The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-05-22

going to be brought to a rollcall vote
on the issue of government ownership
and operation of the stockyards, in
the next session, If the organized
farmers, the organized dairymen, the
organized livestock producers, the or
ganized consumers of meat products.
and the League of Women Voters in
the suffrage states can do it. That is
the decision reached at conference
on packer legislation held here this
week.
In order that there may be clear
cut issue, which neither party in the
house and senate may overlook,
committee is to be named by William
Kent who presided at the conference.
to draft bill to be offered in place of
the Sims.Kenyon bill, which died In
the session that expired on March 4.
A great deal of favorable publicity
has been given, among organizations
lukewarm or friendly to the packers,
to the Kendrick bill, which was drawn
by the solicitor of the department Of
agriculture as "just-as-good" for
government ownership of the stock
yards. This Kendrick bill, when ex-
amined, proves to be anything but
what the federal trade commission has
recommended. For one thing, it gives
the packers four years within which
to "dis pose Of their holdings in the
stockyards. But inasmuch as the
great majority of the $25,O00,0OO OF
big packer holdings in stockyards CON-
panies is now in the hands of dunn
mics, the effect of the aKendrick bill
would be-just nothing.
For example, the federal trade COM
mission examiners found that the
Morrises, who absolutely control the
Kansas City stockyards, were ready
to testify that only rs shares, out OF
$4,000 shares, in that stockyards CON-
pany were owned by them or their
family. Yet it soon was discovered
that one of their dummies holds 5000
shares! He confessed that he never
had owned any, but held it for the
Morris family.
Opposition to Hurley.
Chairman Hurley of the United
States shipping board is finding oppo-
sition to his plan to sell the govern
ment-owned ships at sacrifice and
to sell out and close the shipyards.
Charles A. Piez, director of the
Emergency Fleet corporation. has
resigned in protest against what he
styles a policy of scuttle." The or
ganized shipbuilders have sent long
cable to President Wilson. Organized
labor in general and the organized
farmers have vigorously protested.
Business men on the Pacific coast
have pointed out that sudden with
drawal of shipbuilding would produce
terrible conditions for the great army
of men now employed in that indus
try. Charles r. Paige of the shipping
board has resigned for the same rea'
son.
That the cables to Wilson were not
without effect is shown by the consid-
cradle modification which Hurley has
made in his cancellation order. He
now declares that only 100000 tons
not adapted to merchant service are
to be Cancelled at present.
The forces at work pulling for and
against government-owned shipping
are complex. On the one side are the
independent business men and farmers
needing cheap and fair transportation
to foreign lands and consumers need
ing cheap transportation from foreign
lands. On the other side are the
large trusts who want to run their
own ships and thus eliminate compel
itors, and American capital invested
in British shipping companies. The
big British capitalists, too, are playing
an important part because during the
war they established many financial
and newspaper connections here.
Brides From Fiume.
Another possible cause of trouble
with Italy: American troops come
home from Venetia and Fiume with
seven brides, none Of whom are 1tal-
ian! All seven of these war romances
are American7Jugoslav!
The offending soldiers are members
of the 332d infantry regiment. who
went into Italy after the disaster to
Italian forces on the Isonzo front and
were marched and counter-marched
through a dozen Italian cities in order
to buck up the spirits of the people
and give the impression that the
Americans had sent at least 100000
soldiers to their aid. They fought on
the Piave, and they took part In the
final defeat and pursuit of the Aus
TRANS which ended in the absolute sur
render of the Hapsburg army. The
regiment was part of the time in and
near Venice, and later was stationed
In Dalmatia and in the city OF Ftume.
II seven Yankee soldiers won brides
in Fiume, and II all Of these fair
ladies were Jugoslavs, how can Pre-
mier Orlando expect US TO credit his
claim that Fiume is an Italian city?
The Railroad Situation.
Railroad legislation is now being
framed up by conservative Republican
and Democratic leaders. It provides
for the early return Of the roads to
private operation, thus attempting to
head of the demand of the 1000, 900