South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-29
Administration
BILL PREVENTED
Food Administration Prepares
Measure for Funds to Pay
$2.20 for Wheat.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. - An
administration bill appropriating
,25O.OOO,OOO to enable the govern
ment to carry out its guarantee TO
the farmer of a price of $2.2O a
bushel for the 1919 wheat crop was
transmitted 10 the chairmen of the
senate and house aricultural com
mittees Tuesday by the food admins
tration.
The measure, which was drawn
by officials of the food administra-
ton and the department Of agricul
ture. was described BY some SEM
atOrs as an omnibus measure which
would permit the president TO con-
tinue the food administration in
operation and TO exercise all of the
powers conferred upon him by the
federal food control act.
Sen. Gore, chairman Of the SEN
ate committee. announced that he
would not introduce the measure il
the senate.
1T is broader than I think Is
necessary" lie declared Il NAV
take it as a basis for another bill
which ] may introduce"
Under the bill as drawn. govern
ment authority TO control grain
dealers. millers and elevators by
license or other like powers" would
be continued and the president
would be authorized TO create any
agency or agencies to buy the 1915
and 1919 wheat crops. wheat prod
ucts and other foOdsUuffs and feeds, -
At the guaranteed prices. regulate
export and import of wheat; re-
quire preferential railroad service
as long as the railroads are under
government control; control grain
/ exchanges and prohibit trading
/ upon them at such time or times
as may be deemed desirable or
proper TO meet market conditions
and competitive prices of foreign
/ grown wheat and TO prescribe
such rules and regulations DIS may
! be deemed necessary to protect the
/ government of the United States
from paying the guaranteed prices
| aforesaid for any wheat other than
/ that covered by proclamauons."
President Has Power.
/ In addition, the president through
/ the agency he would designate could
/ also sell either domestically or b.
export wheat, wheat products or by
+ products at profit or less as in
+ the judgment of such agency may
/ be necessary"
/ He also could lease, buy or requi-
sition STORAGE space and prescribe
/ the terms to be paid for 1t.
/ In transmitting the measure to
/ the committee, Chairman William
y. Glasgow, il, chief counsel for
( the food administration, wrote that
the legislation was requested in or
/ der to maintain the guarantees in
/ their integrity to the farmer and
/ to save the treasury of the United
| States from loss if that be posi-
| BILE"
Thus far there has been 10 esti-
mate as to what the cost TO the gov
eminent of maintaining the 1919
] prices would be. Officials have said
/ that il depended largely upon Euro
pean needs. the amount of stocks
. in Argentina, Australia and Canada.
I and whether or not Russia would
have available supplies for export.
The department of agriculture
has estimated that the total import
wheat requirements for Europe, in
| GLIDING Germany and Austria,
would likely exceed 72S,OOO, zoe
bushels this year. The surplus
stock from Canada. Argentina and
Australia was estimated at 495, 000,-
I 600 bushels. From the 1918 crop
1 the United States probably viii
have a surplus of Pr 900, 600 bush
els for export and carry-over.