Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-13
s.. 40 WHEAT MEETS
WITH WILSON VETO:
TERMS BILL UNF AIR
FIXING or PRICE AT SUCH High
ALTITUDE SAID BY PRESIDENT
TO BE UNJUST FOR PRODUCER
AND CONSUMER.


Washington July 15-Presiisn
Wilson today vetoed the annua
aor,.r,,nr.l anr.,,ri,.i,n ,g4 .,,
f"ih'Ss az ol'ei''' q ~ ''''' 1'sN'h ~
price OF wheat 10 s-'io per bIshe''
Members OF Congress from wheat
growing states wfll make fEA- pa
-. ~ hn, a.a a., 49,. In. n,.t
e"''oe "'e '"' "N'''
VISIONS Will ne eiimlhateu.
The president 5 message follows.
" resrat In rarprn without my
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H. ~ 'V'i' ei'''''7' WI a. No n
ois Appropr'a Tor me Depart
1heht OF Agriculture Tor the Fiscal
Year Ending June 30. 1919. bur /
!eel constrained 70 90 so because
br my earnest dissent, from the
point OF view OIL principle as wen
Ss wise expectancy. from me pro-
Visions OF that part OF secJlon Il
Whlch prescrlbes Uniform mini
mum price Tor no. northern
spring Wneat OF s2fO a 0ushel
\ dissent upon priheipe because
oeiieVe that such melestie legis-
iattYe price provisions are ifSus'
equine OF pelhs administered IN a
way mat WILL be advantageous
either 10 Inc producer or 10 me
consumer establishing rs they do
aFoitrary IeVels Wnich are quite IN
dependent OF the normal market
CONDITIONS, and because ! believe
lhat the present method OF regnla-
non g conference WIN all con
cefhea mas resulted III the most
satisfactory manner considering
the coMpfeAlty anu variety OF the
SUBJECT matter dealt WIN
II ~ evident that the present
meshoa or determining the price 10
DE PAID lot wheat mas mad the most
stimhlating enect upon produc-
'loh' tne estimated crop OF Spring
"neat ior ms year exceeding al
hIgh records In very remarkable
ana CLARIFYING way,
ny an Overwhelming majority
OF Fhe farmers OF The United States
the price admlnlstraIiyely hxed mas
ween regarded as tair and liberal,
ana ooJections 10 u nave come only
IRON those sections OF me country
mhere' unfortunately II has in re
cent years proved Impossible to rely
upon ciilha'lc conditions to produce
lnii crop or wheat and where,
iherefofe' many disapponlmenis 10
me farmer nave proved to be I'M
ayoidable.
|fersohaiW do NOT oeiieVe that
the farmers OF the coutIy depend
upoh the stimulation OF price to
VIC theh utmost TO serve the nation
ana me world al ms time OF crisis |
oy exertlns themselves to an eS
tfaofhlharY degree 10 produce the I
largest ana best crops possible
lhef patriotic spirit in this .
matter mas been worthy all praise
ana mas SHOWN them playing a most
anmfaole ana gratifying part in
Inc fnIl mobilization Of the re-
sources OF the country. To very
greatly increased production Of /.
wheat fhey nave added an increased I
pfoo"ctioh OF almost every other
Important gram SO mat our grana'
TIES are HKely TO Overflow, and he
OF the nations arrayed |
against Germany with regard 10
'neir food supplies has been re
HeVed'
Inc Administrative method Of
agreeing upon fair price has this
very great advantage which any
elemeht OF ilgidlty would in large
part Destroy namely, the adyan
idge OF dexibility. Of rendering d
possipie al every stage and in the :
view OF every change Of experience
REIMBURSEMENT which will be fair
allFe TO prodncer aud consumer
"A fixed minimum price OF S2.40 .
per pushei would. u is estimated.
aau " per barrel TO the price Of
noof; IN other words raise the
p'lce Oh Hour from the present