The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-17
Fines Easily Paid Out OF
Profits Gained Through
Excessive Prices.
FOOD CRISIS IS IMMINENT
Cold Storage Houses Filled
While Meat Prices Go
Higher Daily
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which hutp been uNiur''i iInw 'h'
public Tho pruNf"yr 'tu afford I"
pu. with wrdonlr grim Hnf money
penalty chat may rs uiI'.'l upon
him. ana ho suulEhiWnN Tn"H ana
.Nncis higher profits n' Ii'''.. "n
tho lng
out the option ~ fine. W1" r'''"''
ns a. driofrruf. and lho necessary
strpS must be- taken u' once N a.Il
ous trouble is 90 hu 1snrlDi in ihiH
country
Much has been said u1 written
about tho pronirrriug problem hu'
yer, few peoples fully realize the dl.
mcusuus or ihr EItvilN "I me
question.
proltccrlnr has assumed the pro.
portions of H national scandal ana
Tho pruHfprr must hu regarded nr
the enemy ~ the community ana
traitor 60 his. country
lie must hr deaf. with promptly
and severely. fOr he has forfeited me
right 60 consideration ur m"rcN In.
decd am mot sure mat he has NOT
forfeited. by his uDfHruuH practices,
the right 60 Justice
But let uH give him Justice. having
strengthened the arm ~ the law 60
lash him as he deserves 90 hc i"sh'd.
Wool Held IN.
Looked fui now with ns calm a
mind ns possible. the problem is po-
WilderinR. overwhelming. ln'Npll'r
able no. not 30 much "lneNpllc-
able" as incomprchcnsihlc am
asked TO solve situatioN which has
puzzled the united intrlliggncc ana
the accumulated wisdom ~ an tho
government departments where
angels fear to trned well. others
rush I'M
Before deal with tho most press
ing question ~ the food problem,
let me ask why the enormous HtockH
Of wonllens ana leather, and Of other
much wanted commodities which
were known 10 be- In the country, are
peirA held up?
II these stocks were released at
once. even n they were thrown upon
the market with certain restrictions
imposed Ms regards the retail prices
that might be Ch6fRed, tho situation
would be relieved liut these stocks,
which are national property, must
not be disposed ~ ln such a way that
wholesale speculation Will be pos
Blblc -
Htock--milea and miles ana count
less miles uf A. 10 ia being reserved
for heaven knows what reason oi
Tor what earthly possible conun
gsncy. And while this hoard ing
IA being practlsed the prices %
clothes are mounting ana mounting
and will continue 10 rise until th'
poor men or the men Of moderate
means, with their heavy rospunsi
l.. N.Na a. a
decent covering for themselves an,
for their families And whom the
are Obliged TO Eo about In shuhh'
garments their value will decrease II
the market. and their troubles vii
be- aggravated
A Profit Maximum.
Exactly the same may be said O
leather There Is vast stock O
leather In tho dockalde warehouses
and that Is why boots and shoes az
40 dear.
Children's boots are fnbulou
price Men and women can hardl
afford weather pruAf covering a.
their feet why ia the leather whlc
would enable them 20 be properl
shod AZ a reasonable price hc.r
withheld Both the cloth and IN
leather which Is I'm stock ~ th
tgndr OF the government should d
reloSasd.. at once, ana Il should d
sold subject 90 specified percent
age ~ profit being the legal max
mum.
The only solution OF tho high pric
problem lis the fixing nt "a prof
maximum. This is soundcr an
more equitable policy than IN
adoption " flut.utc maximum
price. for n enables distinctions 90 D
made between the qualities Of Oh
commodities
Those VINO can afford 10 pay M
rice will have the articles OF Oh
best quality, ana Hp tho lower grad
articles will be- left for the poor,
mombcrs OF the CommunitN.
makes no difference 20 the sCllcr
for they viii get their fixed prrccu
age of profit irrespective OF punliH
only legiSlaten which can bc rtl
idly carried through viii be ncCCl
sary Ia enable the courts TO del
'drasiiCa,ly with those traders WI
make a profit iu excess ~ the lcgj
maximum or who sell fraudulent
whether as regards weight or qua
ily
ACtlon--Or SERIOUS Trouble.
Turning TO the an important que
tlon OF food we are confronted hy a
acute crisis Unless something
done uf Uuce there viii hr s"rioi
trouble iu this. country during Oh
coming winter
Supplies VIII he y,h-y short nn
prices viii be very high. and wit
another six snI.NnEs "a ton added
ih" price OF coal oven firing VII. 2
difficult io obtain without tuo
without warmth. ana illclDd Oh
condition of tho people. particular
the condition OF the poor, VIII D
pIN1hlv People viii Doe spryu
within and starved without mvI
women and children win hr huugr
and cold And there w, have AN a.
ugtuIs ~ serious trouble
What is TO he duuu' lf is ueCly
fp cry aloud and say how very fr
rIbIp it all M and how very wick,
everybody else i~ Words viii n
uN .he empty stomoohs of tho hui
Ery. nor will they cover the hruul
bare bucks Of the cold n they we
meat and rRtmcnt the people wuu
hr well fed and richly clad Ncu,
memdiate action not words. W
alone avert disastcH g.
There are tlnusands ~ tons
meat lying In tEC cold sturago wan
houses OF Australia and Nyw Xy
land waiting for shipE Wa con fi
the shlua to bring over these gupuU
we must find them and wv rut
diapatch them AZ once, iu order on
they may return laden with food /
fore the cold weather beglus.
n can be done now. bur in n 40
few wNeys from now a. will hc {
49, ffshla Ia "A vital maff4v a.