The sun., 1919-01-21
PACKERS BACK
BIG RELIEF BILL.
GORECHARGES
Scheme to Stabilize Prices
of Meat Comes as Sur
prise to Senate.
QUOTES AN INDEPENDENT
S1O0.OOO,OOO Measure Debated
without VOte-HOOyer
Is Attacked.
QUOTES AN INDEPENDENT
Sp,cini Desratch 10 Tnk srN

StIlcIdi III
reaching n conclusion or vote. al-
though 1t IS believed the measure
finally will pass.
The debate, however. brought out
the fact that statement had been
made before the Committee on Agri-
culture by an independent packer that
behind the admitted need for some ap-
to extend food relief abroad
was a scheme to stabilize meat prices
by taking up SURPLUS stocks owned by
the packers in Europe, which would
prevent their return to the United
States and the consequent depression
Of prices.
The independent packer was D. w.
Taliaferro, vice president of the Ham
Packing Company of
Detroit. Senator Gore (Okla). chair
man OF the committee, sprang the sur
prise on the Senate when he related
that Taliaferro had "innocently told us
that this 500 900, 900 or a great deal OF
1t was 10 be used in stabilizing the
price of packing house products so that
the packers could dispose of the stocks
they had on hand and obviate a loss"
u.o .r
Mr.. Taliaferro also told the commit
tee Of the conferences which Herbert
hoover hao heiu ias' oc'ooer Win rep
fesentat'Nes OF 'h't'S OF torS packing
Aot
concerns Al tnat ti'ne .iooVer assured
me packers 'ha' ne "ou'u hahoie 'ne'r
ioreign oroers'
senator Gore coupled the promise
made by Hoover In october While war
conditions stiil prevailed with the con-
wand y, tho Amarica, oversea. fo,c.
and normal conditions soon
TO DO rsstored in American producing
and distributing industries.
1t was said that II an oversupply OF
meat now was permitted to develop In
tho United states. particularly through
return shipment OF thousands of tons OF
American meat in Europe. many Of the
packers would be seriously hurt II was
planned that England should undertake
the supplying of southern and eastern
Europe with meat and meat products
while curtailment or the British supply
thus transported TO the east would be
TO take UP England's slack said Mr.,
Taliaferro.
1t was also explained by Senator Gore
that we had been sending vast quantities =
OF salted meats to Great Britain dur
Ing the crisis. hut that the signing OF
the armistice had ended the demand for
preserved stock in large quantities.
The packers 1t also was insisted. had
a gentlemen agreement to maintain
high prices.
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Senator Lewis (llls) pleaded with the
Senate to mass the 500 600 600 hill and
cease combating 1, Je said.
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through the peace conference If the
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of the antagonists Senate charged in
the European press as existing here
against the President.
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support VIII DC oi any 'Hnuenee AZ inc
peace table nor III all Europe The
President VIII nave oeen started on his
way 10 obstruction and opposition to
every proposition calling for ratifica-
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