Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-21
ABANDONMENT or SIDE LINES
NOT TO HALT SUIT OF RE-
TAIL ASSOCIATION.
AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL
OFFICIALS SATISFACTORY
II Change Of Name and ont Methods
10 Meant, Attorney for Groesrs
Says Prosecutions Will be Pushed
Iowa Labor TO Join In Fight
Against Railroad Bill.
Special to. Times Republican.


- Des Moines. Feb. zl.-The settle
ment between the government and
the packers, whereby the packers
agree to abandon their "side-lines
and give up ownership of stock
yards, dealing in groceries, and
other food products, has not def
nitely ended litigation on the part
of the National Wholesale Grocers
Association having the same end in
view, according 70 Clifford Thorne'
former Iowa railway commissioner,
and now practicing law In Chicago
1t was largely due to facts revealed
by Mr.. Thorne that the government
settlement was reached, and a silt
having the object Of enjoining the
packers from certain practices in
connection with their dealings In
foodstuffs other than meats was
pending when the recent settlement
was reached.
Mr.. Thorne was counsel for the
wholesale grocers in this action.
The packers are gradually OBJ
tanning control OF the entire food
supply of the country says Mr..
Thorne, who was in Des Moines this
week in connection with the meet
ing of the Corn Belt Meat Packers
Association.
In general, the agreement reached
with the government is satisfactory
providing that it is carried out TO
really mean an abandonment by the
packing interests Of these lines OF
business. If, however, 1t simply
means a change of name, there will
have to be "a continuation of the
fight"
Not to Return to Iowa.
Mr.. Thorne does not expect to re-
turn to Iowa permanently. He has
built up a Urge practice in Chicago.
along the lines which he became
famous in Iowa, handling much anti
trust litigation, and defending the In
terests OF independent business
against larger corporations or COM
'oinations.
He regarded the action Of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers Association in
adopting resolutions against the
adoption Of the sections of the rail
road bill guaranteeing profits to the
railroads as of extreme significance.
TT shows that the meat producers
of Iowa are still alive to the vital
railway rate questions affecting their
welfare" says Mr.. Thorne. There Is
~ raasop univ tAo nopD1a ahOuld he
compelled to recognize the fictitious
valuations which are still maintained
by many railroads, to assume the
burdens due to faulty management
or watering Of securities in the past"
The Iowa State Federation -of
Labor will back up Samuel Gompers
and other labor leaders in the pro-
gram adopted at Washington to fight
the Cummins bill and to participate
actively in the coming political cam
paign, it Is stated in DeS Moines
labor circles.
Fred Garfield, of Cedar Rapids.
president Of the Iowa federations,
will probably be the active organi-
zation leader in the state, and the
various local unions will receive in
formation-as to the part they are ex-
pected to take in the coming cam
paign.
There is also considerable strength
in the new labor party movement
but state federation leaders as a
whole are planning to stick by the
old parties. /.