El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-16
PACKERS SIMPLY
RUN EVERYTHING,
DECLARES HENEY
Control Banks, Street
Cars, Stockyards,
Big Hotels
BUT NOT CONGRESS-
OFFICIAL PAPER
Million a Month on
Propaganda, Says
Prosecutor

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Washington, Jan. 15.-Information
as to the character Of letters filed
In the Chicago office vaults Of Henry
fVeeder, counsel for Swift & Co., was
4 given by Francis J. Heney of San
Francisco, in resuming his testimony
today before the senate agricultural
committee at hearings on the Ken
drick bill for regulation Of the meat
industry.
In answer to questions by members
iof the committee, Mr.. Heney went
over much OF the ground covered in
the Investigation by the federal trade
commission of which he was special
counsel.
He dwelt at some length upon let
tiers written by Veeder to Swift, which
he said agents of the commission
saw, although they did not get pos
session of them, telling of sending
fancy steaks and a horse to Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois, Republic
can leader Of the house. The witness
said Mr.. Mann aided the packers in
their fight against the Borland reso-
luton for a congressional investiga-
tion.
Congressman told me-" he said,
that Representative Mann and Car
lin Rugged each other before the
speakers seat when 1t was announced
the Borland resolution had been de-
feated."
81 Mr.. Heney declared that the state
ments in the report on the federal
trade commission, submitted to Presi-
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merce of the United States, were
without foundation and absolutely
contrary to facts"
In order to permit the witness to
refresh his memory the committee
postponed questioning him relative to
the packers political activities and
their political expenditures. These
matters, Acting Chairman Norris an
nounced, would be taken up tomor-
row.
Questioned by Senator Norris rela.
tive to the packers expenditures for
advertising purposes, Mr.. Heney said
trade commissions investigation Swift
& Co, spent a million a month for
that purpose.
"The advertisements" he added,
were for the obvious purpose Of Great
ing public sentiment"
Letters in the packers files show.
ed, the witness continued, that their
purpose in carrying on their adver-
Using campaign was for the purpose
OF influencing the newspapers not to
publish certain things, such as the
federal trade commission report and
TO Influence editorials.
Interested in Hotels.
Mr.. Heney declared danger lay in
close connection between the packing
industry and the financial interests
of the country. In Chicago, he said,
through bank stock owned by affiliat-
ed Interests, the packers come pretty
close TO dominating the financial sit
uation" in that city. In order to
control the purchase Of supplies, he
added, the packers own stock In prac-
tically every big new hotel built in
the country.
Asked by Senator Kenyon OF Iowa,
as 10 whether the packers control did
not also extend to public utilities, Mr..
Heney replied that In Sioux City, Iowa
they not only controlled the stock
yards, but the street railway and 9TH
or public utilities, while In Kansas
City the Armouts controlled the street
car system The practice OF extend.
Ing their control to these interests,
he said, was principally followed by
Armour, Swift and Morris com
How can they acquire those things
on the small profits we read about
them making asked Senator Ken
yon.
They do that on their personal for.
replied Mr.. Heney.
The Difference IN Type.
Mr.. Heney said the federal trade
commissions report was printed in
congressional record IN such small
'ype II hurt the eyes," while a state
nent by Swift & Co, relative to the
'eport was printed in larger type.
do you know II packers have any
'tock In the Congressional Record?g
lslted Senator Norris.
mo" Heney replied, "but I know
hey have lobbyists who are pretty
in Washington"
Mr.. Heney said G. NJ. Livingston. nm
OF a Washington bank repre-
ented Armour, and had been active
n getting Mr.. CarIin lined up ON
he Borland, resolution"
Mr.. Heney also said correspond
nee obtained by the commission
Iamed as q packers representative,
Tom" Logan, a newspaper man who,
Q said, was a friend OF Hurley and
'umulty," Logan, he stated Is now
2 Europe, having gone abroad with
r. Hurley.