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Show MEAT EXPORTS STIR QUARREL Defense of Federal Trade Commission's Actions Made in Senate WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 T)efcne ol the federal trade commission and ni lis former chairman. William B, Colver. charged recently Sv Senator Sherman, Republican. Illiiioln. wtQi having injured American meat export ex-port trade wns made in the senate today by Senator Ken yon, Republican, pwa, Sr n.it.. r Shr rnian'.s ehargeit were de. j nicd by Senator Kenyon, who spoke In ihpport of the bill for government regulation of the meat Industry. British feelirig dgalnsi the American Ameri-can paokers was caused by the pack- ' ers own actions." Senator.' Kenyon de-clared. de-clared. and not by criticisms' in the ! federal trade commijujionV report as I asserted hy Senator Sherman. Before this nation entered the war. Senator! Kenyon said, the packers -tined P.rlt- ' ish feeling by attempting to '?rmi ihe hlockadc against Germain and sMp meal England's cm mies." Senator Kenyon also .said the Chicago Chi-cago packers, through banking connections, con-nections, had bought lo block allied loans. Regarding Mr. Colver. who was criticised by Senator Sherman as having hav-ing Inspired British opposition to the American packers. Senator kenyon ald the former chairman ol the coi i-, i-, mission had been "a faithful public servant" who had suffered from "abuse and malice." |