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Show AMPLE AUTHORITY IS GIVEN PRESIDENT TO ACT AT ONCE Administrative Course Gets Bitter Criticism from Illinois Member ,i WASHINGTON, Aug. ln-Itepre-sentatlro William I9if.no, ot Illinois, Illi-nois, has ediP"' lclsm of President WlujpG1,. . . i,,ra n urge serl J dlVlSlOnS0 hlBh Jiandenpa.ffftfn" of ft ale yratipmivlng. Ho said todW; l1 "After seven montfis absenco In-Tarls In-Tarls where ho was wined and dln'.'d and, hObnobbed with royalty, President Presi-dent Wilson has at lastfound time to come homo and pay a little attention atten-tion to tho serious conditions In his own country. Only about one person in a thousand is seriously concerned concern-ed over tho league of nations but overyono' la vitally interested in the cost or living. It has taken fo President of tho United States who was elected In 1912 on n platform which promised to lediico tliu cos: of living. Just exactly six years to tnkc the first step in that direction. During Dur-ing Wilson's entlro administration, ihero has not boon a singlo pros 'OU-tlon 'OU-tlon by tho department of justice un der theShorman anti-trust act prohibiting pro-hibiting monopolies In restraint of trado. There hasn't boon a sldijlo prosecution ot a profiteers. The Prod- ldent doesn't need furthor legislation, i Tho Domocrts claimed at one tlmo that tho increased cost ot living wis due to the protective tariff. Wll, they took off tho protectlvo tariff, and prlcos havo Increased ever since. i f I Tho President in asking the aslsti anro of Congress, meroly wanted to' shift somo ot his own lcsponslbil- ity." |
