Show r SENATE BODY WILL ASK ABOLITION OF MEATLESS DAYS Recommendations Made to Provide for Reduction in Conservation of Me Meat t. t t I By fly International News Newa S Service WASHINGTON March 16 Meat Meat reat- Meatless less days will go into tho the discard if recommendations of the senate agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture committee bear weight In Investigation Investigation Investigation In- In into the food question by bytho bytho bytho tho committee is expected to come some to toa toa toa a close today Recommendations will then be made to the senate and It is Anticipated that these will include wide changes in the methods of the food administration Foremost in the restrictions of the tho food administration to be advised by bythe bythe bythe the senate committee is a discontinuance ance arice of ot the meatless days or at least leasta a reduction on the amount of conservation conservation conservation con con- of meat This recommendation tion will be based on the te testimony of numerous livestock producers to the effect that days are not decreasing decreasing de tie- creasing consumption to any appreciable appreciable appreciable degree and are endangering the supply of the future I The comm tee has a large number I of statistics showing that the mutton supply of this country has been especially especially espe espe- daily by the meatless day I order It shows that exports of mutton mutton mutton mut mut- ton and lamb are almost negligible and the conserva conservation tion has decreased the domand do de mand to such a degree that the market market market mar mar- ket has become very slow low As a a. consequence consequence consequence con con- sequence producers pro Lucers claim that the price has fallen fahien to such a point that livestock men are ceasing to feed lamb and mutton and are turning to other products There Is also evidence to the effect I that conservation has filled the refrigerating crating plants and as a consequence I livestock is being held on the farms which should be on the market martet Farmers Farm Farm- ers appearing before tha committee declare that they are required to feed their cattle for long periods after they are ready for market and that this re results results re- re suits in in a loss on the riet net price which the livestock brings on the hoof Beef and pork port products the cattle dealers claim calm are also suffering from low prices pricE's brought about by the wide conservation They declare that I these prices are not for the benefit of the consumer but do work to the detriment detriment det det- I Ithe of the producers A free market for meats meats' is the remedy offered d by bv all of those called caned I to testify before the committee As a result of this unanimity of opinion the committee Intends to recommend to the senate that steps be taken to di direct direct direct di- di the food to lift Uit its restrictions upon meat at least until he market has been reestablished and production is again going forward |