The sun., 1919-08-17
AttOrney-General to Begin
Fight on Profiteers With
Speech Here.
TO TELL FAIR PRICES
Cotton Producers See 4Oc. a
Pound and Oppose
U. s. Control.
FARMERS ALSO PROTEST
Packers Open Headquarters to
Defeat Kenyon Measure
in Senate.
FARMERS ALSO PROTEST
Special Despatch to The sus.

Special Despatch to THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. - Develop.
ments in the fight on the high cost OF
living to-day were:
Attorney General Palmer will ad-
dress the fair price committee In
New York Monday following con-
ferences with Federal District At
torneys for the State and United
States agents.
Mr.. Palmer win examine the
scale of prices drawn UP for New
York with the probability that 1t
will be adopted II approved by him
as a model for the whole country.
Cotton, cereal and meat producers
are out in flat opposition to the
Presidents programme for fighting
high living COSTS.
Farmers proposed programme,
many points Of which are directly
at variance with the Governments
efforts.
Strong indications developed that
in extending the food control act to
cover wearing apparel cotton may
be included under Federal control.
A shortage of so per cent. in the
bean crop, estimated by representa-
tives of the farmers, was blamed on
the Administration.
The packers announced opening
Offices here to fight the Kenyon
Anderson licensing measure aimed
particularly at regulation Of the big
packers.
New York city Is to be the centre OF
the Federal campaign against the high
cost of living on Monday. Attorney
General Palmer is to go to New York
to address the fair price committee
and confer with its members on the
New York situation. He also will get
in personal touch with the United
States Attorney and Federal agents
there who are active In the campaign
Palmer to Speak Here.
Announcement of the acceptance by
the Acknowledgement Of an invitation
from former Food Administrator Will
Jams 20 meet the New York consumers
in the fight against the high cost OF
living was made at the Department OF
Justice to-day. The Attorney General $
address may not be formal one but
il Ii one of a series he II making to
consumers and retail dealers In many
cities as a part of the Administration
plan for enlightenment Of the people
that the pressure OF public opinion may
be brought to bear on prices.
Mr.. Palmer is expected to outline to
the commission the measures being
taken by the Government to scotch the
profiteer and hoarder and bring to book
those responsible for price boosting
through combinations He also will con-
fer on the plans of the New York COM
mittee in publishing fair prices at which
should buy. AS a result the
New York list probably will be closely
watched and followed throughout the
ountry as IL will have informal Federal
backing through the consideration Of the
General
Cotton growers of the South and the
cereal and meat producers OF the middle
West are apparently united firmly In
opposition TO President Wilson's pro-
gramme for the control Of the national
food production situation. The cotton
people are confident that the law of
supply and demand II left free
play without Government restrictions.
especially on exports, cotton viii go pos
sibly to 40 cents a pound, and they want
the money.
Likewise the wheat producers are sure