Show P DECLINE L TO I fJ l ATTEND CONFERENCE RENCE fl ip JY NEW YORK May l Alfred I M. M Bul- Bul Iowa of this city chairman o of the Republican Republican Re Re- publican club committee which was recently re- re I 1 appointed to Investigate the aled al- al ed combination of packers packer has gonet gone gone- t t Washington for a conference with General Attorney Knox r No packers will be represented at the t conference conference however When the committee com com- II L assembled for its final meeting meeting- telegrams were read from J. J O. O Lyman Michael J Cudahy Nelson Morris J. J Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den Armour and Gustavus Gustavus' Swift exi expressing ex- ex I l i pressing sing the regrets of the senders that eC 1 Vt they were unable to att attend nd the conference conference confer- confer f ence nce with General Attorney-General Knox AA which the committee had arranged The Theof of these telegrams was not made public f Chairman Bullowa and the other of t the committee ex expressed ss d their surprise when shown a dispatch from fron Washington In which Attorney- Attorney General Knox expressed the opinion that the call for the conference was un un- un- un warranted Chairman Bullowa said Our idea in inviting the packers' packers to the conference was to secure for them their day In court and p pending the determination determination determination de de- de- de termination of the action which the Government authorities purpose taking bringing about some understanding which would be for the interest of all concerned The packers whom we asked to meet the General Attorney with us nave have declined to take advantage of the opportunity and we will wUl therefore now go ahead and operate co-operate with the legal authorities for the purpose of bringing them to time |