Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-06
PRESIDENT TO GO
BEFORE CONGRESS
IN H. c. |. FIGHT
Address Friday viii Contain
Recommended ns-Denies
Callers to Prepare It.

President Wilson will address Con-
gress In person next Friday. to recon-
mend legislation which shall reduce
the high price of the necessities of
life. ID -
4 nsny1ne~ htmssif 10 sesiisrs tor the
greater part of the time today. the
chief executive worked on the mes
mage FOR wnfe ~ entire nation is
waiting, and at the same time other
government agencies busted them
selves to discover, what persons or
agencies are responsible for condi-
tions. The Department of Justice is
prepared to enforce in full the letter
and spirit Of the Lever food control
act, aimed at hoerders and profiteers.
Plans Not Revealed.
No Official word came from the
White House as to what remedial
measures the President would. sus-
gests to Congress-, but 1T was under
stood he would favor q narrower mar.
gin between the purchase price and
handled by dealers, large and small.
Some method of increasing the pro-
duction Of meat and cereals also is
being sought by the administration to
bring prices down to the level of
former years.
Though the President Is known to
feel that any extensive strike Of rail-
road men or any other class of work.
ers would serve only to aggravate
present high prices and send them
in the matter of wage disputes to-
day, other than to receive represent
atives of the postal railway clerks
who called at the White House this
afternoon to ask that, they be in
cluded in any increase granted rail-
other group Of government employees.
Why Shoes Are So High.
prioe situation by a report on the
shoe industry, sent to Congress by
the Federal Trade Commission, as
sorting that excessive profits by
paSehisss, tanners and maInisctursr
ser1ed to put price Of Shoes ha1
to the present figures.
Wholesalers Head Offers Aid.
The commission has received
promise of fullest corporation in any
Investigation Of the cost of living
from. ]. H. McLaurin. president Of
the Southern Wholesale Grocers' As
ISOLATION. He sent the following
message to Chairman Colver:
II desire to place this organiza-
ton, its officers and more than 1000
members on record with you as de-
string to cooperate in any manner
possible with the. government off,
knowledge of all facts in relation to
the situation. at this time most vital
to the American people"
VIII Exert Full Power.
Full influence of every available
governmental agency is to be brought
to bear in the effort to reduce the
constantly mounting cost Of living.
Justice, the United States Grain Cor
poration and all other possible agen-
cfes are to cooperate, according to
plans tentatively outlined yesterday.
Julius H. Barnes. director of the
United States Grain Corporation. an
antee Of $2.26 bushel for this years
wheat crop will be maintained "as a
reserve protection against higher
prices later.
director Barnes further promised to
readjust flour pricer at the expense
u
Congress, II later developments in
dicated a world price for wheat
lower than the governments guar
antee price.
It was further announced by the
director Of the grain corporation that
standard export -four Is to be placed
on sale In every community in the
country in carload lots at not to ex-
coed $40 barrel This price, Director |
Barnes said. is at least 81 barrel
lower than any flour price ruling dur |
ing the last four months. .......,... 4
shrinkage in Wheat Crop.
Figures declared to be from the
grain corporations own private |
sources were given by Mr.. Barnes, |
showing probab1e shrinkaEe OF 400,- |
O00. 900 bushels OF wheat production |
TOR North America, about 250.00o.000 |
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