The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-08


kOta Lugs Out New Sediti'
WASHINGTON, D. C.-At last the
packing trust has the packer control
efforts just about where 1t wants
them.
The senate has turned down the bill
supported by such men as La Toilette,
Kenyon, Norris and Ladd and the
house hill has been substituted.
And the house bill is, of course, for
and by the packers. 1t is a bill drawn
BY lobbyists with nice set of regu
ations to keep the farmers quiet for a
time and to enable the packers to do
just as they always have done.
In speaking of the house bill Sena
tor La Toilette said:
81 have here in my hand copy Of
the house bill as it was originally in
PRODUCED. 1t contains a number Of
suggestions written in handwriting
between the lines. This copy was de-
livered into the hands of T. C. Alike
son, head of the National Grange, by
Mr.. Lightfoot, attorney for the beef
trust. Seven of the most important
suggestions were adopted and written
into the house bill. This copy was
furnished me by Mr.. Atkeson."
Senator Kenyon was also strong in
denouncing the turn of affairs in favor
Of the packers. "There never has been
such lobby against any bill in the
history of legislation. When the lobby
investigation comes along, if it does,
[ hope we may have some light thrown
on the packers lobby"
Although there would be little
chance Of any kind Of regulation Of
the packers doing much good for the
farmers and public, because the evil
lies in monopoly ownership and power,
yet the senate bill, which contained an
honest attempt, was worth something
It was at least challenge to packer
power.
Those who hold that farmers do not
have to send their own men to con-
gress to get legislation they want will
have q hard time explaining the de-
feat Of the senate packer bill and the
adoption of the packers own bill in
the house.
SALES TAX PUSHED
Sales tax propaganda is being
pushed as never before. There 10 lit
tie argument or sense in what is put
ont. and the plan probably il to es-
tAblish sentiment for it by repetition.
Meyer d. Rothschild, chairman Of
the Business Mems National Tax COM
mittee, has written . long letter to
President Gompers Of the American
Federation Of Labor attempting to
point out what q great mistake the
federation made in going on record
against removing the excess profits
tax and against the sales tax.
II the corporations Of great profits
are not being hit by the excess profits
tax and il millionaires are not paying
the tax on large incomes but are
passing them along, as the propaganda
lists assert, they ought to tell the pub
lie Why they are making 80 much noise
about It.
INDEMNITY sCAREs BANKERS
Transfer Of German indemnity pay
ments q mere fraction Of what is de-
manded) through New York banks
has raised great howl from our east
ern bankers that exchange rates were
upset and our export trade greatly
threatened. They are aghast at think
ing what would happen az Germany
continues cash payments, and all west
ern Europe 10 alarmed at what will
happen il Germany pays in goods.
Great Britain took large number
Of German ships and has knocked out
her own shipbuilding industry. France
has taken lot Of coal and has knock.
cd out England's foreign coal trade
II France takes shoes French shol
factories win not have to work.
But II France, England and Ital,
get their work done in Germany, thu
latter will become more capable ans
the others will 60 to the dogs.
Bankers are now clamoring for ,
suspension Of the payments ''unti
less perilous means can be devised"
Germany drew . panic on herself b,
ths indemnity she took from Franc
g 1871, and every : economist knev
that attempts to levy another in 1872
would disrupt the business basis 0
tie world; ut for two an1 ont-hal
ysass politicians have been keeping
til void in turmoil to deceive thei
taxpaysfs into thinking that they CO
50 % war and make the debated %
til bin.
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