Show e HOUSTON FEELS NO ALARM OVER FOOD SITUATION Hy nr International News Nen's Service Washington Feb Fob 25 SecretarY 26 Secretary of or Agriculture Houston does not share the alarm of or Food Administrator Hoover and Chairman Lover Leer of ot the tho House ag agricultural agricultural ag- ag S- S committee over the food tood situation situation situation sit sit- In the tho United St States tes In a six-hour six executive B session to toda today today to- to da day ho he told the tho House committee on agriculture that the passage of or the measure presented b by Representative liner Baer to appropriate J. J to furnish fur fur- nish food and seed to farmers Is unnecessary unnecessary un necessary Indications tonight were that the voto vote would bo ho unfavorable to tho the supporters supporters supporters sup sup- porters of or tho the bill and that It would not bo be passed at this session of or Con Con- gress While the committee was In session R Representative Norton of ot North Dakota Introduced a bill that would establish a n. personal rural credit system as a A. means of or meeting tho the problem of or greater food production Norton said ald that 1 by such a a. system tho the farmer would bo be enabled to secure government assistance but at the tho same sarno time maintain his self respect Hoover Hooter and McAdoo Confer and Food Administrator Hoover Hoo William G G. McAdoo director general of railroads pooled all their differences differences differ differ- today and mapped out a a. general of oC plan for the immediate movement mo all stocks of or supplies to the allies With Mr lr Hoover declaring that this behind In bushels country is McAdoo Director General its shipments wasted no time In quibbling and said said- he would put the cars wherever Mr lr Hoover would suggest After ACter a two hour con conference terence which wa was attended also by other officials of or the tho food and railroad administrations committees were appointed to work the out whole transportation problem along specific definite lines They will represent all the war making branches of ot tho the government General price fixing on a agricultural products Is not a part of or the policy administration and anti will not of or the food bo attempted Mr Hoover Hoo said ald tonight ned to reassure In a a. statement designed that the govern govern- farmers apprehensive c num i.-num a V. V nn mont ml might nt set sel lIa v what hat the they have havo to sell Farmer There appears to bo be a great deal of ot misinformation circulated amongst communities as to the tho a agricultural policy polley and scope of or the tho food tood adminis administration with relation to price fixing wish to sa say at I 1 said Ir Hoo Hoover er once and emphatically that the food lood administration Is not a n price fixing bo body except with regard to certain commodities which are arc today toda dominated b by wholly abnormal overseas commercial commercial com corn mercial relations Tho The two commodities under regulation regulation regula- regula atlon a- a tion are aro sugar and and wheat With tho the further exception of or cases In which it has Intervened purely as a u t friendly ly In Intermediary In- In between organized producers producers producers pro pro- and ant consumers the food tood admin admin- adminIstration administration and no desire has no authority of ot agriculture agri agri- to fix prices on the products culture |