Show PUT P l W WHEAT AT DEAL Al ur UP T TO TOLSON Wll LSON N NC C Congress Is Urged to Delegate Powers to President to Make Makek k Guarantees Effective By Associated Press Y w ASHINGTON Feb Vc t Julius Barnes head of the hc food administrations administration's grain corporation corporation cor eor- f asked congress today through the house agriculture e committee ommittee to delegate broad power to President Wilson as a a means of or making effective the governments government's guaranteed price for the 1919 wheat crop Mr Barnes asked for an appropriation Lion tion of at least with authority to borrow more J if necessary on the cre credit and property of the grain corporation and authority to buy and andell sell ell wheat and wheat products at home and abroad for cash or for credit Ho lie also asked that the president be given Import and export embargo powers authority to build or requisition storage facilities and to license d dealers aers millers millers mill mill- ers ers rs and elevators control over ex exchange exchange exchange ex- ex change trading and authority to give preferential rail service on American railroads and steamships in transporting transport transport- tag ing cereals to markets at tome home or abroad AMOUNT FOR EXPORT Mr Barnes said that after deducting bushels of wheat for seed and bushels for tor home consumption consumption con con- there would be left available available avail avail- able for export trade bush bush- els He said of this amount bushels had been exported up to February Feb- Feb luar luary 1 I last and against this the fol fol- following owing lowing commitments were to be applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied plied- to wheat or wheat flour European allies bushels commission for relief in Belgium 20 bushels European neutrals bushels and European re relief relief relief re- re lief bushels ENEMY COUNTRIES These exclude Mr 1 Barnes said ald any contribution to enemy countries such as may be approved by the su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme council on supply and relief or orthe orthe the armistice authorities but also aso these enemy country necessities may maybe mayhe mayhe he be satisfied with rye and other grains instead of wheat should we be short available wheat The grain corporation now has on hand Mr Barnes said bushels of wheat and bushI bushels bushels bush bush- bushI I els s of wheat flo flour flour r. r I I |