The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-13
RIDER FIXING PRICE OF
S2.4O FOR WHEAT CAUSE
This Is Third Measure in Two Weeks
the President Has Vetoed Which In
volved an Additional and Unfair
Burden Upon the People.

Washington, July 19.-In vetoing
the S2S,000,000 annual agricultural az
propriation bill because of its amend
ment fixing the government guaran-
teed minimum wheat price at $2.46 a
bushel, the president informed con-
gress today that he did not believe the
farmers of America depend upon a
stimulation of price to do their ut
most to serve the nation ana the
world at this time of crisis
The president said the patriotic
spirit of the farmers has been worthy
OF all praise and has shown them play
| ing most admirable and gratifying
part in the full mobilization of the
resources of the country
lie added that the bumper crops
they have raised this year have re-
/ lieved ''the anxiety OF the nations ar
rayed against Germany with regard to
their food supplies"
Congress was further informed that
the president did not believe such in
elastic prices as contained in the bill
could be administered in a way that
wound &c advantageous to the pro-
ducer and consumer because they es-
a1lish arbitrary levels independent of
the normal market conditions. Tho
administrative method in fixing prices
he said, has been entirely satisfactory
and should be continued
A fixed minimum Of $40 a hushel,
the president said would increase the
price of flour from $l0.50 to S12.50
larrel and would put an additional
burden OF $3S7Q00OG0 this year
upon the consumers. Such an in
crease in price, he said, would force
a similar increase in Canada, thus en-
Ian girg the whole scale OF financial
operations in this country by the al
lied governments and affecting prac-
ticaly the entire world
The house is expected to l1ass the
bill tomorrow with the price fixing
amendment eliminated, leaving the
guaranteed price al $22O Il bushel.
Some senators from wheat growing
states We're disposed tonight TO urge
the senate to pass the hill over the
presidents veto, while others sug-
gested that The wheat price amend
ment might be added to the S11 .O00.-
600 emergency agricultural bill to
which is attached the prohibition
amendment
The presidents veto of the a7ricul-
tural bill was his third in ONO weeks.
The first disapproyal was of the post
office appropriation bill. because of a
rider for government purchase mail
tubes in eight cities and the second
was OF the resolution authorizing the
extension of time in which the GOV
eminent may relinQush shoIt line
railroads. The presidents message
on the agricultural bill today follows:
Il regret to return without my sig
nature so important measure as IT,
II. 9054, entitled An act making ap-
propriations for the department. OF az
riculture for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1919 but feel constrained
to do so because of my earnest dis
sent from the point OF view OF prn-
ciple as well as wise expedieney from
the provisions OF that part of section
"A which prescribes uniform price
for number two northern spring
wheat of $240 a bushel
Il dissent upon principle because
| believe that such inelastic legisla-
tive price provisions are insuscept-
ible of being administered in 4 way
that viii be advantageous either TO
the producer or to the consumer, es-
tablishing as they do. arbitrary levels
which are quite independent of the