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A- ii t ' ij Intermountatn Republican VoL 17 No 69 PBICE FIVE CENTS PLEADS FOR PUBLICITY FIGHT BEG1 OF WAR DEVELOPMENTS in ' f ' ' v 8 ‘ Northcliffe Warns U S Against Censorship Blunder Englaiid Made Says War Can Be Won Only by LL V Absolute Mobilization of Mari Powers Government' Will Buy tire Crop and Speculation : Will Be Prevented En- of Neutrality De- -' No Officials Wl Adnnt Knowing When U k S Troops Will Take Over Section of Line in France r Revocation cree in W ar Announced v at Rio 'Janeiro Discpvery of Component of New 5 Type fot Explosives 28 — Brazil IO JANEIRO' June has revoked' her decree of neu In the war between the en- ing to a statement given out here trallty tente allies and Germany today by President Griffin of the ' Valuable L in Facilitating board of trade' Include absolute 'V' v control of the wheat trade In all Its The Brazilian government by act 7 Advance and Saying Life commercial aspects There can he of congress late In May authorized ' no speculation In It Buying and the 'revocation' of Brazil’s neutral-- i ' of other grains for present selling war between' i lty’ In’ theGermany' ' and the United States - In or : future delivery will be unre- notify- ' REPORT OF MINISTRY sstrlcted' the lng the Brazilian 'legations of PeMr Griffin said the plan was for- sanction of the revocation NUo mulated at this week of a canpa the foreign minister in a RICH IN SURPRISES representativesmeeting of the grain- ex- note said Brazil up to that time had changes and government represen-tative- s refrained from taking sides v ' He said ' S' European conflict but that the re- details of the complete -' agreement not could indifferremain public not- be given out until the Negotiations m jrrogress A would erit from the moment the United food control bill had been enacted ' States found s Itself Involved in a into law when1 the formal an- - !: Addison L Says Will nouncement Dr struggle for the rights of the peo- would come from Her- pie and when Germany meted out C bert Hoover food administrator " most’ to Brasil the Indiscriminately f Great Resources of Place ‘The on however brutal treatment ” he said- "will permit- unrestricted A dispatch from Rio ' Janeiro competitive buying and selling fu-ofJune 19 said diplomatic exchanges U S at Disposal of Allies all commodities for present and ' with representatives f of the entent V ?: ture ' powers were In !nj delivery with the exception of-i progress and thatV - Wheat: The United States govern results be expected practical ' might T- ONDOX June 28—— ment Its food admlnlstra- through' the war-1 was i added that It Reviewing shortly dis- -' tlon will completelyships' of the entent would be per- -' work of the ministry of muni- ‘ tribution of wheat fordominate domestiq and “ mltted to visit Brazilian ports tions Dr Christopher Addison had export purposes ’Not only willtime limits im- without adhering-tthey purchase' wheat for this gov: posed by neutrality an encouraging and fascinating stoiy eminent but for the allies and neutral velL to tell in the'honse of commons today " “The millers likewise will come under control of the food admlnis- of amazing: developments in that 'detration- and their wheat will be partment after initial disappointments purchased and flour distributed under 'the same control' As must bs and difficulties and of the (expedients the operation of this plan apparent and detexmin&tion whereby they had " will preclude possibility of trading- in 'Wheat for future delivery HowWbeen overcome ir j re-- ever- commission "merchants ' - f!' j His revelation of 'the remarkable ceivers and others acting as agents ' the purchase and sale of sample of munitions and armaments in grain will be permitted to handle' Wage Increase Granted by output and how the necessities of war so stim'sample wheat on the same basis as ' International v Smelter all other commodities enterulated national 'ingenuity and prise that totally unexpected develop- AVIATORS FIGHT Company Accepted ' ments' of natural : resources were se'" ' V' DUEL AT ALTITUDE servIn 'consideration-oa horizontal In- cured which will be of unrivaled ’ '! crease of 20 cents aday while the mar- ice to the nation' after the war gave v: 20000 ’ ket 'quotation of ’lead remains 10 cents i a pound and' with an addition to' the parliament and the public the keenest ': Canadian Army Headquarters In- wage 'cents a'dayfor every' n :A' an JuneFrance satisfaction AiAS duel air ' advance In lead strikers who walked ' fought at probably the highest al- '' Addison '’emphasized the enor-noout at the International smelter at tltudeat which aviators have meta- Tooele more than two weeks ago voted Increase in- - home production- of In combat— nearly four miles— last night to call off the strike The wbatprevioue to the' war- had been Canadian triplabe today pursued increase is regarded' a substantial by obtained from abroad and ' said that and defeated a German all the smelter meiw They : nearly ': v thelr ’work today after' the war as an instance Great r avlatik: : t ' The had machine German sought The offer of the Increase was carried Britain Would find herself with her and the safety by climbing upward to a mass meeting "of the strikers for steel production increased capacity trlplane pursued At- - a height of r 50 per cent which took place last night In the opera by v '20OOQ feet the pilot of the German allusions most welcomehouse in old Tooele city by One of the! either fell or jumped from it craft no would Britain Great to fact that the Willpersonal representative of and at the moment of disappeared for iam B Wilson 'secretaryof- labor and longer be' dependent upon Germany the' of burst first William MKnerr member of the state potash' supplies as 'a process has been ' on the Canadian fire from ' the gun by which' great quantities lndqstrl&l commission-They afflnried discovered are The German observer was then' before the big mass meeting obtainable f of : seen to climb-outhe potash that upon the tall of offer of the Increase had' been made ' to Be Consolidated " istemts his machine he lost his hold where William Wraith f general manager 'by of United the of At the and The VXiatik suggestion plunged headlong the International Smelting 'Company States government negotiations are In turned Its nose down and feiLTf and was presented with ‘authority ' for further consolidation of progress Both McBride and Knerr urged the interests1 '’America In England Dr strikers to give the offer their immedi- Addison said The and' of these BILL TO PROTECT results ate consideration and by unanimous ac" if be' of successful will tion it went to a secret ballot The negotiations HOMESTEAD RIGHTS v: enormous 'value' not only in’ enabling result was 198 votes In favor of accept- the to its American government place ing the 'offer and 190 votes lri favor PASSES CONGRESS and effof continuing the strike! Seven votes great resources more readily ’V vi 8iof the allies the ectively-at disposal equally divided pro and con were de- but in In he June economy bill to purchase 'Promoting Washington clared void Applause came from the count service In the army or navy The munitions ministry Dr Addison side which voted for the settlement of as equivalent to residence and continued ’had an interest In nearly the strike ' tons of 1500000 cultivation monthly shipments upon homestead entries-passeImmediately f Mr McBride called atsubmarine campaign' bad as it was recently by' the Senate to--: ' tention of the bmelter men at the mass The the comfort much for did not' House the Issue of a provide day passed' meeting that the Increase was relative- enemy when he knew" for example land patent' to the widow or minor ly substantial and that with every in- that of the shell components shipped children of the entrant would fol- crease of a rccnt in the price-o- f lead North America the total loss ' low death in the service the wage would Jump-1cents simi- from the commencement of unrestricted lar attention was called by Mr Knerr since had only been 59 submarine and a feeling of unanimity developed ner cent of the amount shipped! c j j ANTIDRAFT STRIKE ' it when all the smelter men arose and ' Metal Output Ieremed to return to work today v "? THREAT OF CANADIAN promised Mr Addison said that before the war The mass meeting at Tooele "was ' of spelter In this counopened with a stirring address by J the productionone-thiORGANIZED LABOR Alex Bevans representative to the state try was only of the national ' ri from the Tooele district requirements but that he hoped the raLegislature — 28 Ottawa June The declareA number of representatives of v the pacity wouldbe doubled before the end a tlon orthat strike of general ‘ labor In Canada will be (Continued on Page 2) ganized '(Continued on Page 2) called If the government attempts to apply conscription without-firsV f' t obtaining a majority by the peo- vple- was made In parliament to- - ' ' night by Alphonse Verville who ? represents the district- of Malson-neuve part of the city of Montreal ‘ He Is the only labor member of the Canadian house for many years £ was president and a of the Canadian i V t Trades and Labor Congress il V’’- ? ' v ” ' f ' ' 7 9 - -- - - - ‘ “ -- " OTHER DIVISIONS BEING MADE READY 4 V J t r ’ : r-- -- - v - in-th- e 'I-- ‘ Complete Reports on Safe Passage and Landing of Expedition Awaited Before Details Are Made Public J t V l v June 28 Com-plete’ reports from Major General Pershing upon the landing of his first expedition In France still Were lacking tonight and the war department remained silent The de lay' may be accounted for by the report that until today General- - Per” shing did not personally visit the American encampment VAt ' the navy department reports are awaited from the commander of the convoy that accomplished without " a marring incldenj so far as known one of the greatest tasks ever assigned a naval force There was much discussion today as to when the American forces will take over a part of the great battle line In France Whatever plans have : been made In this regard are closely guarded No official of any branch government--wouladmit' having any knowledge on the subject lust Be 'Acclimated ' In a' general way-- however H Is known' that a considerable perfod must before they can be thrown 'Into elapse the trenches: Vast problems of stra tegic campaigns of political: effects to be sought and of supplies lines must be worked out The men fresh from the tropics or from the Mexican border must bo carefully acclimated to prevent sickness Admittedly the main purpose' of sendperiod aling the force in the brief lowed to make ready" and get them across was political It Is understood than to be the sentimental- rather memby compractical arguments advanced bers of the French and BritishWashmissions yrhlch influenced the in despatching Genington government his men eral Pershing and The great need 'of- the ' moment as re and his explained by Marshal J offsend British associates was toshow-th- a force peowith the flag at once to great ple of France straining under the burden of war that a friend was at hand to the effort There will be no let-u- p to keep the force now In France fully supplied with everything an army needs When other divisions may be sent has not been announced but1 the work of making them ready Is going ahead day and night In every section of the country f 'of-th- e - - -- y and-suppl- -- 3 - - - TO NATION AFFIRMED 28 — Resolutions Wla June loyalty of Wisconsin to pledging the the nation were adopted by the assembly today The resolution declares that this state pledges every measure of suppo In the war against the Imperial government of Germany and that "we best that is in stand ready to give the our 'last dollar best thought uaour and ur life's blood if need be” Madsion - - - BISHOP OFMAUNES V Amsterdam - - r - June 28 —According- t HUNGARIANS DEMAND - UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ” - u TOOELE STRIKE - - - DECLAREDOFF - - ' ' - r ' k 4 'S f v - l’’- - r " pf-1- 0 l-t- fnt V-- - ir 28--I- ' - ui - - ’ ? re-su- ' two-seat- - me ed - ’ - - John-Mc-Brld- - - e - - J - - t : -- - - - ? L ‘ i 28-T- - - ‘ -- : -- rd i - -- - t SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ' ( - - - - : - V s - Ir Jk - A 't- 's A tv & ‘9- Operators Agree to Supply Bituminous : Product: at Rate Fixed by Government Will Reduce Cost to Public L' r v One to Five Dollars crTonA A T ' U ! 4 “ 'f V 'A - ''l'- V Y r e V BALCOMBE’S SLAYER EXONERATED June 28:— Bee B Liberty Smith of Excelelor Springs Mo ' on trial for the murder in that city on March 7 'of Urban H i Balcombe of Omaha Neb' was declared The Jury held by a Jury last 'night -- v not'-guilty 28— Sweeping reductions' in the price of bituminous Balcombe was killed WASHINGTON' Juneeast of the Mississippi river ranging from $1 to $5 a ton to the public with a further cut of 50 cents to the government ' were agreed upon! today at conferences between the operators and government '? 1 i officials' The new prices become effective July 1 Four hundred operators who gathered here yesterday at' a call from Secretary Lane and pledged themselves to furnish their product at a reasonable price were represented in the final confeences by committees from each field Earlier in the dayv they had agreed 7to place the price 'fixing in the hands of the government through the defense council’s coal production committee Secretary Lane and Commissioner Fort of the federal trade commission thus avoiding the possibility of violating the anti-trulaws Director Smith of the ' geological sur- meet the government in 'the same vey! estimated 'that the reduced prices spirit manifested by the bituminous would mean that the operators would men' Only the districts west1 of Illinois— get 1180000000 less annually forhelr output 'and that the saying to the gov- Iowa' Wyoming Colorado Oklahoma 2 - - - - unyeiled s ed 25-csnt- s - - : - In self-defenb- e‘ st '': vi-- i and the south west— which were not remain yet to be accounted represented Is no doubt for 'and-therminds of officials' that these districts will r agree to the price reduction t' The figures met the entire approval of Chairman Peabody of council’s committee Secretary Lane and Commissioner Fort In several Instances they discussed frankly the situ atlon in certain districts with the representatives 'from those districts while asking for lower figures and' in 'each Instance they met the hearty of the operators 'prices do "not apply to coal for export or for bankers and of course do not affect contracts or sales made before July e In-th- e the-defens- - ion The ! YORK June 28 —Lord’ Northcliffe British high commissioner to United States in an address to magazine' editors and writers at a luncheon here today expressed the hope that the United States would not muddle the censorship as England did the first three yean of the war “America can and will do a tremendous part in this war first because she is fresh and second because she undoubtedly will profit by the mistakes of nations who have been fighting since August 1914 V saidLord Northcliffe “What the war needs more than anything else is brains and speed '"I trust that the United States will not make the censorship blunder that ' beEngland made an evil of the past England coming was kept In the dark for nearly three years The people were blinded by the fatuous optimism of soldiers and politicians who while efficient in ' peace were incompetent In war - The people were not permitted to know the truth and when the truth finally emerged out of 'costly blunders and sacrifices they were loath to accept it Important te Ksow tle Went "I hope that America may permit her newspaper and magasine' writers to bo absolutely frank about what Is going-oIt 'Is as Important 'for the nation to know the worst as it Is for the nation to know the best For one found It out from thing— end we have actual experience —It Is a great stimulus' for the men ' fighting in the field "DESUMPTION of slow traffic along to know that they are being written the section'of the Denver & Rio about' at homo and "that' the country they are fighting for knows precisely Grande between Kyune arid Helper what they are doing which was swept by the Mammoth "Every man with a pen in hand and a printing press nearby can do patriotic reservoir flood will be resumed by a service to his country by awakening to the 'fact that this war la his people of track4 the latter part single during beginning and that every ounce of next week according to a telegram just energy that every revolution of Amer-lca-be'q v&st industrial' machine will which was received last' night from the war to a successful needed to ' bring ’ F E Clarity assistant general man- endmobilisaan la absolute "It only by ager of tho railway’s Utah lines of manpower and machine power tion relievo to' This Information served this war can be won Industries that worries under which smeltermen have that at thia moment seem remote from labored since the rostdbed was washed mobilization for the war will sooner or out As the result of the flood which has isolated all tho coal mines In Utah later be called upon to do' their part the supply of coal at smelters has been In Europe for example one of the so low that estimate was made corset factories is now turning running last night that many of them would be largest out delicate pieces- of machinery very more ten than unable to hold out days In needed the construction of airplanes enare The coke ovena Anaat smelters Inactive and the Machine Power Hmt Be Mobilized tirely conda have been without their usual "The war which has proved the Utah supply of poke alThe Ipsa to the Denver & Rio Grande efficacy of motor transport to an in the destruction of the roadbed' and most Incredible degree will make a treby mendous drain upon the automobile inbridges rand In traffic is estimated Rio Grande dustry In your cotintry"- For' one thing officials of 'the Denver ' ft lOOOO0O to at ‘Helper at- fromoutput great bulk of automobile of losses to In- the 82000000-- Estimates to be concentrated on trucks will -dividual property and Mammoth-- ' dam The hare automobile factories' will Inevitaare reported to be growing steadily commandeered for the manufacbe The telegram which waa ' received bly last night from Mr Clarity—who is as- ture of airplane parts and airplane conin the rebuilding of the railroad struction generally sisting Is as follows: s ' “In the airplane Ilea one great hope "The- - damage to i the- tracks between 6t allied victory The war has taught or Colton and Helper la just aa greatExthe even greater that than1 first' reported engine of spring may was made In se- be almostairplane useless for actual fighting ceptionally good time the next autumn ao' rapid are the pile drivers and steam derricks curing and material from Colorado and west by produced" by the fierce developments were end of the Utah line as they handled- special with right over- all competition of war "When America has got her full All of the machines and forces trains on the Colorado lines and Green River stride In the war It will be found that division were concentrated at the east there will be a tremendous demand for end of the trouble and expect to have chauffeurs England today has nearly built and in operation to track single end hundred thousand - motor trucks' In ' of Castlegate yard tomorrow a west and la constantly sending more France this end (Castleafter which work from one' of these trucks must be account on slower be will Every gate east) ' a near steelmanned of of replacing bridge by trained driver If skilled can be sent to operate your Cameron Forces from west end ‘are chauffeurs Secured val- trucks It will be possible to release an good progress making uable assistance from Utah Copper equal number of men for the fighting machines material company in wayweofare also giving em- lines and labor and miners that tho coal all to of Forecasts FCderatlea of Nations' ployment we are possibly able to utilize under ‘Thave a strong conviction that with conditions it being impossible existing will come a close federation of between peace into to get this labor territory on- account of the nations who are now fighting the Kyune Castlegate and have only obstructions on both ends fight for freedom ofYou X have single track great "Expectand to what the to look at might spectacle of resume slow operations through Britain Great of nations united tha call middle or latter part trains of next week but will take several today to see the effect thatof the war weeks to reconstruct- double track has upon the peoples loss of revenue on and nations of widely conflicting temDamage Including between 81000000 peraments and national structures traffic estimated -and 82000000” "You see democratic Australia a near Business men of Duchesne and other socialistic New Zealand a vast country basin Uintah towns the of and cities with its feudal princes and India in like and day have been' working night flooded other rulers a free Canada and what to efforts by damage prevent streams-accordinto H W Dietz Is nothing less than the ’ republic of United South of ? irrigation 'Africa all pouring their blood tatea Indian zervlce who returned and treasure upon the battlefields of from a trip to the floods yesterday linked France by a common feeling of stricken sections 'of tha State Mr Diets declared that In most of empire and sustained " by a common over 11000 cubic Inches hope of liberation from: the rmllitarlsm of water - per' second " was - ragring that sought to dominate the world streams He said through the swollenwere “A close federation of the nations out-ithe that many ‘bridges now Uintah-basifighting the good fight will be and that r-part of the and other the only Insurance against' the autocshifts of business men andand by working day night had racy that made this war possible of the autosaved many others from destruction armies the that horrors the “The sudden arrival of the extreme on Innocent noncoijri-batan- ts warm weather has caused' the melting crat ' perpetrated must be made free world The of the mountain- snows and poured : ' water democracyfor the of into volumes hugeof the The luncheon was given by Isaac F streams” said Mr Dietz “Most from and smaller streams are highrivers Marcosson who has Just returned ' er now than for many years” war the Mr Diets waa forced to return to Salt Lake by a roundabout route beBUTCHERS TO SPARE EWES cause of the many washouts The leading packChicago June 28 — was announced toIt of ers Chicago ADVOCATE NATIONAL day have over to farmturn agreed to purposes ers for breeding NAUTICAL TRAINING sent to them for slaughterall ewe lambs New York June 28— -- Plans for a PlattsburgV were made public "floating here tonight by tho National Marine of the United Statea To offiLeague cer and man an American merchant to cope with the Germarine adequate menace man submarine the league states that upward of 1 0000 officers and 50000 able seamen will be required There will also be great need of these! trained men after the warIn it was said the foreign to hold the United State June 28 —Retail food Washington' trade- of the world States advanced United ' prices In the The league advocates the Immediate 5 cent from April an per average on naestablishment and operation of a 18 to May 15 as shown In figures system tlonal nautical training school that would enable each state to edu-- ! complied today by the bureau of cate annually Its quota of young men During the year labor statistics 18 to become officers and seamen In th Increased with May they ending American merchant marine ! 39 per cent rf The biggest Jump during the SCHISM SPLITS ZIONISTS was in flour which advanced — month 28 Md June Baltimore Representa29 In Zionist a societies per cent tives of three The greatest advance during the constitutional convention called by the committee for was made by potatoes which provisional executive Zionist affairs seceded 'from year general in price H9 per cent and advanced the convention today Justice Brandeis 122 per cent In flour was elected honorary president of- the In the last four years retail food committee toprovisional executive generally have' advanced "58 prices' night cent ' ' per ' MAKES NEW FLYING RECORD Preliminary estimates by the food News V 'June 28 —What Is administration today indicate that Newport believed to- be a new army flying record farmers received an average price was established yesterday when Capt of $150 a bushel for their last year's John C P Barthold and Lieutenant wheat crop against 984 - cents the Stevens of the government’s aeronautiyear before and 97 cents the year cal experiment station at Hampton before that Roads flew from there to Mlneola L I in 4 hours 15 minutes Bass Gobbled Up ' S j ‘ ‘ - - - -- - - - ’ - - - -- - - - - - - - - ? - by-th- e - ’ ' - - a - ’ - the'-stream- s i - uppe- 1 n citizens - -- -- ’ - “- - ' - - ‘ - - -- -- - - -- - ’ j- - - - - - - Food Prices Are Still Advancing -- -- - - ! long-legged - - j slough Into which thousands of' bass swim at the spawning season With a flock of his bulgy-bille- d brethren the pelican has been making systematic war on the slough raids Fry enough" to - feed hungry hordes of human up and begins have been carried away In thescooped gular - pouches of the lncaders Their ‘depredations’ so Inimical to hungry humans have become o open that Mr Siddoway yesterday- appointed a special- watchman to guard the smbryo bass If ho can’t shoo the pelicans away 'this watchman wont resit ate at the sternest measures He’ll put salt' on their tails If necessary : Senator'-- Johnson Supports Products Control Plans House Bill Given Place on Calendar as Substitute - - -- PROVISIONS PROPOSED n ! : ATTACKS PRICE FIXING - 1 -- Senator Lodge OpensContest With Speech in Favor of Continuing Manufacture of Malt Drink and Wines - - - st - - whose hill— pelican THE to the veracious word of—holds more the versifier than his —er— stomach can has turned poacher and Is making serious Inroads on the food supply of the state by stealing bass fry His Is-Ju- and-which- : Z - life-siz- feet '' of f - - - - - - - -- ' ' - —V disJune 28 —Budapest a great 'demonstration patches report In Budapest In a demand for universal' Twenty-fiv- e equal and secret- - suffrage1 thousand persons marched In prosession through the principal streets There was some rioting and windows were broken and the police ernment and the coal consuming - pubdifficulty In dispersing the crowda lic would be even greater to placing- prices upon In addition : coal' ROBERT EMMETT at ‘ the mines It Nwas announced that jobbers brokers retailers and ST'ATUE men would he permitted commission ' — to commissions of not mors charge June 28 —A ton and !that no 'mors Washington than a' Emmett the than one commission should be' charged bronze statue of Robert was unveiled martyr Irish patriot Inand other words the consumer will get the rotupda of the na- In here today coal at the mine price' plus transhis museum was Wilson President tional of Emmett character the and portation charges and 26 cents per 'ton " present Victor J Dow"The agreement does not affect 'anJudge by iras eulogised Senator and York Phelan New of thracite and the coal production comling Miss Alice O’Gorman mittee announced tonight of California action of the former senator from on that- - problem- - had beenthat daughter i postponed New York unveiled the statue' The until after July 1 by 'agreement with Mcbig audience cheered when John the operators The anthracite proof Bells Cormack sang - the- "Sweet ducers have Indicated' willingness 'to Shandon" had-som- - - ' - -- Xndon '- - ' to the Telegraaf several priests of the Cardinal Mercler primate entourage ofwere arrested' recently and of Belgium Imprisoned In Germany One of them Is Bishop Liegralve of MallnesJ Twenty others the newspaper says have i been imprisoned In Belgium Mer-cle- rs Among this number-- ' Is Cardinal senwas who secretary private In for a to preachprison year tenced on Chrising a sermon on' Whitsunday tian charity ' - - GERMANS IMPRISON L plan-decide- - WISCONSIN’S LOYALTY - - '- "7ASHINGT0N - ‘ - - - PR0JP0IU : - June 28— Government food control accord- - CHICAGO " - NEW L 4- ' - ASIIIXGTON June 28— Tlio fight in Congress over government control of food and other necessaries today virtually narrowed to the question of prohibition The House control bill as' amended by tLe Senate agriculture committee was substituted in the Senate for its original draft and debate proceeded Senator Lodge opening the prohibition contest with’ a speecji in favor of continuing manufacture of beer and wine The bill as it now stands would prohibit the manufacture of all intoxicating beverages but allows the President to exempt wines Senator Johnson of California and Kellogg of Minnesota spoke on the general features of the bill promising It their' support as a war measure ' Debate Centers on Beer and Wines Lapse of several days In general dis'cussion before the prohibition' fight In earnest Is I nr prospect Thera Is pending a motion by' Senator Hardwick to send the bill back to the committee on the ground that prohibition and other Important section ars unconstitutional Senate sentiment fs said generally to favor stopping manufacture or distilled spirits so the debate will center upon beer and wines Senator Chamberlain In charge of the bill said tonight he hoped ceteral speech-makin- g would end tomorrow and that the Senate by Saturday would begin considering committee amendments expected to take several days The prohibition sections under such procedure would be reached last Senator John opening the debate on the 'substitute bill declared its enactment necessary to win the war "America mast make the sacrifice in dollars and creature comforts within the' next year or she mast make thereafter tho sacrifice in men— 'and then ultimately the sacrifice In material things as well” he said "Tho short cut to victory la organization and this organization can come only- with a concentration of authority It la therefore with an absolute confidence that I give ' my vote to a bill according the moat extraordinary and autocratic powers ever before conferred In our nation” — Mint Sacrifice Profits There must be sacrifice of profits Just as there is sacrifice of blood the senator said and he added: "While of course legitimate enter-- " prise during the conflict should be nur tured and encouraged ft must understand from the very beginning that liable patriotism will bo tolerated If a concrete illustration were required to demonstrate the for snu sort of legislation Innecessity relation to prices it Is found in the recent discussion con- cerning the steel corporation We find before the war this corporation celling its product from 21 to 25 a ton At tho beginning of 1918 its contracts for the delivery of steel plates to commercial shipbuilding concerns wss 34256 per ton and very recently ft asked from the United States govern- ment $95 per ton ’ "When an ordinary man sees his loved boy snatched from his home to be shot to pieces upon a foreign soil and reads of profits asked by a corporation created by his government of 3600000000 per year during the war he ran not be blamed for the demand In which our people unite and in which the Congress unites by the passage of Just such bills as this” Senator Johnson praised Herbert C Hoover- and said he is particularly ' fitted for the task of food adminls- -- ‘ de-slo- ps - ' - - s no-pr- of - trator Lodge' Criticize Bill Senator Lodge saying he would vote for the bill after it had been carefully considered opposed some ot Its provisions as amazing and said public "excitement” for food control legislation Is pressing upon Congress with little public conception of tho powers the bill proposes to confer "The people only know of Its provisions in a general way” he said "Congress also must consider the people who are seeking more huge power More than one of the Caesars went mad by mere possession of unrestrained We have pressure constancy power to give more power” The Massachusetts senator opposed particularly the proposal that the American Industries shall sell to foreign nations as well as the American government ati low prices He said the minimum price fixing provision holds “over the heads of all business and industry a deadly threat 'Continued on Page 3U( : - - - - - |