The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-13

WARRINGTON, Fob. 10 -
The fsr.reschinp plans OF the
five big packers - Swift. Ar
mour, Morris, Cudahy and Will
son - who oonstituts what 10
called the food trust, for tho
control OF industrial and spri-
cultural Ameries, strangely ro-
somsle the plans OF Germany
Tor tho control Of the world.
Just an Germany for years has
been peraistsntly working for the
establishment Of Pan German
Mitteleuropa. 30 the packers have
been planning for a Pan-Packorn'
Miitelaamerica. An outline OF
ihss. plans for Industrial conquest
IL being revealed by tho inyestga-
tons now being conducted by the
Federal Trade Commission under
tho direction OF Francis J. Heney,
just aa German imperial control
is handed down from father 20 son.
Americas monsrchs OF meat pack
inE hand down dynas,ic control
thru the original familiea
Consolidated States
Germany became an empire by
the consolidation Of frudm states
under the head Of the strongest.
and. in the same way. tho feudai
states OF Packinsdom are welded
together into rapidly growing In
dusirial empire.
Tho big Five packers. inoom-
pietc figures Of the Federal Trade
Commission show. control approx
mately 80 per cent Of the entire
meat industry. and the other 10
per cent occupies the same posi-
tion ms the pocket Kingdom 81
LuxrsnburE did 10 the German em-
plre--it can be- swallowed az viii.
Starting with this completely
consolidated empire In meat. the
packers have rapidly and agrees
lively pushed their industrial bound
aries In every direction.
Proves Ownership
These news ncc1Rkions Of indus
trial territory have almost without
exception been kept entirely secret
For example. while IL has for years
been charged that the packers
owned tho Chicago stockyArds. thin
Was successfully denied until Heney
sciScd from tho vaults Of Boston
banker the proof OF their direct
ownership.
II was obvious that the packers
should extend their boundaries into
the Industries which consume thcsr
by 'products--tanncrsea soap fac,
tories leather companies and fer
illixcr mill. which they now domi-
nate.
Thru ownership OF tho rvfrigce-
kfor cars. II was inevitable that
tho packers should secure n tight
grip on frrii, and berry markets.
and thru their control Of cold ttor-
age plants dominate the markets
for butter and esgs. potatoes and
many other food products
!; was natural also that the
packers. controlling esgr and but
tor. and having branch houses all
over the country. should 20 into
the general prvvts,on business and
take on side linz Of RIGA coffee
and other staples.
Establishes csnnsrsss
Another natural extension Of &C.
uvtiica was the establishment Of
canncries TO consume fruit and
vegetables which they earne TO
control
Nov thcy arc rapidly estabitrh-
Ing milk condcnserfea which arc
putting crcam~ri~s out Of business.
and which win inevitably lead
them into control OF the raw milk
supply.
Long axo they came into n doni-
nant position In the eot,onsced oil
business
Few people. however. know OF
tho position which tho packers have
come to occupy Ia the controi of
the grain markets. not only as
sp~culatorA but as the owners OF
grain elevators.
ssixed Strategic Points
In fact. II may be said that in
carrying out the Pan Packer plan
for Industrial dominion. the pack
crr have seized the strategic points
OF control in every important food
line in America and the other great