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Show PACKING PLANTS TO BE TAKEN OVER 1 " I WASHINGTON, Manh 31- f'etermi-. Million U llll I lUllfl I JfVUIiJ I' II UlX meat production, sain and distribution during Ihe war, which may include f ir tual price fixing and definite c ontrol 'of actual federal operation of the big packing houses, has been intrusted by President Wilson to a special eommi slon of five- prominent government of-fleialp. of-fleialp. This slcp. announced tonight, was , taken at the recommendation of Food Administrator Hoover, who ajil ' 1 Jthe president that he found himself powerless to pro tec I properly ail branches of i lie cattle Industry, and j that the government's present courts 1. almost Intolerabh m prltjcism 'from both producer and consumer." Mr. Hoover askpd l liat povv- i tended to meet the pplic; initiated in steel copper and oilier commodities which are sold at prices fixed on the basis of conferences betweep prodU ers and the government. President Approves Plan. The food administrator suggested, and President Wilson now ims approved ap-proved the plan, that a national policy he determined by the following officers, offi-cers, acting personally or through authorized au-thorized delegates' The secretary of :nrit uliure, prepre-6enting prepre-6enting the viewpoint of the producer; the chairman of the federal trade commission, com-mission, representing the influence ol trade conditions, the' chairman of the United States tariff hoard, representing represent-ing economic, thought; the secretary of labor, representing the iewpoint of the civilian consumer. ;ind the food administrator, ad-ministrator, who has to carry out any policy adopted. Mr. Hoover submiued his proposal to the president in a letter, outlining nt length the- trials of his organization in seeking to stimulate production and at tho same to prevent the robber) of the aerage citizen by profiteering. He declared 6ome, change in the government's gov-ernment's present course was necessary neces-sary for the protection of the produce r and civilian consumer, and to Insure the increased production required to meet the growing needs of the army and the alllee. Operation by Government. "This ehfinse in pollc ma) iuke the form of more definite and systcma- I'iZfd dlrp.ollon of the larRe par-kcrs as io thf OMlfM hoy aro to pursue frowi 'month n iunriili,'' wrote the adralnlb-trator, adralnlb-trator, or ma oven inko thf forru of operation of iho packing eetabll-h nants by the govoranenl " .-'nil f the I'nitrd Ptatr-s pntfrr-d 'he w.m ;iIIul! pun hasee of meat for both Civilian ;mil military purposes have l)i ' i! i on. olid; i od. nnd I1 ih bfrominp Baeesaan for this ovprnnient io co; ordinaii' them with orders for (ho amcplosn amy and navy 10 prr-voni Qonflicting ozaoutioB. The result. fr, Hoovi said, i practical domination of prices, which was recognised in pork la.st Beptembar by assurance io swlnr producer! of a minimum of $1.Q for their product. Present indications are thai beet purchaaefl will ncreaae4 soon lo the point where they may effect ef-fect prices materially. |