The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-08


action contains the seeds of future
war as much as the seizure of AL
sace-Lorraino by Germany in 1871.
was made by Senator Borah in q
powerful speech at big mass meet
ing In Washington the other night.
He concluded his speech as follows:
i venture to say that no more
shameless transaction than Shantung
has ever disgraced the diplomatic
history OF Europe. / venture to saw
that no greater moral reasons for op-
position to the further dismember-
ment of China will exist than that
which existed with reference to Shan
tung. And yet we must underwrite
1t, we must perpetuate It, we must
pledge American boys to police, if
necessary, Shantung. The honor, the
dignity and the moral standing or~tsle
United States will never be the same
again if it puts its final approval up
or this treaty or upon the league
which would perpetuate it."
PACKERS BIG AS GOVERNMENT
Never has there been clearer IL
lustration of the tremendous power
exerted by the packers than the alb
solute flood of propaganda now
drenching congress at their instiga-
ton in an effort to discredit and de-
1eat tho Kenyon-Anderson bill for
federal licensing and regulation of
their industry.
To show how brazen is the con-
tempt OF the packers for the power
OF the United States government
Senator Kenyon read to the senate
an interview on the Kenyon and
kendrick bills for the packer regu-
lation given the Omaha Bee by Mr..
Buckingham, manager OF the Union
stockyards at Omaha, which, Kenyon
SAID, lis controlled by these gentle
men" (the packers).
| In this interview Buckingham re-
ferred to the Kenyon and Kendrick
bills as the "fads, ideas and theo-
ries' of day-dreaming politicians. He
is quoting as saying that the govern
ment has not got the power to di-
vorce the packing houses from the
stockyards, adding that '.the packing
business is as large as the govern
ment itself, and 1t is foolish for a
lot OF grandstanders to theorize on
now 1t snail be conducted
AGAINST CANADIAN reel
PROCITY
The bill of Representative George
Young of North Dakota calling for
repeaI OF the Canadian reciprocity
act has been reported to the house
from its ways and means committee
Win recommendation for speedy pas
sag:.
The committee concurred with Mr.
| Youngs belief that it is high tim,
for the repeal OF this act, which
aroused a Juror of opposition still
remembered in Washington from
farmers in all state bordering Cana
da at the time Of its passage.
PRIVATE SOLDIERS ORGANIZE
Bills for the incorporation of the
| Private Soldiers and Sailors legion
, an organization OF American worl'
war veterans to which no commits
stoned officer is eligible, have beer
introduced in both houses of congress
by Senator Johnson of California an
Representative Sherwood OF Ohio.
The purpose of the Privates' legion
of which Marvin Gates Sperry, for
merly OF the Twelfth engineers
: wounded in action overseas, is nation
al president, is to work ceaselessly /
: behalf of the civil and militar
: rights OF the enlisted man, agains
, the caste system which has fastene
it's grip on the American army, an
4 for the progress of democracy Il
, general. 1t mas caused the introdut
S CIon OF two bills now in congress, on
| calling for a bonus of $500 to ever
q honorably discharged enlisted NAL
the otner for repeal of the tax
motion pictures and ice cream an
: soft drings, both of which needless
: " discriminate against the poor mai
t Inc Privates' legion is at presel
: temporarily overshadowed by tf
e American legion in the public ey
f partly because the latter has gre;
e funds at it's disposal, partly becau:
f the presence of young Roosevelt ar
S similar figures in the American Il
IS gion give the latter better play
the press. AS an organization seel
e inp the characterization of the Amer
: can army the Privates' legion
r however, UNNECESSARILY more effe
W five than it's rival. It's headquarte
g are at 8O2 F street, Washington,
le C. Every enlisted man, discharg'
Is or not. with overseas or nome sc
is vice. is eligible to membership.
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