The sun., 1919-02-02
MARKET IN EUROPE
PROMISED PACKERS
Inducement Made, Says Glas-
gov, to Get Their Corpora
ton in Price Regulation.
HOOVER NOT MEAT AGENT
Food Administration Counsel
Denies Secrecy Of Meetings
to Fix Hog Rates.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-Discussing the
relations Of the Food Administration
with the large packing interests W. n
GLASGOW, Jr.. counsel for the Admins
traitor, told the Senate Agriculture COM
mittee to-day that the visit OF Heroe't
c. Hoover to Europe was not IN any way
In the Interest OF the packers ana tha'
tbe sole purpose OF the trip was to ar
range food relief for european peoples
Mr., GLASGOW appeared before the COM
mittee in connection with hearings on
the pending bill to regulate the meat
industry. 4.
Asked by Chairman Gore (Okls) X
one OF Mr.. Hoover's objects in going 20
Europe was to make bigger market
for the packers" Mr. Glasgow replied
that Mr.. Hoover went over there 10
sell meat to nobody
The witness told OF an agreement be-
tween the packers and the ROOD AZ.
n,inistration whereby in return Tor alo
given to the packers by the Food Ad-
ministration in finding markets IN Eu-
rope the former promised to cooperate
in price arrangements. Mr.. Glasgow
denied the charge OF Senator france
tMd.) that this agreement was prom
iss to throw to the packers as much
business as possible
In answer 10 the questions whether
the whea. price guarantee would be car
ried out through the Food Admlnistra-
tion. thereby Keeping that agency In
existence after the declaration OF peace,
a. had been charged by some members
Of the Senate, Mr.. Glasgow said tho
administration planned to close it's ac-
tivities within three weeks and would
pass out of existence before this years
wheat crop was harvested.
Explains PROFIT Regulation.
Mr. Glasgow explained methods OF
regulating profits of the meat packers
Pointing out that only food products
elassed in the food act as necessaries
were subject to rules OF the administra-
zion, which set the proft at per cent.
Mr.. glasgow said:
TT has been said on other products
~ the packers the limit of profit was the
sky. but that was the fault OF the act"
The fixing of a minimum price for
hogs was necessary to increase produc-
ton and prevent IAN even higher price"
he told the committee.
why couldn't the Food Administra-
zion AK the prices Of all packers prod
ucts as the prices OF steel and iron were
determined" asked Chairman Gore.
Steel and iron prices we're set by the
War Industries Board in agreement with
the producers" Mr.. Glasgow replied.
Didn't the packers refuse TO arrange
prices by agreement? asked Senator
Gore.
Tho witness said the Food Administra-
taon had no power to make voluntary
Agreements about other than food prod
vsts
Mr. Glasgow said the meetings at
which prices Of hogs were fixed were
open, not secret. Senators France and
Gronna IN. d. questioned this state
ment, asserting that Newspaper men
were not admitted.
Denies Secrecy of Meetings.
The witness said there was no re-
straint upon the admittance of any one
who applied and that full information OF
the proceedings was given out to the
press.
Senator France said he was intere sted
IN newspapers getting the fact themselves
and not In having official communica-
tons released later by interested parties.
He said one statement was given out for
publicity day after three day con-
ference was ended.
-Four employees of the Food Admins
trafion who held positions with "a cking
companies either seignad their private
places or else left the Food Administra-
ton, Mr. Glasgow said He said Food
Administrator Hoover had protested to
Francis J. Heney for making public the
private connections of persons in the
Food Administration. and "a result
Mr.. Heney agreed to advise Mr. Hoover
and give him time for action before
publishing any other letters
The witness resented questions In this
connection of Senator France. who re-
sponded that the men and the Admini>-
tyation must necessarily be on the de-
fensive and subject to suspicion"
Food Administration Near End.
WASHINGTON. Feb. CLOSING of all
divisions of the Food Administration ex :
cept the Grain Corporation before March
1 was predicted tonight by officials in
commenting on the statement OF w. A.
Glasgow. Jr., counsel for the Admins
tration, before the Senate Agriculture
Committee to-day that the agency would
pass out of existence within three weeks
The Grain Corporation, with Offices in
New York, was designated to handle the
1913 wheat crop and until all of last
years wheat has been liauidated it must
be continued. Under existing law the
Grain Corporation. It was said. could
not take care OF this years wheat crop.
Activities of tho Food Administration
Involving contractural obligations or
price agreements which must be con-
tinued after this month are 10 be taken
over by the Grain Corporation, it was
said