Arizona republican., 1919-02-01
SECRET LETTERS. WARNED PACKER
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ek Identity Of Man Who Tipped Off Swift About
 Inv estig g a tion-Swift, With Lawyer, On Stand
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v WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-While un- sus eessful efforts were being made be- fors the senate agriculture committee tocay to develop the identity of a per soi who sent Swift and Company ad- vaiice information regarding govern ment activities affecting the meat packing industry. the house interstate commerce committee was informed by the federal trade commlsslon that IL Voulda furnish the names of witnesses ' pon whose testimony it had made isrges of collusion among the five big acking firms.
 Louis F. Swift, president of Swift nd Company and Henry Veder, coun- ei for the company, were questioned fore the senate committee about the r1ter referred to during the hearing as Diamond T." One letter from 1otnas F. Logan of Washington, and flother letter and several memoraII- dums unsigned, but purporting to be from 'sDiamond T, relating to plans or the federal trade committee and the food administration, had been read by Francis J. Heney, who was conducting the cross-examination of the witnesses for the committee. Both MT. Swift and MT. Veeder said they could not recan having previously seen the 'DiamonQ IT correspondence. This designation of the correspondence was given by reason of the fact that the one letter had '.T'' inside diamond at the tob of the page. This letter was dated lomosrea- h. -mtr T serorgsreIvs Washington June IS, 1917, and told of plans for investigation of food prices. It was marked Private" and bore the stamp Louis r. Swift" with a date two days later. At the top was the no- tation: Information received by MT. Veeder this morning from Diamond Y" Initials of six officials of Swift and Company at the top indicated thal copies had been sent to them, MT. Swift said.
 The Mysterious Letter
 The letter said: At a meeting of the commission today. MT. Davies was placed in charge of the meat packing end of the food investigation; Mr. Col ver Tn charge of wheat and wheat pro- ducts, and the members allotted othel phases of the inquiry.
 This is under the resolution and ap- propriatfon recently passed by con- gross.
 The work is to be done as planned conjunction with the Hoover food msnistration. Mir. Davies will shortly ire for a conference in Chicago. Re i'll outline the procedure and ask for ssistRnce. There win be enough ce- v to give plenty of time for readiness II might be suggested that you have in readiness everything bearing on higf prices and their causes, even though il should not be precisely what is desired With your knowledge you should b, able to give some good leads and sus. gestions for further inquiry.
 FMr. McManus could be helpful al this end if he could get back immed lately. Exchange of telegrams inadvis. able. Please destroy this immediately.
 At the bottom of the letter written 1T ink and enclosed in a rough square was the name Hurley"
 Who wrote the name Hurley or there?' asked MT. Heney.
 Tt looks little like my handwrit ing" MT Swift responded.
 When you got something of tha sort, were you in the habit of consult ing Mir. Hurley?" asked Senator Ken | yon of Iowa.
 | ''No. I might have written Armour or Smith, on that letter just as well. ' said the witness,
 Isn't that the kind of information you paid Mir. Logan to get for you? continued the Iowa senator
 MT. Swift denied this.
 Do you know of any letter in whici Mir. Logan advised you about wha went on at the White House?" aske MT. Heney.
 Mir. Swift said he did not
 Tipped Off Food Plans
 A letter from Logan to Veeder wa then read. In it the future activitie of the food administration were de tailed several days in advance of tn announcement that a food administra
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