New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
Wilson to Send
Secret Service
After Hoarders
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an emergency exists reouir;nr s,ch
action, and which was incornoro.eI See
IN the sundrv civil acts o. ;9t, ,nI
l'l' under the caption 'Suppress;ng
couEterte't!ng and other crimes wa7
oIh't'ed from the ac, cf the clrren,
year, and Tor the additional reasn,
thal 'he appropriation which sus-
ta'ns The tcld at;ons Of the qe,-
wee IS inadequate.
i.ioretcro beg 90 amend sre o.
o!niate .! u dct;c eAey NJ The "nnro-
Pa .a'.on -or tac .oYgieo subm ittsd
"ltN nv ietter OF jC,s -. l9l9 bv
:, .i.c cl'asl lpE the amou, asked for 20
- '1'o'' ara u" inclusion Of the
clause ab"v" referred 80. as .sl,.,,.1.
"'IloviGcd fuYti.n.. taa. r@.t
juno 70 90. The Pres des., Is n,i.
'nor:zed % H.rect. Without reference
20 eF stun" limitations. -he u~e -
persons emp oIeC .ceum0ey. j.. H.
ms Judgment az emergency cDi.ts
"Aic' requires suci action
YES pccttuiiY utncG tnat ,h,s
.ee"eSt ieeo VI Immediate attention
III orGer that the services @ ,heeo
agehts nay become available as SOON
Majority leader Mondcll said to-nipht
w wv" requests lof apultlonal apprO-
pr auons would be acted upon bv the
appropriations Committee as soon as
possible.
The statement issued by the Senate
Agricultural Committee to-day is the
iIfSt OF series that VII be prenarpd
by IN" members Of that committee in
cooperation with representatives Of
national tarm organization 20 set the
farmer ght in the eyes Of the coun-
try It was the first cry against the
high cost OF living agitation by any
group in Congress-
Senator Hoke Smith, Democrat. Of
Georgia, epitomzed the sentiment Of
the committee when he said:
IF this howl against high prices
means lower prices for the farmer.
am against it. Every one knows the
farmer IS the poorest paid man in the
country. He has just too much to he a
Bolshevlsk and too little to be a pluto
crat"
he committee statement gave notice
that the committee will seek to revise
the present grain standards so that
they VIII not penalize the farmer. Sen
ator Gronna. chairman of the commit
tee, Will seek an appointment with Ju-
lus Barnes head Of the United States
Gram Corporation. to secure read
Justment OF discount rates, which were
also protested against.
Want Change of Standards
I'VE at this time shall insist on a
change IN the wheat standards 60 as
not to nenalize every grower of wheat .
sad the statement. "Hundreds OF mill
ions of bushels of wheat have been
by extreme heat this season,
which under the present grading and
discount rules may not average the
producer Sl.oO bushel. Authoritative
investigators have found such wheat
to be OF the highest milling value, and
1t IS unthlnkable that farmers should
sustain loss OF from 90 to - cents
a bushel by reason of the arbitrary
standards that have been established.
This wheat in large measure will go
INTO the production of the best patent
tours and be sold to the consuming
publc at prices based on number one
wheat. The producers are thereby de-
trauded and the consumers receive no
benefit"
Representative Fess IN his address
TO the House set out nine ways OF re-
duclng the cost of living without re-
sort to additional legislation. They
were:
1. To take immediate steps TO in
crease the purchasing power Of the
dollar.
2. Control the export Of food
stuifs, even to the point of an en-
barge If necessary.
3 Get out Of Europe bag and bag
gage" as soon a. possible
4. Dismantlc Immediately the war
machine and repeal the war lcgis-
at'on so as to get back to q peace
basis.
.. Eliminate every item of need
less waste, cut off every unneccs-
sary agency induced by war and re-
duce the national payroll to pre-
war times as soon as possible
Sell the Var Stores
G. Dispose OF the vast stores OF
war materials, both in Europe and
this country, on the best salvage
basis. and to the best advantage of
the public at large. by opening sales
direct with the pubic.
:. lnaugurate campaign of work
and saving" against the paneful eX-
travagance so widely prevalent
5. The government must get out of
business at the earliest possibl day.
but if necessary enforce a regulatory
control of transportation under pri
vate enterprises, that economy and
efficiency may be assured without
the danger of advantage being taken
of the public.
g. All protiteering must be punish
ed to the limit.
Mr.. Fess insisted that President
Wilson's suggestion that more laws are
needed is NOT tenable. "Ful power to
prosecute the protitecrs already is in
the hands of the government agencies,
he said, "and appropriations just mad
are now available.
The only thing necessary is TO use
the auth ority he now has to enforce the
aw. The failure is not want of law.
out lack of enforcement incident to an
itinerary government, too much en-