Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-29
PROPOSE BILL ID PROTECT WHEAT
 CROP 0F 1919
Asks Appropriation of Bill
 lion and a Quarter.
GORE REFUSES TO
 INTRODUCE BILL
Would Give resident Power of Food
 Control Act.

Washington, Jan. 28.-An admins. tration bill appropriating S1,250,, ,O0O,- 900 to enable the government to carry out it's guarantee to the farmer of a price of $2.20 bushel for the 1919 wheat crop was transmitted to the chairman of the Senate and House agricultural committees today by the Food Administration.
 The measure, which was drawn by l officials of the food administration and the department of agriculture 1 described by some Senators as an omnibus measure which would permit the President to continue the food administration in operation and to exercise all of the powers conferred l upon him by the food control act
 Senator Gore, chairman of the Senate committee, announced that he would not introduce the measure in the Senate.
 Ut is broader than I think is nec- essary," he declared. q may take 1t as basis for another bill which may introduce"
 Gives Government Control. Under the bill as drawn, govern ment authority to control grain deal CTS, millers and elevators "by license or other powers," would be continued, and the President would be authorized 'to create any agency or agencies" to buy the 1918 and 1919 wheat crops, wheat products and other foodstuffs and feeds" at the guaranteed prices, regulated export and import of wheat: require preferential railroad service as long as the railroads are under government control; control grain ex- changes and prohibit 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 pre- scribe such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to protect the government of the United States from paying the guaranteed prices aforesaid for any wheat other tl'an that covered by proclamations."
 Power to President.
 In addition the President. through the agency, he would designate could also sell either domestically or by ex- port wheat, wheat products or by products at profit or less "as in the judgment of such agency may be nec- : essary" He could also lease, buy or , requisition storage space and pres- cribe the terms to be paid for it.
 In transmitting the measure to the committee Chairman William A.. Glasgow, Jr., chief counsel for the food administration, wrote that the legislation was requested in order to maintain the guarantees in their ill- tegrity to the farmer and to save the treasury of the United States from loss if that be possible"
 Thus far there has been no esti- mate as to what the cost to the gov ernment of maintaining the 1919 prices would be. Officials have said that it depended largely upon Euro pean needs, the amount of stocks in 1 Argentina, Australia and Canada and whether Russia would have availble supplies for export.
 Europe Requires Imports. The department of agriculture has estimated that the total import wheat requirements for Europe, including Germany and Austria, would likely exceed 728.O0O,00O bushels this year. The. surplus stock from Canada, Ar genuine and Australia was estimated at 495, ,OOO, ,OOO bushels. From the 1918 crop, the United States probably will have surplus of 277 900, 900 bushels for export and carry-6ver.
 "If the total surpluses of other countries are exhausted and Russia is not relied upon for anything, this year." said the statement, "T:4e Uni ted States will be called upon to ex- port 233,0OO,Ooo bushels and would have a carry-over into next year of A, 100000 bushels. This carryover, however, is likely to be reduced by increased consumption in the United States and Europe following several years of short rations. The 1919 wheat crop in the United States IS expected to give an exportable sur plus of 35O,00O,O00 to 4OO,OOO,O0O bushels. In both 1919 and 1920 the question of price and the ability of i European countries to finance ..pnr- chases are the decisive factors"
 Need Other Grains.
 The department also has estimated that European needs for other grains will be so great, that the United States wil lbe able to supply only the