Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1917 — U. S. and Canada Plan a Campaign to Cut Wheat Price. [ARTICLE]

U. S. and Canada Plan a Campaign to Cut Wheat Price.

Ottawa, May 3.—Announcement was made in parliament today by Sir Thomas White, the minister of .finance that plans are under way lor joint action by Canada and the United States to -reduce the price of wheat. Sir Thomas said the price of flour, wheat or any other necessity could not ibe regulated by the Canadian government alone. To ibe successful the regulation of food prices must ibe the simultaneous action of the United States and Canada, be declared. He stated that Sir George Faster, the Canadian minister of trade and commerce, naw in Washington, is discussing with the American authorities the fixing of maximum prices for the whole north American oorttinent. Sir Thomas will leave far Washington at the end of this week to relieve Sir George Foster, who is representing Canada in the conference between the representatives of the United States, France and England.