The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-23
CHARGES FORGERY
INPROPAGANDA TO
ABSOLVE PACKERS
Senator Harris Alleges Nation
Wide Effort to Kill Reg
ulation Bills.

WASHINGTON. Aus ss.---senatOr
Of Georgia, mode sweepins
,halses to-day that an astoundinS
prOpasahds is being promulgated in
Congress and throughout the country
against the Kenyon. Kendriek and
seventeen other bills to regulate the
packers.
According to documentary evidence
pressure is being brought to bear ON
Congress in opposition to these meas
ares in the following forms:
I. Sending tslsarsmS TO Con-
aressmsn and Senators signed
with the names Of residents Of
the legislators districts, vithout,
II ls alleged, the constituents
knowIsdas, In many instances.
2. Agents appearing before
commercial clubs, farmers con-
vsntions and other orsanizationss
and persuadina them 70 send
toloorIirns 20 their national repre-.
ssntatives opposing the proposed
Ieoislation. Many such kilograms
are rspudiatsd, by indepsndsnt
aetIon OF the orsanizatious.
3. Following BY = detailed sys-
tam Of assembling Newspaper
clippings every article that mal.
be dsroaatory to the packers ane
ssndino the magazine Or nowspa-
psr editor a statement OF the
paoIesrs' position.
4. pistributien Of booklets and
pamphlets, and paid advertising
mediums.
senator Harris read into the Con-
Record recently q letter
from J. r. wilioox Of Fitzgerald Ca
stating that a telegram the senAtoI
had received. signed ~. II. WILCOX,
was filed by a packers agent withous
tho knowledge Of Wilcox. The teie-
rram protested against the kenyon
and Kendrick bills.
Subsequent letters received by Sen.
ator Harris, including q letter written
by the manager OF the Western Union
AT Fitzgerald, and copy OF letter
,rom Wilcox TO one Of the packing
companies, brought out that previous
10 the filing OF a book OF night letters
including one to Wilcox, the Western
Linton manager at Fitzgerald hac
.handIed a number Of books from
various packing house representatives
on this same bill" :,
The western Union manager could
not recall the name OF the man nini
the messages, including that OF VIII
cox. but he made out a statement
against - and company" which th'
paid.
Later Wilcox had a conversation
with the packers representative men
toned. and the agent admitted n
sent the telegram. "giving as his ex'
cuse that he did not think It would
make any difference to wiilcoEtf HI
sent them"
Harris received three or four hum
dred such kilograms from Georgia
A letter acknowledging the reeeip
OF the various messages was sent ou
by Senator Harris. Harris received
a reply from Wilcox. declaring III
had never sent such telegram a.
the Senator referred TO.
According to the letters forwarded
by Wilcox. b. F. Ragsdale, the dis
trict commercial superintendent a
Atlanta, replied that he did not be
lleve there was anything the WesterI
Union could do about the matter. a
It did not attempt 10 identify tn
sender OF every telegram.
The correspondence shows tina
Wilcox oil Aug. wrote a paclinI
company In Chicago, other than tina
named in his original letter TO Sena
tcrHarr4s, informing them that HI
did not approve OF such action al
had beon taken. The correspondence
does not show why he wrote thi
company instead of the compan!
named in the Congressional Record.
Under date OF Aug. .. however. h
wrote naming the man alleged 70 hay'
filed the telegram. This packing
company wired and wrote to WIN
cox denying it had such a man 4
It's employ, and disclalming such ac
ton as Wilcox outlined.