The sun., 1919-05-12
PRICES FALL WITH
MORE PRODUCTION
L. S. Wheat Director Secs Hope
i'm Future as Nations Re-
cover From War.
PROTECTS HOME SUPPLY
Letter to Women Outlines
Food OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Start Campaign.
PROTECTS HOME SUPPLY

Julius H. Barnes. United States Wheat
Director, has written a letter to Miss
Eva Snow of wellfieet, Mass, who Is
distressed over the high cost of eatables,
In which he says that the return to pro-
ductive Industries OF the men OF Euro
pean nations, who for four years have
been engaged in work of destruction, will
have its influence in reducing the cost
of essentials of life.
Il am glad you have started to re-
duce the price of necessities" Miss
Snow wrote to Mr.. Barnes. why, the
present price of -four. butter, MILK. eggs,
cereals-everything- me, woman
without any income, almost insane.
There are many like me, too, only per-
haps some are worse Off. l believe there
Is not an honest man in the world"
Mr. Barnes's reply to Mss Snow was
IN part as follows: I'VE cannot set aside
'ntirely natural laws. We have not the
legislative authority to exercise IL we
wished but we have tried. by present.
ing the facts and the need of the Amer
lean people. to secure intelligent coopera-
ton to tighten the very burdens OF
which you complain. We have stimu-
lated production we have tried to sup
ply the eacred obligations of Europe
falling upon us with as little disturbance
of our domestic markets as could be
hoped for. But when we have done all
We could We realize that the imitation
which necessarily follows expansion of
world credit will. to those of fixed in
come bring measure OF hardship.
Hopeful of Future.
AS for the future, there is everything
r q q
anything radical Production is being
resumed by 400,00o.000 people in Eu-
rope who have for Scur years only been
hghting DESPERATELY and blindly. Bel
GUM has struggled 10 its feet, and the
Belgian Relief Commission has dscon-
tlnued its work there because these peo-
pie are again able to stand alone. Po-
land, Czecho-Slovakia. Rumania, Serbia
Finland. all promise stable Governments
and the beginning of the orderly proc
esses of life in the immediate future
The effect Of these requirements in pro-
duction and orderly distribution viii
tighten the strain on America and our
own. fortunate country will be enabled
domestic markets.
Meantime our task is TO hbld the
| situation as steady as possible. Their,
has been no real reason for any advance
In -four. We have protected the tonnes
tic supply without jeopardy and mills
and dealers are beginning 10 realize this
and recover their business sanity. Tho
task OF all citizens Is to pursue taeiI
everyday yays with the fun measure
Of energy in the prosecution. Of their
own tasks, and OF forbearance and con.
sideration toward the problem OF
| others"
Mrs. Julian Heath. president ant
! founder OF the National Housewife.
| League. said last night the ieagu, Ia!
taken up in earnest the fight for lower
living cost by an attack upon the price
Of wheat and corn.
| No Need Now for Mar Prices.
The cost of living must be reduced
II the American home is to be main
tanned. business stimulated and thu
march of Bolshevism stayed" Mrs
Heath said. I'VE grant that abnorma
conditions produced by the war obtain
but We maintain Just the same, tina
much of the present conditions can anC
should be alleviated.
When on March Congress passo,
the $1,000, 100000 appropriation to safo
guard the guarantee of s226 n bushe
Of wheat to the producer. the consume
thought he had paid through this 81,
000.000.000 appropriation the war obi
| CATION to the farmer. Is II not true TIA
this SI.000,00o,0 900 appropriation wa
made in order that the Government con
tract with the farmer could be retired
of course without loss to the farmer
The farmer must not lose. 1t is i wa
debt, but with the great crop available
by July / the consumer must benefit.
The working people. who eat tn
most bread. are paying the largest II,
on s2.26 wheat. The consumer, repre-
sents 30 per cent. of the population, IN
remaining 80 per cent being farmer
but of course not by any means ri
| wheat farmers. Therefore t. Is IN
majority percentage OF the people of liz
United States that would benefit by III
lowered cost and the guaranteed farmc
would not be the loser.
The National Housewives Le1gu
proposes definite legislative pro
gramme. The following message ha
been sent to league leaders:
Get in touch with your Senators an
Assemblymen at once and secure the;
pledge for definite programme 70
cheaper wheat The price of corn an
nour virtually controls tho price of al
commodities. At preJe7. the indl?dua
consumer Is bearing ali OF the burdel
of 20 wheat"