Show I I P PACKING AG CAN I TRUST IS MENACE SA SAYS YS HOOVER Food Administrations Administration's Report Report Report Re Re- port to President Published By A Associated pre Press Presa WASHINGTON Feb 19 A A conCi- conCi report made to President Wilson Wil WU- Wilson son by Herbert C. C Hoover six months ago on the big meat packers was made public Tuesday by the food administration administration administration adminis adminis- at the direction of the president president president dent to establish the real position of Mr Hoover and the food administration on the control of the Chicago packing Industries In recent hearings before congressional committees witnesses for forthe forthe forthe the livestock men charged collusion be between between between be- be tween Mr Hoover and ana the five leading packers In the report in response to a request from the president for his views on the recommendations of the federal trade commission Mr Hoover said he reaffirmed reaffirmed reaffirmed reaf reaf- firmed his opinion given nearly a year before that here Is a growing and dangerous dangerous dan dan- dangerous domination of the nations nation's foodstuffs foodstuffs foodstuffs food food- stuffs and approved some of the commissions commission's commissions commission's commissions commission's com com- missions mission's proposals He lie recommended constructive regulation rather than stretching temporary war powers of ot the government and expressed the belief bellet that hat the domination of the packers did not necessarily imply wrongdoing on I their part but was the natural outgrowth out out growth of various arious factors which need correction Mr Hoover accepted as ae economically sound the federal trade commissions commission's recommendation regarding federal control control control con con- of animal and refrigerator car service service service ser ser- vice and said stockyards should be entirely disassociated from the control of the packers He contended however however how- how ever that wron wrong g practices between I j I ever that wron wrong g practices between I buyers and sellers would not be corrected corrected cor COl cor- cor by the government controlling or owning yards AGAINST U. U S. S OWNERSHIP His own Instinct Mr 1 Hoover said sald was against federal ownership of ot the packers' packers branch houses and cold storage storage storage stor stor- age and warehouse facilities Going into nto aspects of the packing industry not covered by the trade commission he said If It proper abattoirs could be ex extended extended ex- ex tended near the larger towns possibly with municipal help and the operations therein protected from illegitimate competition I believe they would not only succeed but would greatly stimulate stimulate late the local production of ot meat anImals ani anI- mals One effect would be a great stabilization of prices by a wider based market than that now so largely dependent dependent dependent de de- de- de pendent upon a small group of buy buyers buyers buy buy- ers SWIFT MAKES COMMENT By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Feb 19 19 The The letter letter let let- ter of ot Herbert Hoover federal food ad administrator ad- ad administrator to President Wilson Vilson September Sep Sep- 11 last p published at th the e I 11 last p published at th the e I direction direction direction tion of the president In which Mr 11 Hoover reaffirms his opinion that the meat packing industry is a growing and dan dangerous erous domination of the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's foodstuffs Is welcomed as sincere sincere sincere sin cere and disinterested criticism by Louis F F. F Swift head of one of the country's largest packing establishments establishments establishments establish establish- ments In a st statement Issued here nere DENIES MONOPOLY Mr 1 Swift took issue with the food administrators administrator's Intimation that the five great packers comprised a monopoly saying I am only sorry that Mr Hoover had not had opportunity to avail himself himself him him- self of the information brought out atthe at atthe atthe the recent congressional hearings in Washington I believe it was clearly demonstrated at t these hearings that the large packers are In active competition competition competition com com- petition with each other Since there is no monopoly the facts do not Justify his Mr Hoovers Hoover's statement that as time goes on this efficiency can not fail to dominish and like all monopolies begin to defend itself ItI it itself It- It self elt by repression sion rather than b by effi effi- effi- effi I |