Show WAR V PRICE FOR WHEAT HEAT TOPIC Ex Commissioner Says Hoover Did Not Fix Farm Profits KANSAS CITY Oct 28 By By The Associated Press Herbert Herbert Hoover Hoove ai u national food rood administrator during the World war had no part In determining de determining de- de determining the price fixed for wheat Dr Harry A. A Garfield president of Williams college and chairman of the commission named by President Wil WU- Wilson son eon to recommend a price declared In Ina Ina ina a letter today to the Kansas City Star Dr Garfield airfields communication was wu In reply to a a. request from the Star for forthe forthe the facts With the presidential campaign approaching ap ap- ap approaching the Star wrote the state state- statement statement statement ment Is being made In political speech speech- speeches es os In the wheat belt that Herbert Hoover was as responsible for fixing the war price of wheat The often olten takes the form of a charge charre that Mr Hoover arbitrarily and unfairly held down the farmers' farmers profits for the benefit of England Dr Garfield declared Mr Hoovers Hoover's only connection with the fixing of prices was to urge uric upon President Wilson that some action must be betaken betaken betaken taken to protect the American farm farm- fanner farmer er er Hoover took no part In the de deliberations de- de liberations of the fair price commis commis- commission commission sion aton which unanimously determined 2 20 a bushel at Chicago as the basic price for the 1917 crop Dr Garfield said The university president pointed painted out that congress fixed 2 as the 1018 1918 price or 20 cents less than the 1917 1817 price A statement from the surviving farm members of the price commis commis- commission don sion declaring that the conclusions of the commission were not made known to Mr Hoover until after a statement addressed to President Wilson was forwarded by Dr Garfield |