Show J HOOVER DENIES SENATE All ACK t Never Neve Committed Cr Crime in 9 Farmers Farmers' Conference Says Food Head I ad Paris Jan 23 23 3 Herbert C. C Hoover Hoo the food administrator made a no statement statement statement state state- ment toda today In rep reply to to criticisms oi of him In the United States Stats Senate durIng during durins dur- dur Ing ins a il recent de debate b bt t 1 emerge In Jn a new light as the friend of oC the Chicago packers said Mr Ur Hoover At tho the same time the tho mall mail brings a report from Swift 8 Co blaming blaming- the food administration for reducing their profits by during th the last year I do tie not imagine imag Imag- ine mo that the tho packers would appreciate e a avido wide vido circle of oe such friends friend i 1 notice also that I committed a crime erlmo by holding tho the October Joint conference of ot farmers and representatives representatives tives U o of forty Corty small email packers as well as tho the big packers packer together with representatives representatives I o of allied governments g for forthe forthe the thc purpose of ot settling on en a price for exports of ot pork that would give gl the American farmer a square deal and a distribution of orders that would protect protect protect pro pro- tho the small packers We Ve ha have vo even oven tried trieU to secure tho the continuance of ot these war through tho the armistice period and the tho opening opening- of other markets because cause tho the American farmer fanner did his dut duty and produced produced produced pro pro- goods If the American farmer arner and tho the small packer now feel teel that arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar rang no wrong it would be the greatest burden hunlen off oft our If it wo we could know It quickly The Tho British government o is particularly anxious to tobe tobo tobo I bo be relieved from these arrangements |