Show 0 WOOL INDUSTRY INDUSTRY WILL WILI BE DE PROTECTED BY UNITED eXITED STATES Senator W. W H. H King of Utah and nd Senator Kendrick of Wyoming held a conference a few da days s 's ago with Chairman Baruch of the war industries industries indus indus- tries board with reference to measures measures measures meas meas- ures that may be tak taken n to protect the of the United States on their 1919 clip cUp of wool I Chairman Baruch assured the senators senators sen sea atom that It was the policy of the government to give protection to the Mr Baruch explained that hat if the signing of the armistice had been delayed delayed de de- laed only a few days the war department department depart depart- ment would have contracted for the entire wool clip cUp of next season and thus guaranteed a n fair price But Dut the armistice having been signed sign sign- ed ed ud the government cannot now DOW under under under un un- der the law contract to take the 1919 wool off oft the growers' growers hands r I but feels that some other step should j t be followed wh which ch will guard the against loss Senator I King Icing urged Mr Baruch to recommend recommend I mend mend action by t the le war trade board prohibiting the importation of wool I into the United States until the 1919 clip has been has been fully marketed He al all also al- al l 1 so urged that the government refrain from dumping on the market a I surplus of ot worth of wool which It has lies already acquired in anI anticipation an an- I of army and navy needs 1 and pointed out the of releasing reI re- re I leasing this wool for general cons conI consumption con- con s I only at prices which will t not disturb the market Chairman Baruch indicated his hiss I s sympathy with both bout suggestions made by Senator King and the senators sena sena- senators I tors left the conference confident that I the st steps ps outlined will be followed j lout out by the war trade board which J I now has authority to promulgate and enforce protective orders of this I kind o |