The Washington herald., 1919-08-07
The Prcsident's Letter.

inc frcstdcnts Letter.
- am very sorry indeed thst
cannot comply with your suE-
EesttOn Of delay in the matter
Of my address TO joint session
Of Congress. The situation
which imPeIIed me last week
10 ask Congress 60 postpone its
recess until my rrcOmmends-
tiOns could he submitted Is still
acute. have under very srri-
Gus confederation the proper
action of the government with
reference 10 the high cost Of
living and ! feel that ID f. ny
duty at tho earliest possible
moment &c present certain re
concentrations now ready for
submission 10 Congress-
II have. therefore, asked tho
Vice President and the speaker
10 arrange, iG possible. for
joint session for Friday after
noon next at { O'Clock"
The President has decided on what
course he intends to recommend 10
Congress. L is learned. and needs ONLY
10 get his ideas into final shape Tot
presentation.
Wants Broader Laws
He plans to ask for laws which will
broaden the scope Of food cCnt-o, leg
islation 10 include other cowmodftfe~
so that profteerS in all lines may BE-
alta acked. IL is learned sem. officially
He also will ask for measures that Will
enable the government 10 reach tho
small individual profiteer and ~pecu-
lator. IL Is said. This would be IN,
retailer. Existing laws. he holds. ar"
adequate TO reach the big fellows d"
The Pres dent will tell Congress. o.
was intimated, that natural laws or
supply and demand no longer obtain
To Prosecute Packer.
Attorney General Palmer issued o.
statement in which he said 4 review
OF evidence obtained against the pack
ers by the Federal Trade Commission
jUStifics a prosecution Of the packers
for violation Of the Sherman an'i-trust
law, in his belief. Early action Is
promised.
Attorney Isidor J. KreseI will he IN
charge OF proceedings. Palmer stated
Palmer also teleEraphed all district
attorneys to proceed Immediately
against all persons hoard ne food
Please proceed with promptness and
diligence to make a thorouCh-EoiuC in
vestEation OF conditions in your dis
triCt with respect TO possible ola tons
Of this law Choarding) and OF the anti
trust laws. and when the evidence war
rants see that the arrests are made
without further instruction" Palmer
wired the attorneys.
Shoe Cost UnJustthed.
The Federal Trade Commission. N
a report made yesterday. said il has
found that the high price Of shoes can
not be justified by underlying eco
I nomic conditions
The commission, after exhaustive
inquiry into the pr1ce OF hides. shoes
and leather, is reporting TO Congress
that the larger packers control the
hide supply and have taken excessive
profits and passed increased costs 70
subsequent steps in manufacturing
and distribution said the report
Both manufacturers and retailers
. have taken unusual margins OF profits
/ the commission charged
Organized labor. through its repre-
, sentatives appearing before Congres-
sionsl committees, said the country
must have relief or there will be social
revolution.
Warren S. Stone chief Of the
/ Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
appeared before the House Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee In
support OF the plan for tederalizinE
/ the railways.
Stones Declaration.
L want to say one Jhung-and
I say IT in no spirit OF threat. / simply
want to state il as q fsct-and that
y is, unless Congress or someone finds
a solution for this problem within
two or three months-and I don't
mean a year or two-you are going
: to see the worst time you have ever
. seen in the history or this country.
The people are not going to foId
their hands while they starve. They
are going TO die fighting"
This declaration backed up BY Mr
Morrison just before the adjourn
ment OF the afternoon session. The
Federation official was greatly ex-
cited. Looking defiance at the mem
bers Of the committee, he shouted:
There is great unrest in the
country. Great bodies Of men, who
are not receiving the wages to
which they are entitled. are striking
in spite Of their oficisIs.
There comes a time when the
den is too heavy. and when that
.Ime arrives, you may expect a revo-
( luton TO the extent Of striking for
better conditions affecting the well
/ fare OF the workers"
SENATE Refuse. 10 Act.
Representative Webster. Of Wash
| ington, charged that organized labor
is attempting TO coerce Congress. This
was denied by Frank Morrison, secre=
tsry OF the American Federation Of