Evening journal., 1919-08-25
SAYS SENATORS ARE
UNFAIR TO PACKERS
Senate Committee Hears
Charge Made Against
Cappcr and Kendrick
AGENT SAYS'THEY
WILL OPPOSE BILLS
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER,

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - Charges
that the Department of Agriculture.
through the influence Of senator's Cap
per, Kansas, and Kendrlck. Wyoming
lhad issued a statement unfair TO the
! packers, was made today by l.. u. n.
.Neld, Of swift & Company, before the
senate agriculture committee.
This Is rather serious matter and
can't help wondering What would be
said OF The packers II they did such a
thing" Weld declared 80 you charge
that senator kendrick and senator Cap
per Influenced the department 20 put
out an incorrect statement" senator
Kenyon asked One that put us in the
wrong light Weld replied.
According TO testimony put In the
record the Department Of Agriculture
last month planned 10 issue state
mcnt on the meat situation, declaring
That the packers Of the United states
were entirely blameless In this in
stance"
senator's Capper, Kendrick and Con
gressmen Tincher and IIoch, Of Kan
sas, questioned one department oflcisl
according 10 the testimony IN the rec
ord
Following this statement was is
sued declaring that the packer is mani
festly unfair Weld said, citing the
Congressional Record Of August in
proof Of his charge.
Weld defended the American Institute
Of Meat Packers and stated IL was or
ganized 20 carry on propaganda against
the Kenyon and kendrick bills.
lie described the packer propaganda
organization as an association for NUT
ual benefit and mutual defense"
I'VE expect TO continue 70 and we
stand on our rights as American citi-
Zens TO do so" Weld declared lie eX-
planned that the packers had revived
an old organization for this purpose lt
was renamed the American Institute Of
Meat Packers and is headed by Thomas
z. Wilson, one Of the big i've, Weld tes-
titled.
Isn't that perfectly legitimate?"
Weld countered. There have been ref
erences on the senate floor to our prop
aganda and an effort has been made 10
a perfectly legitimate work
The packers are making an organ
lied effort 10 oppose this legislation. "
Nh'lA fNAANlnNfAs NM NAMAWN EAUFNA
rs 20 let Congress pass these bills with
out taking some steps 10 acquaint the
public with what IS going on.
We are asking people 10 write 10
Congress opposing these bills The
packers are cooperating TO make the
campaign more effective through the
American Institute OF Meat Packers"
Weld attacked the Kenyon bill and
the Federal trade commission.
The main objection 20 the bill" said
Weld. "is in the fact that 10 was based
upon reports ~ the Federal trade COM
mission which are saturated with glar-
Ing inaccuracies and missiatements. /
This in itself would be serious enough |
II the matter rested there But 10 does /
not. because. II passed. this bill win /
further initiate the already high cost Of /
living"
Weld said he was amazed" at some 1
statements made by William B. Colyer /
" the Federal trade commission
81 was utterly amazed that he should /
make the assertion that the packers |
lave over a thousand retail stores in .
england" Weld said IL want 10 say
or swift and Company that the concern
las no interest directly or indirectly .
n any retail store m England and so
ar as I have been able 10 learn no
,ther American meat packer has any
uch interest"
81 never saw the original statement
Neld admitted on questioning by Sens-
or Kendrick. concerning the Depart
ncnt Of Agriculture matter.
Then you had no right TO come be
ore the committee and make such
harges about two members Of Il"
lendrick declared sharply
Your statement was absolutely un-
don't believe the state
nent was changed at all
Senator Capper declared also there
vas no basis for such charges
Il made my statements on the basis
Il The Congressional Record" Weld
Xplained u don't know whether you
Nvo gentlemen had anything 10 do with
!. but The statement apparently was
hanged as A result Of the conference
n which you participated"
Weld said that l.. r. Hall. an en-
loye NJ the Department Of Agriculture.
ad told him the statement was
hanged after the conference
But he didn't say that the change
vas made al the instance OF these two
enators.' Senator Harrison, Mis-
issippi suggested
NO, made that on the basis OF
tstement in the Congressional Record
hat they had a conference az the de-
artment" Weld replied.