Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-24
Ownership or Further Opera
ton of Transportation Lines
by Uncle Sam Is Strongly
Opposed in Resolution.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
WORK IS APPROVED
Senator John B, kendrick Of
Wyoming Is Elected Presi-
dent Of Organization; AIbu-
QuerQue Has Chance.


Denver, Jan. 23.--Resolutions op-
posing government owner ship of the
railroads and urging early return OF
the railroads to private control un-
der adequate federal regulation: fav-
oring federal licensing and regulation
of packers and stockyards but oppos-
ing government OWNERSHIP of mar
keting facilities; advocating universal
military training and endorsing the
federal woman suffrage amendment,
We're adopted today at the closing
session Of the twenty-second annual
convention of the American National
Livestock association.
The convention also adopted many
resolutions urging changes in the
method of, administering the public
lands and the national forests, advo-
eating a protective tariff on live
stock and meat products and reGula-
ton of imports of cattle and hides
from Mexico so as to detect those
which have been stolen from Ameri-
can ranches Larger appropriation
for state agricultural colleges and
for the bureau of markets also were
urged.
Government Operation Bad.
The resolutions regarding control
CT the railroads asserted that govern
ment operation is unsatisfactory and
urged full regulatory powers over
rates and service be restored to the
interstate commerce. commission and
to the various state commissions.
The resolution tavorine universal
rilitary training not only advocated
training of all young men In their
snipatrenth Ns'lrs t,sl $50 siFatf ss
tahlishmert of military instruction in
high schools.
The resolution regarding regulation
of the packing industry and stock
yards advocated government regula-
tion along lines now in operation un-
der the federal food control act and
endorsed the work of the federal
trade commission in the investigation
of the meat packers.
The report of the market commit
tee, which we adopted, recommended
legislation along the lines OF the Ken
drick bill, the main features of which
are separation of the stockyardS from
packer ownership and control, re-
Guiring the railroads to furnish suf-
fjcient refrigerator cars to all on
equal terms, and regulation of the
packers, stockyards and commission
men by federal license under the de
paflnlent OF agriculture.
Famine Means Anarchy.
In this connection the report SAYS:
"It is proper to impress .upon YOU
that legislation enacted at this time
regarding essential food supplies will
have far-reaching consequences, It
will have a direct bearing on both
production and distribution: and ne
yer in the history of the world has it
been so important that production
and distribution he mobilized TO sim
gle purpose-saving the world from
famine.
Famine means anarchy; and IL an
archy spreads over Europe. democ-
racy will not be safe for the world
and we and our allies will have sac
rficed our blood and treasure In
vain. On the proper distribution of
our food supplies until the next har
vest hangs the fate of millions.
"a chaos of speculation and pro-
fiteering is more likely if government
control is withdrawn with the sign
ing of peace. 1t is therefore not only
the part of wisdom, but it is stern
necessity which demands prompt leg
islative action applied to the group of
men who dominate the food supplies
of tho country
kcndrfck tIcctcd PRESIDENT.
The following officers were elected:
President, Senator John r. Kend-
rick, Sheridan. Wyo.; first vice presi-
dent, C. NJ. O'Donel, Pell Ranch, \.
NJ; second vice presidents. NJ. K.
Parsons. Salt Lake City;Wallis Huide-
koper, Wallis, Mont: Isaac Raer,
Meeker. Colo: W. j. Tod Maple Hill,
Kans.: f.. l.. Purke, Omaha, Neb.
The election of the secretary and
treasurer and the selection of the
place for holding the 1920 convention
were referred to the executive COM
mittee. St. Louis. Kansas City. El
Paso and Albuquerque, n. NJ, are
seeking the next convention.