The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-07
Palmer to Take Action
Under Anti Trust
Statutes.
MAY ASK JAIL TERMS
May Bring Both Criminal |
and Civil Suits Against
Big Five
ORDERS PR0FITEERS' TRIAL
Agents Are Directed to
Hunt Down Hoarders
of Foodstuffs.
WILSON SPEAKS ON FRIDAY
Declines Mondells Request
to Wait Until Next
Week.
WILSON SPEAKS ON FRIDAY

WAgHlNGTON Aug B - Anti.
trust suits against the greatrmeat
packing firms were announced today
by Attorney ueneinl Palmer as the
first concrete development OF the
governments campaign to reduce the
nigh cost of living
Armour, swift. Morris, Wilson and
'uduhy. who have been pictured In
the Investigations of the federal trade
cummiAs on and before congressional
/. committees aH great conbinau uoh
"a control OF fOOu products, are To
uu haled again before the federal
courts 10y special prosecutors.
The evidence ~ nand, Attorney
General Palmer declared, Indicated
"a cirar violation Of the anu-Uuss'
avs
whether the prosecutions would
he clVil or criminal, the Attorney gen
.rat declined 90 state. merely recall
ing that the law PROVIDED Tor botn,
Hops Tor Jnii Scutcntcs.
The hiH,Ory ut AL ue govern
mentH antitrust prosecutions In 80
years does not show a single indi-
yidual ever serving "A jail sentence
| Tor violation There Are evidences
lhal the government hopes for. some
m tho present campaign.
While he was announcing prose
cutiuns Of The packers, Attorney Den
cral Taimer was unlcashing h'H Spe.
clai AGENTS on "A country Wide trail
Of pfunteerinE and tood boarding
The prosecutions come under the
food Contrul law
All United states attorneys we're
instructed to ferret out food hoards
ana libel them under federal law,
This is the most importHnt business
before the country today An
iounccd the attorney general, and ]
propose to have the law enforcement
.narhinery OF the government side
rack everything to this ioh
Wilson speaks Friday.
President Wilson continued TO give |
close attention 10 the food cost prob
lem and declined a proposal to posi-.
puns his address To congress uuul
ruesday OF next wcck instead OF this !
Friday. Republican Floor Leader |
MSndell of the house suggested the |
puAtpuucmcut because Of absence OF |
members from Washington, but the
president declined In the following |
letter TO the republican leader
Il am very sorry indeed that !
cannot comply with your suggestion |
~ delay iu the matter Of my address /
to a Joint session Of congress The |
situation which impelled me iast
week TO ask congress 10 postpone its
recess unui my rrcommendauohs
could be- Hubmkted m still acute. & /
have had undrNVery serious consid |
Grafton the proper action uf me |
government with reference 10 the |
high cost of living. and feel that !
% h my duty az the earliest possible /
moment 20 present certain recon !
ncndafious now ready for submH-
sion 90 congress.
Il have therefore asked the vice /
prrsIdcni ana the speaker TO ar
ungr. n possible for a joint session /
Tor Friday afternoon next at : |
o'clock
Possible Recommendations
There was mo- intimatlon from the /
,hitr house no. TO lh" nature ~ the
recommendations the prrsldent .
would make ln addressing congress-
D., fhr view ~ several officials. the
president probably will deal with
rhrsr subjects
Enlargement ~ the provisions Of
the !e.,cr food control law, to make
Do operative after the proclamation /
of pcacr. and applicable 10 shoes,
clothing and am lie necessities In .
asdItion to fuud
i-.ElrIa'iuu iu reach tho small or !
Individual prottrrr as well hs NE /
big business" cStorilon.
Legislation i0 dofin" proti'o"ring, |
thereby making easier prosecution /.
under existing laws
To mako speculation m n"cessarlcS /
a crime
Lcrtsla,tou limiting the margin ot