Show lOOD JQ PROFITEERS t. t TO BE PROSECUTED V ENFORCEMENT OF FOOD CONTROL CON CON- ACT DETERMINED UPON CONGRESS STILL DEBATES Pr Prosecution of Profiteers One Plan of Action Action- Palmer Outlines Government Govern Govern- ment Purposes Purposes President Is IsA A Preparing Message r r The Washington The Tiie gon government Is go going ing to prosecute the food tood profiteers In Inthe the United States as an nil ti immediate i ic c remedy for tor the high cost of living This Tills was announced Tuesday by Attorney At G torney General Palmer after a conference confer cOlfer ence with the president which followed fol tol 4 lowed an all day deliberation of the special cabinet committee on means of ot reducing the prices of necessities to toJ J Ole Hie agitated public The department of Justice It was declared will vIll employ every resource nt at Its command to ferret out and prosecute pro the of food and those who are charging extortionate prices Big and little profiteers are to be pro prosecuted and congress Is to be asked to supplement the existing penal code of the food act with amendments which will enable the government to reach Its Its' hand out and grapp grapple e the retailer re- re taller who in many communities is charging exorbitant prices for food tood- stuffs The president authorized the statement statement state state- ment that he will address a message to congress on the subject within a few tew i days das and at the same time will submit L i recommendations to aid In dealing t with the critical situation adequately and effectively Beyond that announcement an an- noun ement the president had nothing 1 to say regarding the Issue It was made clear however that the government does not contemplate entering entering en en- upon any experiment In subsidizing food tood such as purchasing wheat nt ut nt the guaranteed price and selling It for less hess to the miller making up tho the deficit from the billion dollar doUar wheat guarantee fund Action as Attorney General Palmer Calmer put it earnest aggressive vigorous action will be directed by the department department depart depart- ment meat of justice against all aU profiteers and It was reported that among the first big offenders to be proceeded t against will be the big packers |