Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-12
WAGING BIGGEST
BATTLE EVER To.
DEFEAT NEW LAW
Campaign by Packers Great
est and Most Expensive
In All History States Ed
itor of Wallaces' Farmer

That It is a question whether ever
before in history there has been such
an intensive and extensive campaign
and at such expense, to defeat legis-
lation, as that carried on by the pack
ers is the opinion of Henry c. Wal
lace of Wallaces' Farmer who mar
wells at the patience of the members Of
the senate committee who have sat in
the committee rooms for weeks listen
ing to testimony Of men who favor and
who oppose such legislation, much of
It, he states, of little worth and quite
wide Of the questions under considera-
ton. The editorial is as follows:
There are two bills before the cola
mittee one introduced by Senator
Kendrick Of Wyoming, one of the big
cattlemen Of the range country, and
the other by Senator Kenyon of
Iowa. I shall not undertake to an
alyze these bills in detail, but shall
try to make plain their provisions in
general. They serve simply as the
basis for proposed legislation. In
brief, these bills, one or the other or
both. provide for the licensing by the
government of persons or firms en-
gagged in the packing, stock yards, live
stock commission. live stock market
papers, and poultry and dairy buying
or shipping business (provided as to
the latter that 1t amounts to as much
as 100000 per year.) The secretary
Of agriculture is given general author
ity to draft the terms Of the licenses
under the provisions of the bill, and
TO issue the licenses.
It is made unlawful for any licensee
TO engage in any unfair. unJustly dis
criminatory, or deceptive device; 1t is
forbidden for buyers of live stock to
combine TO buy stock cheaply and
then apportion the stock to other:
who have kept out Of the market in
order that it might be bought cheaply;
or to engage in business in such q
way as to lessen competition; or to
conspire, combine, agree or arrange
with other licensees to apportion ter
ritory for carrying on business, or APP
portion territory for carrying on busi-
ness or apportion purchases Of live
stock or live stock products, or to con-
troll prices thereof, etc. Packers are
forbidden to own or have any interest
In stock yards.
All licensees are required to keeI
such books and records as will dis
close all transactions involved in theil
business and the true ownership o.
such business, and to make such re.
ports from time to time as may be re.
quired by the secretary OF agriculture
Money penalties are provided for any
who fail to keep their books properly
or 20 make such reports as may b.
called for.
It is made the duty OF the railroads
to provide refrigerator cars in sucl
numbers as may be required to handle
the business, and to furnish them will
due promptness, and within six months
Il is provided that all refrigerator carr
shall be owned by the railroads un'
less the packers who now own then
shall enter into an agreement will
the roads for their use, the agree
ment to be subject to the approval O
the Interstate commerce commission.
Whenever the secretary Of agricul
lure or the commissioner Of foodstuff
who has immediate charge of the mat
ter, believes that any licensee is VIC
lating any Of the provisions Of the law
he shall notify him in writing, speci
flying the alleged violation, and requir
him to attend a hearing at which tn
matter shall be inquired into, givin
him time to prepare evidence and ar
range for the attendance of witnesses
II after a full hearing the secretar
finds that the Hcensee is guilty, n
may suspend his license for a time o
may revoke It. II this should be don'
he ncensee has the right to appeal t
he circuit court of appeals, where
Is made a preferred case and hear
as quickly as possible. If the circui
court sustains the decision of the sec