THE COST OF LIVING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 270, 11 August 1919, Page 5

THE COST OF LIVING

| PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECH VICIOUS PRACTICES KEEP PRICES HIGH By Telegrarh—Preea Association— OoDvrichi Washington, August 8. President Wilson, addressing Congress on the liigk cost of living, 6aid the present prices of foodstuffs wore artificially and deliberately maintained by vicious practices. He recommended that the food control should continue. Congress should exclude the inter-State shipment of goods not complying with the food control regulations. A penalty for profiteering, and also the marking of goods with l prices showing the cost of production, were advocatod. The President urged the .signing of the Peace Treaty by the United States in order to allow the country to return to a peace basis and deal with peace problems. Unless prompt action was taken the cost of living would endlessly increase.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

RISING PRICE OF HIDES PROTESTS IN THE FEDERAL • . PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, August 9. Simultaneous protests against the increased prices of hades and leather have been launched in the. Federal Senate and in the House of Representatives. ' Senator Gardiner and Mr. Tudor moved the adjournment of the respective Houses in order to discuss the grave situation which has arisen. Mr. Tudor stated that since May last there had been an increase of 100 per cent, in the price of hides. Both motions were formally negatived. —Press Assn.

PROFITEERING BILL IN PARLIAMENT London, August 7. The Government Bill to check profiteering was read a first time in the House of Commons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.