Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-01
WILSON CONSIDERS
ACTION NECESSARY
IN REDUCING PRICES
H. c. L. Also Chief Issue of
Day Before House
and Senate.
ATT0RNEY-G GENERAL MEETS
OTHER FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Railroad Brotherhoods Tell Pres
ident That Increased Wages
Not Problems Solution.
SEE uPIEAvAL UNLESS cURBEl,
Say More Salaries Mean Further
Raises by Manufncturcrs-Plan
to Sell Army Foodstufrs.

" ASHlNGTON, July 31-Goyern-
mental machinery was set in motion
today in response to demands from Tho
Pubic that some official action be taken
10 relieve the high cost of living.
Prices. as they affect the average elf
zen, assumed first place in interest in
the capital. At the White House. Presi
dent Wilson was said to be giving
| deep and very thoughtful considera-
ton TO problems presented to him and
the railroad administrat ton by members
or the railroad hrotherhoods who
represented that prices would have to
come down or wages go up il sScial
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Late today Attorney General Palmer
met eight high government ofticiais.
Wnom ne mad summoned to his office
tor discussion of high costs and the
pest methods to pursue TO effect a ra
duction. After general talk, lasting
hhearly hea three hours, the conference dis
banded TO meet again. proba hlv uaSt
week. for further counsel based. sor,
| additional information to be colIect edB
~, IN the. =. meantime. Those attending the
I IHhm,sren'e Hnmstaa inei9ded Secretaries Glass
eor- General Hines. Chairman Murdock
or the Federal Trade Commjssinn..
feanemel, santane seerefasy ape W Of the Treasury
Federal Trade Commission. : "
Congress Taking Action.
| The dP~ $50 brought ;n,nor,,n.
Heiopments in Congress in connectjon
With the high cost of living problao,
These were: i'i.
/ |. Senator Myers. Democrat Of Mon
tana, in speech in the Senate. de-
clared the high cost OF living is dne
ma, IN a large part to the fact that too
rod"ced % arrehrs rssnnt,cn is IN circulation He in
banking and Currency COMMITTEES to
,i.ses.isate as to whether or not the
suId' shomid !. OF da.c. currency in circulation
tnat during the past year the amo',n,
oL money in circulation has T'Haa,s
d dounied and the cost OF living also has
-, y number OF Senator'S IN nuhl;,
statements. expressed the hnnatI
me resident and Congress NAV rat
tiosether on the enactment Of leeislSs
81 3. ! In 'e"l"s the tIe HoSes sost Of living living.
neaVis, r,a republican. of Nebraska, chair
man OF the subcommittee investigat
the the the war Departments handling OF
nounced that his committee AT an aa.n,, al
uate u VIII call upon the officials ofSths
federat Trade Commission 70 n,.n,,',n Nno
of off foad aspreS pSo6 on the cost of production
va iooG products gathered during The
war The object in asking for the
nSures is to show the difference he
..MTs aween the cost of production and tha
selling prices. anu she
"uiu STOP Speculation,
crat rat representative ef Fitzgerald. Demo-
resolution calling upon the $50
ment to sell the 1915 wheat ernn l..
lover low wGT,a ,hs ma, market price in order to
lnent to make up the heGnie,ss severn
tween that price and the So os s-,,n
aMntee M out of the $1,000, ,0oO. 600 funfI 81,
The he r"eou,tt ."eon 10 carry out the guarantees.
.orh"N-ti"""ral to take immedi,ta 60,
stoG, ~ Itop speculation and gambling on
n.ock no'.aS. exchanges in food and otba,
"ecesSafies OF life.
>. Representative Escb p.i.
:" ,Sronsih. chairman OF ,>the Ho"ss
e",,nnTGe he wnifd G;ommttee. announced that
iomorroM m M1nig iha Place before mis- COMMITTEES
raotTe ra.i lsoe. Democrat, OF Missouri III
,e oc,lmS nia 'he Federal Trade Commission
the nHe diffsrancan an investigation to establish,
ION. 1ion Of shoes. clothing and other nac-
t'rT 5. The "na RuIes the caIin selling NJ prices
take up another in.naIref resoIusf fo, also O.. may
I lEoe directing the Ways and MAJ; Mr;
tenf gmf'hi,aee NE TO investigate as to the ex.
Vice or r' o,her her's land and charges for SER
increased by individuals, firms and cor
porations whose incomes and proH,s
revenue act Of ieis trNe' TSe p.in6oEs unaer the
us probe would be to enable Conrrses
TO retaliate by increasing the tsxas u5s
Way ASK Direct Action
.. Mr. 1soe announced that. II the
committees fail to act on his resohi
tlonS ne VIII attempt to eall them M,
IN ~ 'he House for direct action befors
me me, recess, which begins saturday.
republican leaders still insist. Mr., igoe
SAD, that the measures follow tfne
,,esniar committee channels. but he be-
iieVes that the. Republicans will not
nare are delay action on such vitality
ttsipportant tnnp'nit question on parliamentary
3. In q formal statement the Mis-.
souri, member said the effective way
20 stop protiteering is TO tax the ex.
toTuions of the proiteers.
The range OF power possessed by the
,s. rrsesident was one OF the important
points discussed by the members az
me conference called today. 1T was
stated that IL II were found that the
president has the power to procean.
tHeci:Vely 70 remove the conditiona
which make for the high cost OF lIy-.
ing that he would be so advised by
me Aitorney- General. 1t was ais,
stated today that if the Presidenr
needs n, more power than he now has,
he VIII ask Congress TO enact Iexlsla.St.
ton AT once to give II TO him ~ ~ fE
II developed today that the demands
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