The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-09-04
GOVERNMENT CAM
PAleN TO REDUCE
COST OF LIVING
OPTIMISM REieNS IN CAPITAL
AFTER GOVERNORS PROMISE
AID IN FOOD FIGHT.
Closest co-Operation Is PLEDGED BY
Chiefs During Conferences With
r Wilson and Palmer-Rclief Is EN-
peeted in Next Thirty Days.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Observation-Disclosures was given TO
the Governments campaign 10 reduce
the cost of living at conference ar
which the closest cooperation between
federal and state authorities was as
sured. Six Governors, Gardiner, of Mis-
souri,; Miliken, of Maine: Burnquist.
of Minnesota, Campbell, of Arizona ::
Sproul, of Pennsylvania. and Cooper.
of South Carolina. and Lieutenant
Governor Mcdowell. of Montana. rep
resenting the National Conference Of
Governors, passed several hours
studying the situation with Attorney
General \. Mitchell Palmer and call
ed at the White House to offer Ia
President Wilson the full authority of
the states in the effort to restore a
normal price level As a result. there
was greatest optimism in the capital
over the outlook than had been eviden.
in number of days.
Quick Action Expected.
With the far-reaching state organl-
cations carrying the message of econ
omy and increased production into
every county and aiding the federal
authorities in bringing 20 justice hoard
ers and prohteers. officials believed eN-
ccllent results would be obtained in
the next 30 days which would avert
the menace of transportation strikes
10 obtain higher wages. After our
meetings with the President and At .
torney General the Committee OF I
Governors announced, Certain facts /
are clear"
Il. That all the citizens Of the ma
tion and all organizations should Co /
operate Immediately for the purpose .
of Increasing the production of the .
necessities of life.
- That economy in conSumptinn
and care in purchasing the necessities
of life are equally important with pro-
duction.
80. That every agency Of the Fed
eral and the State Governments should
cooperate forthwith to prevent profit
eering
"The Attorney General has assured
us that he will pursue under existing
and proposed law all profiteering.
The suggestion of the Attorney
General that fair price commission.
er be appointed in each of the states
and fair price committees in the diff I
ferent localities OF the states, upon
the nominations of the Governors, was
mdOrSed While the Attorney General
expressed Il desire To rely upon the as
sistance of community efforts IN the
of the elimination of prof
iteerlng, through local fair price com
lac gave assurance that when
such efforts were not forthcoming aud
results were not SatiSfa tory his de
partment would handle these questions
directly.
"One of the most important things
Ia bee done is 10 convince the public
that prices are not going higher" Mr..
Riley said. president Wilson has said
i was apparent that the cost of living
had reached the peak, but In spite Of
ihe situation we are facing, merchants
everywhere are out with advertise
ments about high prices next year aud
urging the public TO buy all sorts OF
things now. Most of that is just plain
propa ganda. Prices won't be higher
Il the people are not stampeded into
things they don't need or
.an do without, and we are going To
.ell them 50 II We can convince them
he victory's won"