The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-05
WILSON STUDIES
FOOD PROBLEM
President and Advisers Urge
Speedy Relief Action
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60 the revival 81 tho price fixing and
profit limiting functions of the food
administration and the war indus.
tries board, now imperative for lack
Of funds. altho the laws which en-
abled them 10 operate sun are on the
statute books.
The federal trade commission. IL
was said. has production figures on
$50 900 600 900 worth of commodities.
including bread. -four. canned goods
and other foods. These figures were
used by tho government In price linn.
ting during tho war. and Will form
the basis OF any action growing out
OF the present agitation. according TO
officials.
The president. II was learned.
hofes 60 present definite recommen.
dationa within few days.
New laws may be asked from cor.
greas whore existing legislation Is
considered inadequate.
The president. according TO his al
vi-ers. feels that natural economic
laws are responsible for high prices
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that natural conditions are agra.
waited by combinations. profiteering.
speculation and boarding.
He IL said 10 believe these ariifi.
elai conditions can be sroken down
hy federal action. and that their ea.
isience Is Responsible Tor much Of
a.. unrest and dissatisfaction.
Repeal OF the wheat price guar
antec Il scheduled 90 be- discussed by
the senate agricultural committee
shortly with senators from agricui.
turai states apparently widely differ.
ing
Chairman Gronna, North Dakota.
favors repeal on the ground that the
farmer win then get higher prices
fot wheat
Farmers Would Lose,
Senators Norris. Nebraska. Capper.
Kansas. and other members OF the
committee. declare the farmer will
lose II the government minimum
price Il removed
Charges that the government
hsclf. thru the United State.
Grain corporation. which IL mar.
krting the nations wheat crop,
II guilty Of profii~rring In grains
and thus responsible for boosting
the cost of living. were To be
made To the house today by
Representative MeCuIloeh. Ohio.
The grain corporation. thru Its
complete control Of tn. market,
.s..r...l
high "a 10 crnis n bush~i above
the sass guaranteed price and
the transactions have resulted
In a profit of nearly SCI 900 .ooa
Ia the government. he declared.
Mr.. Barnes. In hia letters 10 me,
apparently boasts 81 hiu profit aa
good business achievement" said
McCuiloch. He asks. Don't you
think Il is a good business to make
a profit on your turnover and an.
parrntiy II out 10 make a record for
himself.
Wasn't So Intended
His action 10 aa far from what
congress intended as anything could
be. We did no; only intend tina, no
profit should BE- made. but appro-
priated 81 600 900 900 to resell the
wheat TO the people NJ lower prices.
the government TO absorb tn. loss.
The profit. Mr.. Barnes admits. IL
in addition 10 all the expenses Of the
corporation. which are very large. .
The house today will be asked 20
order an investigation Of high sugar
prices. with submission Of the rcso-
luton OF Representative Tinkham.
Massachusetts,, favorahly reported
from the Interstate commerce com.
mission.
The object Of the investigation.
which will be conducted by tho fed.
eral trade commission. viii be tn
show there ls no justification for the
present prices.