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The Alaska Daily Empire
Juneau, Alaska
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President Wilson in Washington pauses League of Nations talks to focus on high cost of living, seen as critical to reconstruction. Officials expect prices to fall with production; strikes may hinder solutions. A committee will investigate meat packers and hoarding allegations.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—President Wilson has abandoned his conferences with Senators on the covenant of the League of Nations and peace treaty until the high cost of living is solved. The President is giving all of his time to the problem, feeling that it transcends all other questions for the time being and is vitally wrapped up in reconstruction problems. Officials feel that prices will fall with increased production. The President believes that strikes will complicate the efforts to find a remedy and materially interfere with a solution of the problem.
cost of living. He said: "We shall have a revolution if nothing is done. There are the signs of a revolution now in the air."
The Committee soon will begin further hearings on bills introduced proposing a federal investigation into the methods of the meat packers and the allegations and charges that stocks are hoarded in cold storage warehouses.
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officials feel that prices will fall with increased production. the president believes that strikes will complicate the efforts to find a remedy and materially interfere with a solution of the problem. the committee soon will begin further hearings on bills introduced proposing a federal investigation into the methods of the meat packers and the allegations and charges that stocks are hoarded in cold storage warehouses.
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President Wilson has abandoned his conferences with Senators on the covenant of the League of Nations and peace treaty until the high cost of living is solved. The President is giving all of his time to the problem, feeling that it transcends all other questions for the time being and is vitally wrapped up in reconstruction problems. cost of living. He said: "We shall have a revolution if nothing is done. There are the signs of a revolution now in the air."