The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-21

"A Go-B t.ar Ba:ley's $4,000
senator @su Papers Bee c;
III to t IL Heney and Walsh
destd Espionage Is Act De,
staa is4' Everywhere-Ac-
sIn,sian Intervention
n C-Henry Veede2'
son tn ~ the big meat pack
5ft l eSornf t to the sen,
sn zen, ON on agriculture, under :
dt tst;o on BY Francis J;
1inS' the past week. some Of
details s of the packers 5
p ,e os1a15e politicians, ad-
I, nS" oficers of the govern govern;
I oi NJ livestock growers
5t.'l snT d so forth. Sometimes
n o 5ite like a wild amir animal al
% u GROW rowling and a show OF
dn !, I has admitted the deals
II (Rdel ii''0 1o,,J of the packers
BE- lo eTerv corner Of the
n s.rs sbsl and public influence
I 9In "~nposition to its plans
% .o UgF to deny Heney's
!. s oo any point, the federal
go vi ssion's Investigator
GU. '9n''I his pile of papers,
n ,pt0 a lie letter taken from the
Da'' statement by Veeder to
|. "a vas the payment of money
'. aas funds-Congressman
\ Kansas, Rodenberg in IL
ir y Colquit in y, Texas gS5:s.
!. the negotiation with Colin
. ~. u " vice president of the
Sl,i I.+;nnol hank in this city,
I bssn under $4,000 salary
! lnour & Co., as to work" in
~ with the packers fight
! sbs Borland resolution for IN
I'm Of the packers. Veeder
y. emitted that ave did every
! Y al rpower to deefat such
] legislation, and we would do
There were letters about
4 man" in Pennsylvania who
I'm a secret promise to the
that if their oleomargarine
IN too highly colored there
4 / no prosecution of the deal
1pling it. There were letters
"a the cost of this lobbying
/ tie packers and the oleomar-
snpanieS.
Inns AND CORRUPTION
EVhole Veeder testimony show
4 be had for many years been
In vast secret espionage up
/ tate and national law-making
1 md had handled big sums OF
I'm the hiring of lawyers to see
h packers were heard on every
u subject of interest to their
h Down in Texas their cot
/ oil combine was attacked;
|ad Joe Bailey, former United
snator, $4,000 as a retainer
Rady for an argument in the
r court. In Boston, in New
in Philadelphia everywhere
legal lobby was powerful and
70 make a dent on the big
packers interests in any part
country would require almost
b funds and infinite patience
Eeverance.
EbfOre Veeder took the witness
lie committee heard one Arm
sd Forth, who claimed that he
ltsttle grower, and had great
Tor the Big Five-for "theil
W Inspiration" Heney showed
snstrOng had been president
s'!Grkyards bank, chiefly owned
M ! y and Armour; that he Dor.
3luOOO from these packers
laght stock in the Forth WORT
Nth it; that after that trans
ne papers policy changed
.saat ne had considered $50
70 one favorable to the Bis
! ARMSTRONG wrote, on January
! " Ihe treasurer Of Armour &
! ne took this stock in tn,
1Oe OF some service to Messrs
J and Swift" and he believed
''l y agree he had rendered tn,
4 L they would compare tn,
y, policy of the paper "befor,
yer taking"
PRESS CONTROL
q 5 Swifts letters to his lawyer
!, I, disclosed the fact that tn,
/. publishing the other pape
, "a Worth-the Star-Telegran
mad secured a $4,000 loa1
NJ. NJ packers. Swift asked Weed
I. stef they had better deman,
l, /, VI interest overdue on thi
! ! i and Veeder replied that al
! ne ne. case recently filed by tn
N n it !; with reference to tn
~ \ III u would v be better not t
I 4 e2 testified that the youn
s y The Forth Worth RECORD
i Iw,Ol1al policy was change
: , llStfong made the $1,000
S t,um the packers, is now AS
N''re'ary Of Agriculture Ows
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