The sun., 1919-08-17

work and legislative authority II
found necessary TO extend activities
Of L O. O. Federal Trade Commits
sion, United States Tariff Commits
sion and the Department Of Justice
on the basis Of pre-war statutes.
Recognition OF organizations Of
producing farmers in making up the
personnel of committees. boards or
commissions to direct enforcement Of
existing or proposed laws
Immediate reduction Of Govern
ment to conditions as nearly as pos
sible approximatingr pre-war status
by hastened rehabilitation OF fight
ing forces, supernumerary Govern
ment employees and abandonment Of
unnecessary functions of Government
to the most economic basis possible.
Enactment of laws to define legality
Of collective bargaining among agri-
cultural people.
Enactment of laws for safeguard
ing purchasers OF animal feeding
stuffs, commercial fertilizer and farm
seeds.
appointment of n special commit
tee to prepare and issue official state
ments for the Information of the pub
lilo on the critical conditions Affect
ing AGRICULTURAL production for the
coming year.
Less than half the normal production
of beans will be had from the coming
harvest. A. q. Turner, president OF the
California Bean Growers Association,
told a Joint meeting Of the agricultural
committees.
BIames war Purchasers.
This curtailment In what 10 an essen1
ttai part of the diet of every family OF
moderate circumstances Mr.. Turner
said, may be laid almost solely to those
offioials who have charge of the pur-
chase of food for the army and civilian
populations of the countries allied with
us and who made their purchases In
Oriental Notwithstanding the fact that
American bean growers, In accordance
with the policy OF the Food Administra-
tion, had stretched production 70 Its
furthest limits.
Mr., Turner added that In many cases
considerably higher prices were paid for
Asiatic beans than would have been
asked for the American product had the
matter been left 70 competitive bidding.
The witness came to Washington to
assist the National Board Of Farm Or
ganizations In presenting the farmers
casc before Congress, and his statements
bore out By testimony Of ]. v. Miller
and J. A Lyman Of tho Farm Board
to show that In the drive to reduce the
high cost Of living the sffect on future
production must have careful considers
ton.
In reply to questions Mr.. Turner said
Oriental beans could not have been
given preference In order to relieve
froight congestion or because they could
a.. a. -.
beans. he said. were brought IN to Cali.
aornia from across the Pacific and Themes
across the American continent.
Cotton. which escaped Government
control All during the war due to this
Southern Democratic control In Congress
may be put under Fsderai regulation
shortly by congressional extension o.
the food control act Il was learned a
the Capitol
Sentiment II growing among Republi
can leaders to push the extensions Of tn
act to include wearing apparel as sug
gested by Attorney General Palmer. bu
1T the same time go further and includ
all raw materials used in making cloth
ing. The latter would be done for tn
special purpose Of controlling cotton
Extensions Ready Soon.
The House Agricultural COMMITTEES re
ceived several requests to put raw mate
rails In the proposed legislation, an
Chairman Haugen Ua-) has called
meeting for Monday to consider the cues
ton. With all House members called bac.
for Monday the committee has been In
structed to have the extensions of tn
act It deems feasible ready for the Hous
early in the week as the FIRST definit
Congressional action to reduce the COS
of living. eI
The strong objections of Souther1
Democratic Senators to the Attorney
Generals request for additional legisla
ton apparently on the ground the ex
tension Of the act to wearing appars
might be broadly construed to includ
cotton. has caused members from othe
parts Of the country to urge the contro
OF these raw materials. Prices Of cloth
Ing and other wearing apparel cannot b
easily reduced, they pointed out, II cot
ton ana other raw materials are allowe
to soar. Manufacturers, 1t Is believed
would favor higher priced raw material
as Il would allow them to charge cor
rsapondinsiy higher profit.
Inserting raw materially In the act
II was also pointed out, would give tn
Government control over the raw leathe
market and thus make possible reduc
lions in the price OF shoes As in tn
case of clothing. It is doubtful II tn
Attorney Generals request for contro
over wearing apparel could be construe,
other than over the finished shoes
| whereas II is considered desirable I,
force down the price Of raw leather an,
hides.
Plans are certain TO receive favo
| among the large number of representa-
tives from the wheat growing sections
who all during the war resented the fac
that grain prices were regulated Will
there was no restraint on cotton. Rep
resentatives from Northern cities ar
certain to vote for such an extension
and even some of those opposed to con
tinuance of Government regulation o
business have said they will vote to in
| cluds raw materials in case Congress
shows its willingness to broaden tn
food control act
Packers to Fight HiIl.
The big five packers announced the,
had opened Joint ONCE in Washington
to fight thu Kenyon-Anderson bill
which proposes a strict license system
OF their business
The packers expect to point out
says the nrst statement issued by the In
stitute Of American Meat Packers, 'tha
the Kenyon hnl carries the President