Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-02-05

Swift 36.761 per cent. Armour
Cudahy 10 per cent, Sulzberger 10 per
cent. Armour admitted that these
were the old figures of the division Of
the beef buying among the Big Five.
Then sHeney made the multi-mil-
Honafre admit that the packers force
up the price of oleomargarine 'all
that the traffic will BEAR" immediate
~ behind the price of butter. Next
it was admitted that Swift, and Ar
mour are the largest handlers Of but
ter in America, and that they can,
ito certain extent" push up or
down the price of butter. In short,
Armour confessed that the packers
collect whatever price they please,
from the people of this country, for
their dairy butter and oleomargar1ne.
Armour tried to deny that the small
packers, who make better profits on
small business, pay better wages to
their workers. He admitted that the
small packers pay at least as high
wages, and in some classes. of work
they pay higher than do the Big Five.
And so, through a long and damag-
ing day, Armour writhed under the
probe of Heney's inquiries. Levy
Mayer, lawyer to billions, sat by,
clenching his fists and trying to look
unconcerned. AS the room grew dark,
Armour gulped a glass of water and
stopped question to ask: Am to
get through tonight, or must l cancel
my reservation in the train?"
Heney's Irish face beamed with
suppressed pleasure as he shook his
head slowly.
ooh, no, Mr. Armour, you are not
to get through tonight; not tonight,
Mr.. Armour"
Servants Of Rockefeller.
W. j. Spillman, for II years head
of the farm management bureau of
the department of agriculture, has
in Washington, why farm cost studies
were suppressed by Secretary Hous-
ton. AS the Nonpartisan league had
previously charged, Mr.. Spillman de-
clares they we're pigeon-holed because
they proved the need of reform in
farm conditions. Houston is reported
as saying privately that "the farmer
is not entitled to any information on
the subject" Mr.. Spillman also re-
veals that Houston was employed by
the Rockefeller General Education
board before he became secretary OF
agriculture, and that Rockefeller has
been pouring money into the depart
ment, not to help the farmers but to
check the growth of liberal and reform
ideas
Houston has evidently played in
with this purpose Professor T. N.
Carver, put in as head of the rural
organization service, resigned when
he found Rockefeller's purpose was
propaganda Mr.. Spillman also points
out how Houston has surrounded him.
self with a gang of politicians who
terroriZe the real workers and how
the department has become joke
among agricultural leaders. The
resignation of Carl Vrooman, assist
ant secretary, reported on January %,
appears to confirm what has been said
about the department, for Vrooman
has been an honest representative OF
the farmers.
Enemy Of Liberals Exposed.
Secretary Baker has just killed an
other attempt of special privilege to
prosecute American liberals. One
Archibald Stevenson, testifying before
the senate committee on German
propaganda, was reported by the
press to be head of the military in
telligence bureau. His testimony as
reported consisted chiefly of reading
off lists of names of those holding
radical or pacifist views. 1ndepend-
emily minded college professors were
singled out and the lists also included
such names as Frederick C. Howe and
Miss Jane Adams, prominent authors
and progressive leaders. Now Secre-
tary Baker declares Stevenson has
never been either an officer or an en-
ploye of the military intelligence
does not undertake to censor opinions
of the people. Stevenson, in fact II
not formally, is on the Intelligence
staff" of the special interests and his
list of undersirables Is really an honor
list to all Independent Americans.
Bring Boys Home.
The reasons for continuing the
struggle In Russia, as given out by
our state department, evidently have
not satisfied Senator Hiram johnson
of California In making a renewed
demand for withdrawal the senator
said:
1--WE have engaged in a miserable
misadventure, stultifying our profess
sions of friendship for the Russians
and setting at naught our promises.
We suffer the odium and the infamy
of undeclared warfare.
Bring home American soldiers; re-
sumo our own democracy. Restore its
free expression. Get American bust.
ness into normal channels. Let Amer
incan life, social and economic, be
American again"
The senator also declared it a GRIM
inal policy to starve the whole Rus
sian people as a means Of getting the
better of the Soviet government.
The reopening of the sale Of vodka
by the Siberian dictatOrs, who are
supported by our bayonets, is fur
their proof of the mess we have got
ten into.