Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-09
President Has No
Immediate Remedy

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the peace terms may be changed. or
held in allegiance, it is idle to look
for permanent relief
Tells of Work Done.
He told congress what the various
agencies of the executive depart
ments have done and contemplate
doing to check profiteering.. He
suggested that the federal control
act be extended, both as to the
scope of its powers and the time it
shall be in operation, and asked that
penalties be fixed for violations of
the act. He also recommended a
law regulating cold storage and that
all goods for interstate commerce
be plainly marked with the price at
which they left the producer. He
recommended national control of
the processes of distribution" by
federal license, and reiterated his
opening appeal for the help of Eu-
rope. His suggestion that, strikes
undertaken at this critical time are
certain to make matters worse, not
better, worse for them and every
body else received approval.
The presidents address, added
nothing to the sum Of executive in
forma ton that has been freely dis
tributed for several days from the
federal trade commission, the De-
partment OF Justice. and the De-
partment of Agriculture, and there
was wonderment by members of
both parties in congress why it had
been necessary to summon them
from distant places to hear the
president repeat what the depart
ments had been making public for
week, unless it was to endeavor to
show the relationship between the
league of nations and the high cost
of living and how the crisis could be
avoided by ratifying the treaty
without further debate. The mes
sage brought forth some interest
inr and varied comment from the
various members of the Nebrask
delegation present.
Thoughts Still in Europe.
"While the general temper of his
remarks" said Congressman Jefferis,
Showed that the presidents
thoughts are still in Europe, several
of his statements were most inter
esting in their frankness. His state
ment that the heads of the various
had the power to deal
with the situations closely followed
by the, admission that we have
just fully awakened to what has
been going on is clear indication
that he realizes that we have paid
too much attention to foreign af-
fairs and not enough to our own,
and is an indictment of his own
appointees for not having acted
sooner. | am very glad that the
president feels with us that the
surplus stocks of food and clothing
should be at once sold. 1t is an
assurance that the activities of the
committee on war expenditures have
not been fruitless. His attitude on
strikes at this time is in my judg-
ment correct, and will be upheld.
Ignorant of Future.
Strenuous objection to the pro-
posal of the president to extend the
tenure of the, food control act was
voiced by Congressman Reavis.
This, act" he said, "is wartime
measure and will be in force and
until peace is ratified.
That day may see conditions re-
turned to their normal standard, and
It is obviously unnecessary to legis-
ate at this time on this matter when
we are ignorant of what the future
1as in store for US. To extend the
tenure of this act now would, in my
opinion, be a serious blow to the
economic interests of the country
md would be unWarranted.'
1T was a plea for the league OF
for bigger appropriations
md for more Hoover" This was
he terse summing up of the speech
,y Congressman Andrews.
Congressman Mclaughlin char
the address as "disappoint-
ng" and stated that the act of Au-
gust 10, 1917, vested the president
and his cabinet with full powers to
act in this emergency.