Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-11
Plumb Is to Continue to Tell
Why He Believes Railroads
of Country Should Be Turn
ed Over to Employees,
LODGE WILL SPEAK ON
THE TREATY OF PARIS
Lansing Is To Again Appear
Before Committee on F or
eign Relations and Explain
Shantung Affair."
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WRIT

washington, Aug. lU.-CongfeSS TO-
morrow begins actual consideration of
high cost of living problems. Plans
have been made by leaders for i'm
mediate consideration of the legsla-
tive recommendation made by Presi-
dent Wilson in his address and the
cost of living question promises this
week to overshadow even the peace
treaty and many other important af-
fairs at the capitol.
Work for several days will be in the
hands of committees. The house ag-
riculture committee will take up a bill
for government regulation of cold
storage facilities. Chairman Cum
Minis of the senate interstate com
merce COMMITTEES is expected to an
nounce a special subcommittee to con-
slider the presidents proposals for reg
ulation of foodstuffs entering inter
state commerce, including federal
licensing of interstate corporations.
Tuesday the senate agriculture COM
mittee meets to consider the wheat
price question. extension of the food
control law and similar questions,
Chairman Gronna and national grange
leaders plan a statement early this
week giving the farmers side of
problems now under discussion. All
senator from agricultural states have
been invited to the meeting Tuesday.
Plumb To Be Further Heard.
With jurisdiction over the railroad
brotherhoods' demands for increased
wages to meet living costs, shifted
from congress to the president and
the director general of railroao-, the
house interstate commerce committee
tomorrow will resume hearings on or
tyo nj 10
+. Plumb, author of the measure. is
expected to conclude his statement to-
morrow and will be followed by A. b.
Garretson, chief of the conductors
brotherhood. Other advocates of the
Plumb plan and opponents will be
heard later
Spirited debeto on thc high cost of
living question is expected in the sem
ate tomorrow. Senator Reed, Mis-
souri,, and McKelar, Tennessee, dem
ocrats, have announced addresses on
the subject and others are In prep
aration,
The peace treaty and league of ma
tions are not to go into total eclipse
in the senate.
Lodge to Speak Tuesday.
Republican Leader Lodge Tuesday
will deliver an extensive analysis of
international pfODlenlS ana Olnef
speeches are to follow. Secretary
Lansing tomorrow will resume his tes-
timony on the peace negotiations and
related subjects before the foreign re-
lations committee. He probably will
read a prepared statement on his ne
gotiaton of the Lansing-lshii agree
ment, which defined Japan's special
interest in China and reaffirmed the
open door" policy. The committee
also is expected to receive a COM
munication from President Wilson in
response to requests for data and
documents on the negotiations at
Paris.
Republican leaders said today the
end of the committee deliberations on
the treaty was not in sight. despite
demands for early ratification as a
means of insuring peace and aiding
in the solution of living cost problems,
Some republicans are insisting that
no action be taken on the treaty until
Colonel House can appear before the
committee.