Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-08-22 | Page 4 | Bland Puts Public before 'Big Business'

BLAND PUTS PUBLIC BEFORE 'BIG BUSINESS' PARIS, Wednesday, Aug. 20. Congressman Congress-man Oscar E. Eland of Indiana, a member of the war expenditures Investigating committee, which is here examining records rec-ords pertaining to the liquidation of the affairs of the American army In France, said today that he felt it was more important im-portant to lower the cost of living for the American public than to endeavor to protect pro-tect market prices. Mr. Eland said the pressure brought to bear by American dealers and manufacturers manufac-turers in an effort to prevent the return of war supplies from France to America were object ionahle to him, adding that "when Americans so badly need shoes it seems strange that so many good army shoes should be sold at low prices to Eel-gium Eel-gium and other countries. American, workmen work-men In the meantime being forced to pay higher prices in the United States." He said the same was true as to trucks and motor cars needed in America. ,