The Glenwood post., 1920-01-31
K|ENDRjCk:
II. BILL IS URGED
ON SToCKMEN

k Spokane, WASH, Jan. N.-The marx
ct committee of the American Nation
al Live Stock association, which il
bedding it's annual convention here,
appealed to the convention today to
demand passage of the Kendrick-Ken-
yon bill now pending in congress, pro-
viding for regulation of the meat
packing industry.
After having recounted its activi-
ties, especially in connection with gov
eminent investigation of the packing
industry and the attorney generals
agreement for the packers withdraw
al from the "side lines,' the report
declared:
"First, you ought to make clear to
the attorney general and to the coun-
| try the tremendous interest Of the live
stock producers in making this decree
effective. Second, you ought, with re-
newed vigor, to continue the fight for
legislation
The report charges the packers with
having conducted "great campaign
of Misrepresentation" and with hav-
ing attempted to prevent livestock as
sociations from indorsing the bills for
their regulation.
"The fruits Of victory can only be
made secure by legislation," the re-
port continues, = (which will not only
provide an efficient agency clothed
with authority to make the decree Of
the court effective, but which will pro-
vide for those other. things without
which the markets, ,eannot be free;
namely, government regulation public
ity, uniform accounting refrigerator
car service, which ~ together mean
equ4l opportunity.
We demand clear, open system Of
production, manufacture and distribu-
ton, free from dark passages conceal
ing tn real beneficiaries of the con-
sumner dollar"
Legisl Jon to regulate the meat pro-
duetion i pstry was scheduled A. the
chief topic of discussion today. Unit
ed States Senator John b. Kendrick Of
Wyoming, president of the association,
championed his bill in congress to that
end in his address, while Murdo Mack
enzie of Chicago, representative Of a
packing concern, is looked to for =
reply in his address, "Meat Packing
Legislation
an lodi NV
included l.. v. Medley Of Magdelena,
N. NJ, and Frank D Thomson, lincoln
Nebraska.
Senator Kendrick discussed legisla
ton to curb activities of the big meat
packers. He declared he was not
speaking alone with the interests Of
the live stock producers in view, but
because cit is question of ultimate
good of the entire nation and there is
not hungry child in the humbIest
home in America who is not vita!ly
concerned in the solution of this prob.
lem."
He declared the agreement of the
attorney general with the packers,
whereby the latter consented to with
draw from activities not having strict
ly to do with meat packing, was tho
product of the work of the associa-
ton g market committee.
at was your market committee
that brought about the investigation
Of the federal trade commission Sen.
ator Kenrdick declared. cit was the
facts secured by the commission that
armed the attorney general for his
negotiations with the packers. The
federal trade commission uncovered
facts that induced the packers to &C.
cept without contest an injunction or
dering them to surrender some control
they had gained over the food supply
of the nation.
"Our business now is to soc to it
that no other few individuals shall
ever again be permitted to acquire
similar control or similar powsf," no
continued. "Our duty now is to write
this victory down in the statute books.
"No man fears the results Of the
legislation we ask. Our plan h the
very essence of conservatism, for It
aims only at the restoration in The
American stock market Of the free
and unfettered law Of supply and de-
mand.