Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-08-20

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Warrington, D; Republican sat-
isfactiona with the tpresident's. emer.
gency speech On. the high cost 81 living
would Indicate bipartisan agreement
In meeting the issue. 1T Is not an 1s-.
sue between the parties: Both have
pushed IT aside beyond the endurance
Of = >long7suffering people Rather It
is an issue between the common peo-
Pile. and the great market interests
who normally control the federal gov.
eminent. " >:~-,..-( =, :,~.,~z 49,
The old party politicians naturally
shy at SUCH m alignment. Win III dls.
turbing possibllltte Il the 1890 eelsc-.
ton ahead OF us.t Republicans have:
not forgotten the 10 congressman. Of
their party who bolted1 Che party lead.
ership on army food sale duestion.T In
his message Wilson eleverH, sfdesteps
the necessity 81 thorough, reform. Of
our distribution system and advances
remedies likely to, have = popular ap-
peal 90 far as they 60, and unlikely to-;
have any serious resuits TOR the prot.
1teers and the unnecessary and waste
full members Of the distributing army,
Thus the jstandpats Of both: parties
can again rally behind him; tempo
rar1ly at least, for protection OF them.
selves land those they represent and
at the same time the president hopes
for measure of restored public con-
f1dence In his party because Of his
harsh words against profteering. The
confession made in his speech, how
ever; to the effect that q Democratic
congress under his Leadership passed
a law against profiteerinE and forgot
to ah1x a penalty, ought to keep the
public from expecting the prodteers
to suffer much from criminal prose-
cution. a. ".c
What Wilson Offered.
The remedies which the president
advanced are:
Federal license Of all corporations
engaged In interstate commerce, with,
regulations to insure competitive SELL
ing and fair prices This suggestion
Is, In effect, q direct Endorsement of
the Kenyon-Anderson bill for packer
regulation. 49,, -.
Goods released from storage should
bear the date when, they went into
storage and the price at that time.
Limitation of the time during which
goods may be kept In storage.
Extension of the food control act.
Condemnation and sale of surplus
food stocks held In cold storage or
otherwise boarded where there IL a
manifest intent to hold up the market.
Immediate sale to the public Of gov
ernment-owned surplus food and cloth
ing.
Government control of security H.
sues. 81. ,.
| Prompt ratification of tho peace
treaty, including the league Of nations.
The LIne-Up on Rail Issue, =.
The railroad brotherhoods are re.
sponsible for making official Washing-
ton officially aware that we had such
q thing as the high cost Of living. The
great stir followed immediately upon
their challenge OF lower living costs
or higher wages:p~ The phrase :ex-
pressed the thought of the great
masses OF the American people. And
they should have the credit or dis
credit of making another Issue at the
same time which puts react1onaries
and progressives in opposite camps
the Plumb plan for government owner
ship Of the railroads. 49, 49,.
The reactionaries, taken by surprise
and stunned by the great popular sup
port which the plan has aroused, are
now endeavoring to rally their forces.
Party lines have, evaporated. Elk.
President Taft and, President. Wilson
are opposed to it. Senator Lodge and
Senator Hitchcock, the respective lead
ers of the Republican and Democratic
parties in the upper house, are ICON.
fdent" it will be turned down.
On the other hand, the American
Federation Of Labor IS well as the
railroad brotherhoods are back Of It.
The Nenpartisan league: organization
has Endorsed 1t with the reservation
that the board Of control should con
tain five farmers chosen by farm or
CARNATIONS. In Short, all the ele
ments who look to Independent politics
for relief are backing it as an issue
for 1920. 800: 49, -" :.
A.. Probable Compromise.
Advocates of the plan do not expect
the present congress- Ito swallow it
Perhaps they would regard It's adop
ton as unfortunate because the, pres
ent congress would favor the railroads
on the overcapitalization Issue Ou1
4 railroads would be weighed down with
! a grossly unfair debt charge H.. -
d A strong fight for this thoroughgo
ling plan now, however, would keeI
congress from turning the roads bach
to the present owners. and after 1926
more Representatives congressme1
would pass on the basis Of purchase.
|. Wheat Damage Realized. -
+ :: Washington is finally waking mp tt
the fact: that drouth. and dlseaseohavt
worked havoc with what promised ft
be bumper wheat. crop The depart
ment OF agriculture admits that dur
ing July alone realized production Tel
of 221, 100000 bushels from the an
ticipated crop. Spring wheat produc
t tion, the department. says, Is, showing
lea sharp, falling OF In North and South
! Dakota and Minnesota. 1.-THE forecast
as based on August L conditions IL fol