Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-29 | Page 2 | Cattle Growers Send Appeal to President

send mm I TO PRESIDENT I !t' WASHINGTON. Dec L'S Members of 12 western cattle growers' associa- K ( Hon have appealed lo Prcsiden Wil-son Wil-son ihrough former Secretary McAdoo, C to upset the arrangements modi by flL Attorney General Palmer to e:.n.ipro- Ii, mise the government's antitrust pro- ML ceedings against the meat p.- kersj WL, John Miller of Fort Stockton, Texas, president of the Panhandle Cattle j H ciation. announced today The growers. Mr Miiler said sub' mitted to the president through Mc- Mr Adoo a series ot charges to the effect?1 that thn compromise floes not 2'vej them any redress for their chief cr.'ev- JJ ance, which they allege is the control P of Stockyard markets by the ii.o kers W to the disadvantage of the produceraH They ask that the prosecution be ink- V jen out of ihe hands of ihe attorney Cc j general, and that new suits be broughH 'v.f'i Fran- i- I II-to-', n! ,n Franl B j ciseo. former attorney fu the fed ralj 1 -J trade commission., as a special piosej m. cuior. -"r According to Miller, the mailer as he I laid before the president last week. J "We adopt the unusual course of w getting the matter before President Ur Wilson." Mr. Miller said, berati-c we fph (thought it unwise to put our evidence I a t the disposal of the attorney general Js 1 in view of his attitude as demon-1 rat- ano jed by the settlement with ihe pack-F he ers." fas. Mi Miller -ae! thit ill .addition tofth0i; ! several Texas c attle arsociationn. sicdH liar organiza i i n.; In Colorado, kla- t perh Ihme and adjoining states had joined in! Irea the presentation. Conferences with j0l ; McAdoo upon the subject were held jl. by the grov. rs r presentatives in New fjj y : Vork last week, and then the n atter i atu, was brought to Washington. Ta