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Show CDUfTGIL REPORT ON m COST Findings of Investigators Are Made Public at Washington. Washington, Oct. .'.After invcs- tig ;it ion of the h!yh coat, of living problem, prob-lem, tiic council of national dL'fcnye finds: Tlui t t he nation's pro'luot ive powers have not bom fully u t ilivsrcj since tho ;mi list ice. 'I'lmt too few goods, notably thr neces-ylt neces-ylt U'fi of life, lui vo been protiuecl, and Uiat, oven yoinu of these Kforl.s have been wll lihcld from the market , and t her of ore from the people. That tho high mpt of Jiving is due, in part, to unavoidable war waste and increase in-crease of money and credit . That there lias been and is considerable consider-able profite ring, intentional and unfn-tent unfn-tent lunal. Th ft council believes that the remedies for the situation are: To produce more goods, and to products i hem in proportion to the needs of tho people. To stamp out profiteering and stop unnecessary hoard i ng. To onforce vigorously present laws, and promptly to enact .such further laws as are necessary to prevent and punish profiteering prof-iteering and needless hoarding. To bring ahout belter co-operation and method in distributing and marketing goods. To keep both producer and consumer fully fu record as to what goods arc heeded and what supplies are available, so that -production may auticipato tho country's demands. The council is composed of Secretaries Baker, Daniels. Lane. Houston, Red field and VVllsou and G rover B. Clarkson as directors. |