Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

 bered. Those who hoped to conquer the work and profiteer by force of arms have gone down in disaster. Now those who rule over the destiny of the food groducts of the world have lined lip for battle against those who must consume their products o1 starve. obviously the interests of the pro- ducers are with the consumers, as they furnish his ultimate market and he should reach them by the shortest route without waste or profiteering. Today the whole world is asking how this can be accomplished Considering the comparatively simple character of the business of slaughtering livestock and distributing it's products this would appear to be not very difficult mat ter. Nor would it be, were it not for the intervention of a monopoly which for forty years or more has quietly but surely been tightening it's grip on the distributing end of the business, to the despair of the producer and consumer alike. Under the plausible guise of economy, efficiency and small profits (''fraction of cent') per pound the monopolistic forces have been all lowed a free hand to organize and ex- pand. Not satisfied with distributing the products of livestock, they have been gradually reaching out to secure control over many other essential food products.
 About four years ago the American National Live Stock Association recog- nized this monopoly as a serious and growing menace to the nation. and ever since has worked unremittingly to place the facts before the American people. The investigation of the pack CTS by the Federal Trade Commission and it's report to the president, giving the facts, was the result. That in it. self was not enough. It has taken the war with the worldwide unheaval in social, political and industrial condi- tions to make the long suffering peo- pie understand. The specter of a starving world with a small group of profiteers 1T. control of the essential food products has finally forced the issue. No amount of clever advertising in the press or propaganda work among the livestock men can obscure it, nor prevent a settlement in the interest of the whole people. Reduced to it's lowest terms the problem is
 simple enough. The real issue is:
 Shall we through congress assume na- uona1 control or the process or dis tribution of the essential food products, or shall we continue to allow a few men with unlimited wealth and power to stand between the producer and consumer, and dictate absolutely the terms on which each shall live?
 The packers instead of recognizing the signs Of the times, which are em- blazoned across the sky, and accept ing reasonable legislation, have thrown down the gage of battle. As might be expected, lined up with them are the reactionary interests, besides great following of people who are one way or another subject to their influence, or who conceive it to be to their in terest to play the game that way. It must not be overlooked that the qualifications of their business are infinite, and their tentacles reach for ends of the earth. Unfortunately this includes a majority of the live stock commission men. They are the paid agents and natural allies of the pro- ducers and their interests lie with
 them. By throwing in with the pack :
 CTS in this great emergency, the com mission men are losing the opportun-