Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-04
HIGH PRICES, RAIL EMPLOYEES
DEMANDS AND TREATY DEBATE
BEFORE CONGRESS THIS WEEK



Washington Ang. z--Sesps to-
ward reducing the high cost Of Nv
ING are expected thus week
While al EoT-rnec1 depE@sr.s
ara vurErg toward the end Of ale
waiting unrest by restoring Z Norma
level Of prices. N tne meeting Tues
Gay uf ths conference called by At
-orsy General Palmer 70 consider
the best method q p-oceetz-s- es-
psc1aly WITH respect - prut1eeung
The corur.ee appointed nv ths
conference. Director General Hines
szszstar1 Secretary of the Treasury
LeEngwel and Chairman Colvs- O.
-aa Federal Trade Comnlsssrr. nars
t.een engaged II an exchange q.
memoranda winch Wiz be rur before
The conference for Recommendation
Ii PRECEDENT wilson who Is fnFicw-
Ing al steps closely.
The presence Of JuEls H Barnes.
director Of the TrTaec States Grain
Corporation, At the meeting TUESDAY
VIII Eve expert counsel ID the cab
met members arlc ether officials IN
the grain SITUATION. Consideration q.
n plaza TO seE wheat n n tree wnez-
narktst with the government a.hsurh-
Tng the difference between the mar.
ket prlce and the EEaranteed price
Is believed certain
There are Indications that the q
rorney general Is paylrE especial At
te1rlor To cases Of pruf1eerirS h
has 81 ms disposal a great volume
of information collected by The Fed
eral Trade Commission showing pro-
1ucncn costs IN scores Of lndus1rie:
5ad vnlle there Il no law by which
proE-eerlng Eay be punished directly
Mr.. Palmer has said that there i.
great deal ef good law On tn.
s-a1-Te books and II Is believed b.
VIII find q way ID punish any cases
where there are evidences CT ex.or.
nor
The average citizen il the man u
whose behalf the 5roS-eerinr Irres-
Ergauon VIII be pushed. despEze tn.
fact that Z was the new demand.
ef the railroad labor unions winch
PsrecipI1aied r Several officials haE,
expressed sympathy with the sala-1es
nan VINO lacks the backing Of a pow.
erful organization
The cost Of living situation Il va.
learned today VIII be ore Of n:
chief topics TO be discussed ~ Tuez-
Gays cabinet meeting. The cuesrior
q reducing Irving expenses was
brought up at izs- weeks meeting
bur Is Is understood thai Pres WI
soE and his advisers declded 70 post
p1ne efforts ID reach Al agreement
as 70 definite action pending the 60
tanning Of definite Information
When government officials RESUME
their a-lsmpt 60 find a solution 70 IN
cest OF living problems t1m0-rvv
another tactar VIII have entered infs
the sl-Ea lon-rns ordering Of Z
strike vote. rer-nalo4e August "a
among the sac. poe shop employees @;
American railroads. Information
that rhR sfoprnen were not dlspCset
10 accept President wLlson's rrcpos-
al 10 have Congress create a specla
body 70 pass On their demands an
20 consider them in connection VIII
living proh4enS- took oficIals by ser
prise. Il generally was thought tia
the shop men woald await some &C,
ton by Congress before procee6ia.
further vIrh ther threat 70 STRIKE
Representative Fitzgerald Of Mass
ach0setcs. who called II the WIN
House yesterday 70 advocate IN
creased wages fer government EN-
plcyes- TODAY made public a 1erte
which he had written % the Pres
iden1 suggesting that the planne
discharge Of navy yard employees b
abandoned