New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
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] the mem bers of his cabinet to stop ! this interference with the laws of trade" said Senator Reed trThe diff ference between using plain common
 sense by letting food and fuel pro-
 ducers alone and interfering with them is just the difference between meat and coal shortages and an album dance of meat and coal.
 Some of the most inexpicable things have been done We were told we must not eat meat but might eat bSh and fowl. Immediately every bill Of fare was filled with chicken. duck, and turkey. And now the farmer is told he cant sell an old hen or a young hen. Anything of female per suaSlon that wears feathers is unnar- ketable. What would have happened if instead of meatleSs and chickenIcss daNs we had had some old ia shioned days? We would have had just as much food as now
 Senator Reed continually referred to the "unholy hand of the Food Ad- ministrator' and the baneful influ- ence" he exerted upon production by his regulations regarding prices and distribution
 The expedient was tried of in Creasing production by lowering the 1 price to the producer" said Senator 1 Reed "As well might a young lady 1 try to attract the notice of young men by disfigurins her countenance 1 and uttering foul words from lips ! that should speak honeyed phrases. The only man since the French revo- i:7tion who thinks production can be increased by price cutting is here in l Washington.
 Mentions French Revolution. Senator Reed then compared events ! in the French revolution, when homes l were searched and profiteers were l mobbed. with the policies carried out l and the results achieved by the food l and fuel administrations.
 They haven't got their gullotine yet'' said Senator Reed, except in ! public opinion and in the words of l some foul mouthed coward who calls l a man a stacker who dares criticisc ] the methods of these administra- l tions."
 ] Discussing Dr. Garfield's handling l Of the fuel situation. Senator Reed l charged that 1t was marked by a total lack of appreciation of the workings of economic laws. He criti- 1 cised the prohibition against early l buyihS oA COdi, III pTepdIdllOl TOT 1 winters needs and the diversion of 1 the country's supply to the North 1 west, while the Middle West and East l were left to shiyer and freeze. 1 Hotly scoring the Garfield order ! closing down industries for five suc- ! cessive days and for several Mondays, 1 Senator Reed declared that pr. Gar field published a frank lie" when in
 justif1 cation of the order he stated that it had released from American ! ports 480 vessels tied up for lack of 1 bunker coal. Instead of 4S0 ships,
 Senator Reed said only 56 were ac- ] tuaily released from all American 1 ports.
 This is a question involving our
 strength in this great war; said Sen
 ator Reed eff the morale of our
 producers is to be impaired where
 are we to obtain the necessary things l with which to go on to vctory?' The Missouri senator's speech fol-
 lowed the adoption of a resolution in
 troduced by Senator Salisbury, Dela-
 ware. calling on the food administra-
 ton for information concerning the
 fixing of tomato prices
 Senator Reed said the tomato price
 order would be revoked.
 1 see signs of it already" he de.
 ciared. Maryland is in revolt and
 in serried ranks come Delaware. New
 Jersey, and California, each bearino
 upon their shining bikes a tomato
 The storm has come. and the price . order will be changed"