The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-06
WILSON TRIES TO SOLVE
 LIVING COST PROBLEMS;
 SITUATION VERY GRAVE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5- (4)-Prcsdcnt Wilson Is now devotng practically all of his time the high cost ol living problem. He has abandoned intended conferences all other subjects including his proposed conference with committee o regarding the league o nations and giving all his energies solution oI the problem which e generally conceded be the important before the American people for many years that them alone and which, solved, may be the o causing trouble turnout the country.
 It is understood that the President feels that solution of the problem will shortly be reached 1t is satcd how" ever, that he is also o the opinion that the strikes pre- vamg and those threatened will not help i'll the solution particularly the matter o transportation, the delay of every train caused by the strikers will keep that much less loodsuls from reaching their destinations thereby keeping up the prices ol all produce already hand.
 It is understood that the President also thinks that n crcaSed production would have the effect of decreasing prices and that his opinion Is also larcd by the members OI his cabinet and other government officials who have had the matter under consideration. They think, according state ments that have been made that the end O the war had the effect ol decreasing time production such prevailed last year, and that the consequent slump ill the supply has not been equal to the demand and that result the entire nation confronted with high prccs In other words the opinion ol the officials that the produce growers oI the entire nation undcrestnated the demand when they failed to keep the work oI production which started last year.
 REVOLUTION MAY COME
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-(49-SpcaNMs before the agricultural committee ol the senate today Senator ouso democrat ol South Dakota, predicted revolution in the country within short time unless something done to a- leVate the high Of living problem. In IaCt he stac revolution i'll the air already i'll the shape o1 strikes and threatened strikes for, Senator Johnsons Opnon the strike of the railway shopmen and associate unions will have the effect of causing labor strike turnout the country W i'll short tine
 Senator Johnson also said that drastic action the of the government is necessary ii such condition he predicts be avoided He did not, however, offer sou- tiOn of the problem.
 MAY INVESTIGATE PACKERS
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Q4o-Ihe senate agricuI- tural committee will shortly hearings bills which propose federal investigation o1 the packing industry. portion of the blame for the present scale of food prices laid at the door of the packers their detractors go ing lar them of hoardng their products and Iby such action holding up the of produce generally.
 LABOR MAKING DEMANDS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 5.-(AY-Uness something lis done shortly solve the prevailing high of living problem fully 5OOOOO members of metal trades unions ill Ia parts of the United States will strike higher wages, according made from local union hca quarters today In the union leaders give the govern ment and all others interested but the remainder the pres ent month time i'll which work a soutOn And be- fore the end of that they will demand that congress and the President reduce the high of living order avoid further strike trouble and make possible for abores all over the United States live the incomes they md make