Arizona republican., 1919-12-19
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The off, cial outline of the agreement reached between the government and the five big packers, as made public tonight by the department of justice, follows:
 Attorney General Palmer today an- nounced that the five big packers, Armour and company, Morris and company, Swift and company, Wilson and company, the Cuahy Packing company, their main subsidiaries and principal stockholders and managers have submitted to all the contentious of the government and consented to the entry of any injunction decree providing for the carrying out of these contentious
 Under this decree, the defendants, and each of them, either as corpora tions or as individuals, are compelled, in brief:
 "To sell under supervision of the United States district court, prefer ably to the livestock producers and the public, all their holdings in public stockyards.
 ITO sell, under the same supervision, and in like manner, all their interests. stockyard railroads and terminals.
 "To sell, under the same supervision and in like manner, all their interests l in market newspapers.
 Dispose of all their interest in pub l lie cold storage warehouses except as necessary for their own meat products.
 "To forever dissociate themselves with the rail meat business.
 Sever All Other Connections i "To forever dissociate themselves | of1 ,,,n1 1,,ls n wholesale groceries, fresh, canned, or | dried, or salt fish, fresh, dried or canned vegetables, fresh, dried, evap- orated or canned fruits, confection- 1 aries, syrups, soda water fountain sup l plies, etc, molasses, honey, jams jellies and preserves, ices, sauces, rel ishes, etc, coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa. nuts, flour, sugar, rice and cereals | (with an exception to be noted), bread waters, crackers, biscuits, spaghetti vermichelli, macroni, cigars, china furniture, etc.
 ITO forever abandon the use of the branch houses, route cars and auto | trucks, comprising their distributing system, for any other than their owr meat and dairy products.
 ITO perpetually submit to the juris- ulCIlOn Ol lu6 OAlttu otdleS uiStTlC courts under an injunction forbiddins all the defendants from directly or in directly maintaining any combination anyor conspiracy with each other ol or conspiracy with each other ol monopolizing or attempting to monopo- lize, any food products, in the United States. or indulging in any unfair ant unlawful practice.
 "The decree further provides the jurisdiction is perpetually retained by the courts for the purpose of taking such other action, or adding at tht foot of the decree such other relief if any, that may become necessary fol appropriate for the carrying out ana enforcement of the decree or for tht purpose of entertaining at any tim, hereafter in the application which tho parties may make with respect to thi, decree.
 Packer Cases Were Pushed
 Immediately upon MT. Palmer be coming attorney general, in March l1919, he personally took up the charge against the packers, and special assis tants were asked to study the investi gation of the federal trade commis 1 sion. at hearings before congressiona (Continued on Page 9