New-York tribune., 1919-01-29

peHSdlioH, 10 cooperate Win any
agency or person; to utilize any de-
partment or agency Of the govern
ment; to authorize such agency or
agencies created by him as afore-
said to use the funds hereby appro-
prlated SO far as necessary and with
authority in said agency or agencies
TO borrow additional sums and to
pledge me credit and property of the
agency or the assets held by it for
the payment thereof; to authorize
said agency or agencies TO buy wheat
Of the crops of 1913 and 1919 and
wheat products from the same crops
and other foodstuHs and feeds
from producers or others at the
guaranteed prices aforesaid, or
such prices as may be neces-
sary for cash or on credit and
to sell or export and sell such wheat,
wheat products, foodstuffs and
feeds at profit or loss, as in the
judgment OF such agency OF agencies
rlAN be necessary; to authorize such
agency or agencies to lease or buy
storage facilities or to contract for
the construction Of storage facili-
ties or both to authorize said
agency or agencies to requisition
storage space and 10 prescribe the
terms to be paid therefor, with
proper provision for appeal; TO au-
thorlzc said agency or agencies 20
make payment for storage and other
usual expenses in the carrying of
wheat and wheat products in eleva-
Tors or elsewhere whether the wheat
IS owned or held by the agency or
agencies or not; to authorize such
agency or agencies to increase the
price the agency or agencies VIII
pay Tor wheat or wheat products in
order TO cover storage on farms or
elsewhere; to require preferential
railroad service TO any agency or
agencies appointed by him on Amer
ican railroads and steam ships so long
as the same are under the control Of
the government Of the United StuteS;
to authorize said agency or agencies
to control the trading on any ex-
changes or to prohibit the trading at
any exchanges at such time or times
as may be deemed desirable and
proper; to authorize said agency or
agencies to use the fund hereby ap-
propriated so far as may be neces-
sary for the purposes aforesaid and
to meet the marketing conditions and
competitive prices of foreign grow
crS of wheat; to authorize said
agency or agencies to prescribe such
rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary or proper to pro
tect the government of the United
States from paying the guaranteed
prices aforesaid for any wheat other
chan that covered by the procama-
tons aforcsaid; to authorize SAID
agenCr or agencies to sell wheat or
foodstuffs and feeds for cash or on
credit in the United States and It's
l.. vat
the world, and to engage IN foreign
shipment; to authorize said agency
or agencies to control Dealers mlll-
ors and elevators, or the operators
thereof, by license or other like
power. and also to prescribe trade
margins; to authorize the agency or
agencies aforesaid to control the ex-
port and import Of wheat products
and other foodstutfs and feeds; and,
further, to exercise any Of the pow
crs delegated 90 the President OF the
United States by the terms Of the
"An act to provide further for the
national security and defence by en-
couraging the production. conserving
the supply and controlling the dis
tribution Of food products and fuel"
approved AUGUST 10, 1917
Guards Against Invalidation
i That if any clause sentence,
paragraph or part Of this act shall
for any reason be adjudged by any
court Of competent jurisd cted 10 be
invalid, such judgment shall not al
feet, impair or invalidate the remain
der thereof, but shall be confined IN
its operation to the clause. sentence,
paragraph or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which
such judgment shall have been rem
dered
). Any person who makes any
false tAtemcnt Of repre- entation to
any a'iccr. agent OF ensploye Of the
United States connected with the ad
ministration Of said guarantee for
the purpose of securing the benefits
thereof or who knowingly violates
any order rule or regulation made or
issued by the President or under his
authority and in pursuance of the
powers granted by this act shall be
guilty o. misdcmeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding $4,000 and
imprisonment for not more than one
year, or both.