Arizona republican., 1919-08-02
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House Postpones Recess to Get Busy - All Govern ment Agencies Unite in Wrok on Various Phases All the Nation Behind Move
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WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-Develop- ments today in the efforts of the gov ernment to reduce the high cost of living were:
 The house at the request of Presi- dent Wilson agreed to defer its planned five weeks recess and consider de- mands of railroad employees for in creased wages.
 The senate again discussed increased living costs but postponed action on the Myers resolution proposing reduc- tion in currency circulation.
 The committee of three, appointed yesterday to consider means of re- ducing living expenses and report to President Wilson and cabinet Monday, began work.
 The national officials of the Broth erhood of Railway Conductors con- ferred with President Wilson regard ing increased wages and the cost of living.
 The house interstate commerce con- mittee reported favorably resolution directing the federal trade commission to investigate the increased price of shoes.
 Resolutions and bills designed to all leviate conditions of living were in troduced in both house of congress-
 Of the half dozen important develop ments, however the request of Presi- dent Wilson that the house forego its recess at least temporarily to consider wage requests of the railroad workers of the country and to study economic conditions was by far the most unex- pected.
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 Alacrity with which the house com piled with the request of the president was taken as an indication of the deep impression made on members of con- gress by pleas for relief from all parts of the country.
 President Wilson, i. was said at the White House today. had the subject of economic conditions before him in variety of phases. In making his request to the house he said that he expected important recommendations within a fortnight" from his advisers.
 Shortly before the president sent his request to the house, it was learned that the conference of cabinet members and other officials assembled yester- day by Attorney General Palmer to in- itiate measures for relieving the aver age man from high rrices would re- assemble Tuesday and would have a new member in the person of Julius Barnes, director of tlc United States Grain corporation. An invitation to him to attend was interpreted today as meaning that serious consideration would be given to the proposal to sell wheat at the market price, allowing the government to absorb the differ ence between that and the s2.26 guar anteed the farmer. Several officials have expressed the opinion that a free market for wheat would result in declines in the price of flour which would bring down other staples ma terially.
 Director General Hines, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Leffingwell and Chairman Colver of the federal trade commission, appointed a special committee by the conference. will re- port at the next meeting on the vari- ous suggestions which have been ad vanced, especially those to curb profi- teering. The department of justice :s understood to be prepared to put the entire law enforcing machinery of the government back of any campaign thai may be decided upon to stop extortior in the prices of neccssaries.