The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-10
JEALOUSY JITTERS

The alleged antitrust of the Department of Justice
against the Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company has stirred
up hornets At this writing it looks though it is
the D. of ]. that is going to get stung.
This suit just more evidence OF how badly the Ad-
minstraon misnerpreting the temper of the electorate
AS the nations largest grocery chain the seemed to
the illogical bureaucratic mind logical organization to at
piece of strategy that would pay huge dividends in
votes in the 1850 and 1852 elections
Such suit had it been instituted twenty thirty years
ago might have with nationwide acclaim Chain
popular then AT that time they represented
and they had lot to learn especially about human re
tons But in the intervening the chain stores have
humanzed their operations and the former anpahy to-
ward them has disappeared The D. of overlooked this
important point
The A g. probably was aware that it has host of
of the public regard for it. However, it took this
suit to really the prestige which & really
joys Il is not surprising that millions of housewives
protesting this unwarranted attack friend company
that supplies them with quality foodsuffs at
prices 1t to be expected that other chain outfits would
rally the defense of g. P. But what must amaze the
D. of is the fact that Independent merchants
supposed to hate chain stores have taken up the
gels P them going so far as to run
expressing resentment at the Govern
ments action.
The crime of which A & stands accused is that it
has developed its purchasing and merchandising to such
the American housewife Now amt that Exercis-
ing the American prerogave of the accused the in
of ads has carried it's American public
Rep Wright Paman OF Texas, who has bnd-spot far
chain stores concerned dsappoves of this He would
On October 9th he delivered himself of on the
floor of the House in which he said in part:
Il can say without moments hesitation that this ma
ton has before comparable effort to obtain
prejudgment in the pubics mind of suit pending in
duly constituted court This blatant calculated scheme
organize public opinion upon the side of the & defend
ants presents unparalleled attack upon the integrity
judicial system which must shock every Thoughtful
1t has been conservavey estimated that the A &
chain has so far nearly SIS into
this propaganda campagn$5 100000 that will eventually
be paid for by customers who buy in A & stores"
Consistency thou art a jewel" The enemies of the
& should get together for conference The D. of j.
alleges that P sells too cheapy Rep Paman charges
that will have to raise prices to its to
coup the cost of its defense advertisements That accord
ing to the Congressman would be bad but according
the D. OF that should make everything hotsytotsy
& P competitors and customers are concerned
This leads to inquire just what is behind this suit
against the P? Has the greeneyed fastened
clutches Federal Government? Yes could be
bad of jealousy tters the part of the big
full bureaucracy apprehensve of anything and everything
that szabe proportions Jealousy know en-
genders irrational behavior and there be nothing
rational in this government action against the A & P
Go DooL