Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-08
PRESIDENT, WILSON.

under th. .t,,,rl.+,o,, .,,, tar,rto+,on NJ
excsn.,anai NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cn,,hina tions
~, s anu od pm so U .lu =,
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T., sa..s, a1 % ps Mon 80. tSa.s
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yseeu .!' VIII pc promptly iMsli gu
ano activeiy pushed wnicn WIN Ill, IN aii
n II nave a prompt corrective 81
Iect.. Vnere IL reason to believe That the
prices on ieatner, 81 coat or iumoer ana
OF textiles nave been materially anecteo
by. forms of concert and cooperation
among the producers and markefers OF
these and other universally necessary
commodties wMcn II will De possible 20
~. tesS s,, se Wascniui OF snesEsuc si.
$500. - rss,,it +s,,.t tsot thsr. iii
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doi,hf. xamss uaanv1wies have nSrhans
I 49,
s6endon sfi,Sm prumptiy .snd ofz ffsfr
own
b. = 5ySlo IS Ht3 q 800 ~
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aGts 4 ama ln ~, ne y aesa! sas
eiireq 70 do anythfng.f either sinsly
cyA1ce. xSly IN LEY ~ hecessaIy
~ ne ssL-pIo.ection. Inc DspeLt.
~. 4 "a cnitmra ~. nenart g ~
0h1 10 EAl 80
n1issinn or do rreat das1 stoSyat IA
suppiyine the pub1ic- svstema ticaiiv
ana al short, inferyalsl; with, infotmA.
tfon regarding the actual supply 81
particular commodities that is Tin
existence and available, with regard
70 supplies which are in existence.
mt not available because of hoard
nag, ana with regard to the methods
3f price fixing which are being used
TX oeaiers IN .SeI taih $iooostuHs ana
Ot ne necsssss ~. ,,..i s.,s. a..
~. W uCos tna.
-.s 81 - pC tiaee ~ iaI
t,.sa... ~ iit y; M es
~ e amu 70 Iu.. 1aSap.s LOT
ha1 1o roantiensd ~ s,nrin az n,,S'so
1-nave Mesllloneu' 70 supply the PuDiic
WIN iuu in.oI ., as 70 the prices
- wh.Sn las puy ano rs 70 tne
cos.s OF Sranspor,ation Lney pay, IN
ofuoI ina II may De known JUST what
maIEn OF Pront tney are demanding.
the rest. eel 20" p'o'As oo
Perform independent Service.
-
That Is. these agencies may perform
this, 1ndfspensable service provided
the Congress vii! supply them with
the necessary funds to prosecute their
aaquAaSo aHu hSSP tHct QIiESt IASSS' Up
to date. Hitherto the appropriation
committees Of the houses have not
always. I fear, seen the full: value Of
these inquiries. and the departments
and commissions have been very much
straitened for means to render this
service. That adequate funds be pro-
vided by, appropriation for this pur-
pose. and provided as; promptly as
possible. ID one Of the means Of great
ly amelioratine the nresent dfstre.s:
ing conditions Of livelihood that T. hav.
come to urge in this attempt to con-
cert with you the best WAYS to serve
the country in this emerrencv II is
one Of the absoluteIv necessarv means
underlying many others. and can he
supplied at once. =. - :
There are manv otba, wava Ex,st-
ina law In inaHanmata Tb.re -.
many nerfectIv aIeritima 70 n,ethads
Nv whtch The rove1rnnant c,m 49,.
cise restraint. ana euidan cs
,> %
urges Extns1on OF Act.
r.. ., g..
mo ~ sno nrse pIHce, snat
ene pLesenS LOO conlroi act shouid pc
eh9eo oo.m Y 70 .Gne perlod OF
une uuEi"s' wnicn ~ shail remain IN
'operation ana as 70 the commodities
70 Wnlcn II snail Apply. It's provisions
against ,noaIdLns snouid be made to
apply not oniy 70 1000, out also to
Ised stuns' 70 luel 70 clothing. and
to many other commodities which
arc indtsputaoly necessaries OF life.
AS 1t stands now It 10 limited In
operation toNthe period OF the. war
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