Show BARUCH D FENDS DEFENDS INDUSTRIES BOARD Government Fixing of Raw Material l Prices Kept Profits ProfitS' Low Claim Washington Feb 27 Bernard Bernard M M. Baruch told a House Mouse war investigating committee today that except for tor government gov gov- fixing ol or raw material prices price d during g tf the tho Q war only th the tho shame of ot pro pro- r would hav h nha h Jh of ot the thc o na ha en brokon under r a a. riot of ot gr irre greed d d. d I IIi In tho the tho course of o- o hour hotl I na nation lon Mr Yr Baruch y fl first ham t. t band account ot of his services a ao ab chairman o othe ot of the war Industries board and s as st H. mem merit mem her bel of or the council of national defense defens d ar the thc American economic mission a at atthe atthe the thc peace conference Throughout th the thelong lOll long ordeal with Chairman Graham trying to fathom hi his relations with th the I I President and his association with Wall Vall street interests Mr lr Baruch never l lOst st his temper or his smiles Out of oC his experience with Industrial Industria problems Mr rr Baruch of offered ered the tho cpm cpm- I forting hope that top production soon would come corne with a n. resultant fall tall in prices When the tho hoarder and profiteer se see great production in sight sight and and they Continued on Page 2 BARUCH DEfENDS I INDUSTRIES BOARD Continued Iron from Page Pago 1 I. will be tho the first to see it It they they will ill get from under he declared I In questions a about out Mr lr Baruch's mission mis sion slon to the peace conference Chairman mis-I mis I Graham failed to show any evidence t of oC ofa oCI I a rupture between the President and the witness the latter declaring ng that if Mr Ir Wilson found fault his work he ho was kind enough not to say so He lie added that the he economic policy as laid down doi b by him was approved by the tho President and tho the big bIb four Mr Baruch smilingly defended d himself himself him him- self against man many mans charges including establishment of or war time censor censorship daylight saving and prohibition Once he was asked who SUh suggested Herbert Hoover Hoo as food administrator I 1 could not say a an any more than halt I could say sar who it was that first named him as a presidential candidate he ho replied and the tile inquiry quickly turned to other subjects |