The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-04
Governor PUTS
HIS FOOT DOWN
ON LAWLESSNESS
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pr. H. A. Morgan, president, and the
Doard OF trustees OF the University OF
tennessee, IN an inspection Of local de-
partments of the university, He arrived
IN the city at Z O'Clock from jackson.
where he addressed the West Tennessee
Farmers institute Wednesday. He will
be the guest Of the local u. of T. Alumni
association at the Chamber Of Com
meTce at noon
Extra Session improbable,
The possibilities of a special session
Of the legislature nave dwindIed ex-
ceedingly, according to information
steamed from the governor. II am
hoping that will not have to call an
ezra session he said. The matter
mas oeen lett to me for investigation
as to the needs of one, but / have vet
formed no conclusion. II | find that 1t
IS my duty to do SO. | will call an eX-
ira session. However, these are times
OF unrest and disorder, and l do not
DeneVe an extra session would be adj
Vlsable II II can be avoided"
II 1t does become necessary to con-
Nene the legislators in special session,
not only the question of poll tax for
women, but that of profiteering win be
introduced. Gov. Roberts declared that
new legislation designed to stop profit
eerlng would be proposed. One Of these
would be a bill providing for the licens-
Ing Of concerns desiring to do business
m the state in such a way that repres-
sive competition and extortionate prices
could be controlled. The question of a
trade commission to act as a mercantile
tribunal might also be brought up, he
said. W are going to have a state
trade commission some day." said the
governor. 1T will, of course. be mod
eled after the federal commission"
Antiprofiteer Meeting.
With reference to the meeting of dis
trict attorneys of the state with the
encouragement and himself, which the
governor has called for Saturday in
Nashville, he said stock would be taken
of the powers of the courts of the state
to protect the people against profiteer-
Ing. Some policy Of concert for action
OF what powers the laws of the state
now give to prevent extortion would be
adopted. he said. I'VE have no anti
boarding law in the state, but we have
a. law which enables US to get monthly
reports from the cold storage people
and we can cooperate with the federal
authorities by turning this information
over to them"
The new tenantry system or long
time leases which was featured at the
Jackson meeting was warmly Endorsed
by the governor. at is the only sys-
tenn under which we may increase the
production of small grains and get fall
blowing. Diversificatlon will not flour
ish under any other plan, nor can the
fertility of the soil be maintained in
4 a country where farming is largely done
by tenants. | remember when | was
l farming, l always encouraged a ten
ant to take a long lease. | wanted him
to stay as long as he could. OF course,
/, there should be proper restrictions on
! the long lease, such as a clause in the
contract providing the tenant shall farm
in such a way as to improve the
land"
The registration Of women in East
Tennessee far surpassed that Of the
women in Middle or Western Tennes-
see, said the governor.