Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-08-14
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Observation-Disclosures Wilson laid
ieveral specific proposals before Con.
gress Tor checking the high> cost Of
u living. but at the same time declared
Z permanent results could not be ex-
,pected until peace time bases were
\ fully restored by ratification OF the
y peace treaty.
y High prices, the President told Con.
Sssress. were not justified Fbs shortage
Aof supply either present OF prospec.
eivei DpEtwe@eycyeaJeda IN many cases
"artifciaiE and deliberately" by .'yi.
cious practieesr RetaiiersE he said.
swere responsible in large part for ex.
Stortionate prices.
4 Strikes, the President warned the
iiabor WORLD, would only make matters
afworse and 7thote WHO sought to- EN-.
iploy thrgats or coercionA were only
lt"preparing their own destruction" {"
sLeaders OF organized labor. the Presi,
,5dent said hswaS sure would present
~ weld fs9sseg gonG sober thought
illegal" and Atcriminar' were the
\ words the President used in charac.
sterizing taetSmethpds (which son,e
apreasnt dsy prtses3have been brought
Prsssntiaw1ss he he said, wosald be en-.
employed to the limit to
force out food boards, and meet the
situation SO far as possible. but to sup.
plement the existing statutes he spe.
eifcally urged the following:
~ Specific Recommendations.
irn 80 oil
gagged in interstate commerce, with
specific regulations designed to Sc.
cure competitive selling and prevent
.g"unconscionable profits" in the meth.
rod Of marketihg. ii "l
= Extension OF the food control act to
peace times ana the application of Its
provisions against boarding to fuel.
clothing. and other necessities of life
as we'll ias food.
A penalty in the food control act for
profiteering.
law regulating cold storage, lin.
sting the time during which goods
may be theldSS.prescribing method Of
disposine of them If held beyond the
permitted period and recurring that
when released goods bear the date
OF storage. w. $50 - ts FL
Laws recurring that goods. released
from storage for Interstate commerce
bear the selling prices, at which they
vent into storage and requiring that
all goods destined tor interstate com.
znerce bear the pricessat which they
left the hands os the producer.
Enactment OF the pending bill for
che control ~ fSsecqrityS issues. Ga
Additional appropriations for gov
ernment agencies which !, can supply
the public wtth ullHinformation as to
prices al which retailers buy.
Early ratiiicatlon, or the peace treaty
% that the free Sprocesses1 OF supply
.snd demand" can operate.
~, Immediate stepe Promised.
sImmediate steps by. executives agen
cles pf the government promised by
the President included:
Thu limiting and contro,llng Of
Wheat shipments and credits TO .facili-
tate the, purchase of wheat in such q
way az mot to raise, but rather to
lower the price Of -four at home.y
Sale az surplus stocks Of TODD and
t}pthins, in the hands of the govern
8ent. -
The forced withdrawal from storage
and sale OF surplus stocks in private
hands. $sl sssr s.esass - a..
oSSsxsk -Fsec cSmme nd atlons.
Genet sScoinIue dafions included:
Incrssb of production. =
SCaref,if buying by housewives. +
ran dealing with the, people on the
part OF producers middIemsn and
merchants, 80 -
That there be no threats and undue
insistence upon the interests of sim
He class. -.
Il Correction OF many things" in the
nelation between capital and, labor In
Rospect 10 wages and Conditions OF Ia
Eor. r. - ,,..es 5
In 'esoo9liasladihs the president made, a
tlea for sdeliberate. ihtenigenty action,
SemindiHg Congress that an unbal.
Anced w6rld was looking to the United
States. =. al
."we and we almost alone" he said,
now hold the. world STEADY. Upon
our steadfastness aad self possession
depend the affairs OF nations every
where. 1T is in this supreme CRISIS
this CRISIS for all aiankind -thst Asner.
= muss pfOys 6er nsss Y d y
NaN Discontinue surcharS..
kRalsigk, N. C.-The 10 per cent
e6rcharge put on FIRE Insurance pre-
Giums bg insurance companies as ap-
uAed I'M North Carolina, along with
most of ,fhe other statAs. isstn be dis
centinuef August i5:~following the
aaopuon Tcf resolutions insisting that
this be done by the special committee
o. the>n43ilb bal .couSsptioE Of state In
surance cpnmigionofs.
4psuraheS Commissioner James r.
Younr returned frosn New York and
br6usAt this Bitsef interesting news
Cor Carolina Insurers.