Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-06 | Page 9 | Profiteers in Paper Sought

PROFITEERS IN PAPER SOUGHT Hold Scarcity of Newsprint Due Only to Artificial Obstruction i i WASHINGTON. June 5. Holding that scarcity of newsprint paper which has handicapped American newspapers to be "move the result of artificial ob structlons than of natural laws," tho senate committee which investigated-the investigated-the paper situation today recommended recommend-ed that the department of Justice Institute In-stitute proceedings under the Sherman Sher-man and Clayton acts against print paper pa-per manufacturers. - Manufacturers were charged by the committee with "unjust, illegal and discriminatory" practices. Present prices for news print paper were held by the committee to be "excessive and unwarranted." Other recommendations mado by the committee include: Establishment of a federal newsprint board to "supervise the manufacture and distribution of print paper" should government efforts to maintain a reasonable rea-sonable price fail. Amendment of the Lever food control con-trol act to penalize profiteering in newsprint paper. I Imposition of an excise tax of 10 j cents on Sunday newspapers weigli-I weigli-I ing more than 1.28 pounds a copy, so jas to limit such editions to SO pagos until an adequate paper supply can b.? secured. j Appropriation of $100,000 for the 1 purpose of experimenting with substitutes substi-tutes for wood pulp. Establishment of a rate of 1 cent a I pound on sheet print paper to any par: of the country when sent by parcel j post without increasing the present ; limit of 70 pounds provided under the postal regulations. The committee also recommended that consideration be given by the government gov-ernment to the establishment of n newsprint paper mill to supply the government's peeds with any surplus paper to be sold to small consumers.