Show PACKERS VS SUGAR TRUST AN AIT ALLEGED combination OF MEAT INTERESTS european embargo against american products tho the plea pica for removal of discriminating sugar duties chi chigo chicago go dec 12 A post washington special OILY word reached hoc here that tho the vast c cattle a tile Int interests erets of the west rep r besent I 1 n on an invested capital of 0 not less than are about to grapple crapple ale in a death struggle ath the sugar trust and that the direction of 0 the lighting is 13 to be lodged edged wilh P 11 D armour mal nelbon morris and swift the chicago kings ot of the meat trade the united states Is to be the battleground grou 11 d arid and unless the pro gramme miscarries the encounter between these colossal interests will furnish the crowning sensation of the short session of congress Con giess flee sugar Is a neves necessity sIty for or tree free importation of 0 meat meal products to the great consuming markets of lu hiu rope 1 ahe I he imposition of A duty on sugar was promptly riet met by the placing of 0 a n embargo on american beef by germany and denmark Den maiK slid and the spirit 0 of the retaliation Is being encouraged by otiler foreign nations with me menacing nacin heartiness german commercial intrigue Is tan fan ohp flame of 0 hostility europe ru r u ope toward american meats and a renewal of 0 the old vindictive and general warfare against the american kine rican meat mea t P products products on the part pait oi of tile the old WOO d nations la Is not only threatened but felt to be imminent the american meat alade with foreign countries approximates a year and ana any taing that threatens its mighty business ne 8 in a vital or important way instantly touches the pockets of 0 one ol of the most combinations in existence the cattle nrc are in a state of perpetual warfare with the great packing combinations lis but when in the ples pes ence of a common enemy a community of interests Inte is at once ollie formed and a united front preen presented ted therefore the cattle raisers rai sors tile the cattle killers and the meat distributors are pooling their issues and prapai creps I 1 ing to remove the cause of that iliac is ig disturbing their established trade the clity on sugar being that cause they will bombard the trust nelson morris who lias has been abroad for several months brings brines back bacat the report that thai the prejudice against american meats can esseily be removed by the repeat repeal ot the discriminating duty on oil sugar orlis furnishes more meat supplies to the armies of oc europe than any halt half dozen do z on contractors ill the world and his role relations L ions with foreign governments are consequently recognized as being sufficiently close to give to his confidential communication of tills this subject almost the stamp official he is touch with the very heads of the european inspiration the money bags of all th the a principal nations of tile the old world lias has also caused the word to be passed down the line that it if the discriminating sugar duty Is 13 ic moved he has authoritative assurances that former harmony with american meat operators will be restored tesac red the purpose Is to go at the sugar trust in the senate the first opportunity even at tile the risk of blocking all kinds of legislation and forcing an extraordinary session the theory upon tipon which this proposition Is based is that the meat interests intel ests are arc of more importance than sugar the nicaragua canal appropriation or anything else that can be brought up and that congress must protect them in this light the meat men feel that they can command tho the aggressive support of the senators from every western and southern state and put up a LOrri combination that will be invincible Y |