The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-15
No RELIEF IN
SUGAR PRICE.
HERBERT HOOVER IS
HEARD BY PROBERS
Ex-Food Administrator De-
clares Shortage Will Con-
tinue Two Years

WASHINGTON. May IL Herbert
Hoover. former food administrators and.
candidate for the Republican nomMs-l
tion for President, gave his views to
congress today on the sugar and indus
trial situations.
Appearing before a house committee
Investigating the sugar situation. HI.
Hoover declared that the world shortkxt
two or three years. The pressing nSA
Is rationing. he said. with imn1edA0,
gpvernrGnt action to control the u4
ply through commercial methods. At.
though tie hearing related primarily. ~
the act!on OF Attorney General PslmU
in apDi owing D. maximum price Tor ths;
broader field after Mr.. Hoover said ~
could give only an "of hand" 'optnino:
a. to that proceeding. Mr.. Hoover satl
have bought the Louisiana crop lA1k
year. pocketing the loss or renp sentnk
to tho luxury trade at an Adv1noA
Hoover On Labor
Earlier IN the day Mr.. Hoover, WAH
was a member Of President WtlSo4.u
second industrial conference. told ~
lIeve that the relationship between g.
ployers and employees could be 0ett3A
by any form Of legal repression, Whoad.
er II be by Injunction, compulsory ~
bitration or industrial courts. He 0al4
by representations Of the excessive peos
fits Of some employers. althouIh he
was emphatic In asserting that, uhu1e,
Europe. the United States had not bNoo
threatened by an attempt Of labor led
ers to use the strike as political vAkt.
pom.
Keen Interest shown
While a large audience heard NJ.
Hoover's Views before both committees
the greatest interest was displayed bTi
crowds that sought enlightenment -
the shortage and hi gh price OF sugnSs
with its resultant tax on the family
pocketbook. Answering q multithds Of
questions bearing on the Louisiana crQD
and price situation. Mr.. Hoover ~.
planned that he had no knoyledgs Of be
enced Cuban producers to stimulate
prices and that except for Il. the ~
in prices would have been less rapid.
MIR. Hoover frankly disagreed with the
saying that II he had been In the iat-
ters place he certainly would not have
attempted such an operation" Prices
never could be fixed by threats Of Jail.
he said. adding that the proper course
would be through commercial processes.
For Limited Supplies
IN making reply to members who
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done TO keep the present high sugarcoSt
of the people. Mr.. Hoover reiteratfa
that the government should hGye
bought the Cuban crop as well as the
Louisiana crop. ami that even now there
Was a chance 10 help by limiting the
supply TO non-essential industrieS. In
this connection he told the commiftSa
that prohibition had stimulated the use
Of sugar in manufacture OF sweet
drinks, and this had added to the drain
on stocks needed for home consumptiOA.
Purchase Of the Cuban crop without
continued government control through
the sugar equalization board would hArA
been Impractical, said Mr.. Hoover. who
added that continuation of the life OF
the board had been urged upon govern
ment officials. :
Cuban planters were absolved from
any endorsement Of price advances. Mr..
Hoover explaining that II created spec
ulative activity which was regarded By
the industry as disa astrous.