The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-08

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pI s', Taft Views on League
P En"se Big StIr-Ir.a%aice 10 Chui
GSu Sordps. Argument for Wilson-
lE - Expose Poeker P,o-
OOhs,Jo"pr,yaia Soldiers aud
SS aiSi or Legion, ior Men in RAMS
0nl, Pushes Ane'd.
washington, D. c.. Congress will
torce the war departments hand
Lutf' respect to the disposal OF the
V waIn o00 900 worth of surplus army
$ SogStl,ffs hitherto kept off the
1 ,sSst;c market in compliance with
a 9Sn wisbes of the packers, the Gamers
.,5 other affiliated food monopo.lsts.
anu u Vs snite of political opposition
d LII the Democrats, the report of
! .bo snecial house subcommittee which
tns s i boen probing the surplus food
A' ~nSoI will be submitted to the
S SI"re' early next week. The report
mus ag,, accuses Secretary Baker of
InS a.i the food interests" by
uPttSboIdine the surplus food pro-
J,n+s from the domestic market and
uaTr to dispose of them abroad
ca far as circumstances would per-
nit it. 1 - +ha no
no,t demands the direct sale of these
tooG products to the people OF the
United States.
The report fays the war depart
r,ent,s lack of policy with respect to
Gsnosing OF its surplus food, points
onf that from the day the armlstlce
Was signed child could have fore
toIJ that there would be immense
s SU details agreements made
NTH the packers and Gamers to keep
tba canned foods away from the peo-
Mo Of this country in order not to
disturb the market, and discusses
tbp "inexcusable delay resulting IN
tbe spelling of millions of pounds of
ham and bacon to the great loss of
the government and the people"
Public sentiment throughout the
East has been greatly aroused by
these sensational revelations, and
there is little doubt that the action
OF congress in the matter will be
prompt and decisive.
A PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
In spite of general agitation for
selling to the people the war de-
partment's great stocks of surplus
food only one concrete plan by which
this can be carried out has yet beer
presented to congress. This is EN-
bodied in bill which has been intro
duced in the house by Representative
Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania and i:
arOuSing widespread interest anc
support.
The Kelly bill, if enacted, will
place the entire machinery of the
pOstOfice department at work distri
buting the food to buyers in ever.
town and hamlet. The war depart.
ment would be responsible for pre-
pairing the food for parcel post ship
ment at the various army foo,
depotS, and would also cooperat
with the. poStofice department b,
supplying additional motor truck.
and drivers for delivery work. Or
derS for the food, with certain re
stncuonS against speculative inten
tons, would be received by ever.
pOstotfice. Payment would be mad,
IN advance and a receipt given as
Surlng return Of money if for an
reason delivery should fail
ms plan has been Endorsed as en-
urely practical by Postmaster Ger
eraI Bprleson and by officials in tn
sales division of the war department
more than q score of congressme
nave already pledged themselves t
us support, although the bill wa
only drawn this week. Letters an
kilograms Undressing it are coming
from all parts Of the country.
LEAGUE DEVELOPMENTS
=. opponents to the league of NJ
tonS nave been immeasurably hear
TAea by the action of ex-Presider
la1t who is now on record as favo
Hls certain reservations in the leagu
VO'enant to protect the sovereignty 4
me United States. By this mo,
resident Wilson's avowed task
putting through the covenant
uIaWn IN Paris without change
liG E decidedly more difficult.
Encouraged by what they belie1
~ De changing sentiment through
wy the nation, Senators Borah, Hi
81" Ill Johnson, Brandagee and a fe
~ tuner bitter enders" are beginnir
70 openly demand reputation of Il
f Sioio league. Their argument is
n noLo"s; If the league of nations
C o;ri IN spirit and right in pri
T Ip:e 1t needs no reservations for t
na H.Seo States to join it. If it
v vottnei Oh these no amount of reese
t; Gslons can alter it's underlying he
lIy 10 American ideals" The
nal argue that the league c.
49, oe made acceptable to the cou
sb S ITIIhout reservations, and that
tirety. ' "e reJec'eo III {
o,,a me conservative Republicans, no
nj St, numbering three-fourths of
hoy hoy representation in the upp
~ Os s,. are fearful that indorseme
Cbon olllS stand might endanger tn,
oa for 1920 throughout t
co oun'ry. They believe that the Anne
~ rN people, by great majority, f.
In; ;he league, but want some res,
S 81 ., 70 protect American rights.
TlANIuNG CLAUSE OPPOSE
70 me Shantung provision continr
w We lne ralINincr nnin+ oE tho Ionc