Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-19
URGE QUICK ACTION
IN FOOD SITUATION
Senator Walsh and Representa-
tive Fitzgerald Say Congress
Must No Longer Delay.
GOOD HAS DRASTIC REMEDY
Declares Temporary Embargo on
Food. Shoes and Other Com
modities Would Be Effective.
TBv Associated Prcss.1

WASH1NGTON. August ls.-Quicker
action by Congress in the campaign
70 reduce the cost OF living was urged
today on the Senate and House. Sen
a,or Walsh declared high prices were
a. the bottom Of all the unrest. and
charged that Congress was wasting
time when something should have
been done already IL response to Pres
ident Wilson's recomme endation
Mayors OF Ncw Jersey cities ap-
Committee. said action was needed at
once TO stop the rising scale of prices.
Regulations Of exports was one means
suggested. The amendment broadening
the food control act will be consid-
cred tomorrow by the comnittee and
probably reported to the House.
sale of surplus army food began to-
day at storage centers throughout the
country. Definite reports we're not
available. but it was believed that or
ders had been received for many mil
lions of pounds OF canned meats. beans
and other staples 10 be sent out by
parcel post
Debate in Congress was occupied to
great extent by living-cost problems.
No Quorum in House.
absence Of a quorum in the House
a resolution calling for the Federal
Trade Commission TO begin immedia te
inquiry into the increase in the price
az shoes
New York. submitted figures which.
he said, were obtained by New York
clothing manufacturers and showed
that In most cases the retailer makes
80 per cent profit and in some places
100 per cent" The manufacturers
cost. he said, was due to the cost OF
that an overcoat costing the manufac-
turer sl0.s5 in 1917 advanced to s1757
IN 1918. and to s22.62 by last week
He urged that dealers be required to
Yrla a RI. No ynrir ~
ties.
Attacks Fruit Company.
The United Fruit Company was at
tackled by Representative Fitzgerald.
DEMOCRAT Massachusetts. who asserted
paid OFF millions of dollars of bonded
indebtedness. not due for some time.
Investigation of freight charges, to
raPitaiization of railroads as charged
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mittee was urged by Representative
Huddleston. Democrat. Alabama. who
asserted the transportation charges
affect retail prices three or four
cost OF shoes" declared Representas ae
tive Good. Republican. Iowa ali that
is necessary is for the President TO
put an embargo on shoes and leather
temporarily"
Fnvors Meat Embargo.
Similar action on meat and other
products. would force down the domes-
tic market, he added. declaring ey
ports from the United states are Of
the greatest volume in history. Con-
gress, he said. could do little to re-
due; dmee the cost o. living, while the
suggestion that will get anywhere.
and that is not very far"
The embargo proposal of Mr.. Good
vas attacked by Representative
sanders. Democrat Louisiana, who
SAID its effects would be too HORT
faess6y 5leI by ,hd starving the world He de-
sugar. asserting that without il the
cost would have been 15 to 20 cents
is plentiful.
There is no. reason why the grocer
cannot Sell 100 pounds to one person
as as ,Sn.l Weil as a., one pound" asserted Mr.
IS dominated and controlled bv the
American sugar trust"
Cotton manufacturers also were at
lacked ny Mr.. Sanders. asserting that
theN could pay Go cents a pound for
the raw products and still make io n
reasonable profit 9"
PRODUCERS OF both cotton and sugar
he said. did not get high price,