
Authorize changing OF milling grades or
| mixing OF grain in making flour
Authorize the president TO prescribe re.
! strictunS on use Of fOodstuffs in the manu-
! facture of ale )holic liquors.
Based on War Powers.
The measure is based on the war
powers of congress and senate and
! house In connection with the food
! bills and also, but only in the senate
upon the war taxation bill. Senator
| Gore. chairman OF the senate agri-
| culture committee, who will have
charge of the food production bill TO
/ be pressed in the senate tomorrow
| said the committee will resist any
effort to attach prohibition amend
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