| Show ARE THE PACKERS profiteering the investigation into the packing industry is threatening to bring things to tight light practices that have been alleged and denied many teme the most serious accusation is that the fie fhe leading firms have rh di vided aided the territory of the country for buying purposes each firm re fusing to purchase from the terri tern tory of the others thus completely eliminating competitive buying this has been repeatedly charged in the t he past and as often denied the in vesti gation however has pretty well established the fact the packing industry isone bisone of the most important in the country and in justice to both the packers and the people the full truth of the mat ter should be brought to light if the charges are unfounded the country should know it that justice may be accorded these concerns up on which we are so go greatly dependent but it if they have been using their great wealth and power pur par poses of unlawful fol profiteering then the government should promptly penalize them and take over their property the american people are in no temper to be exploited on such a gigantic scale for the enrich ing of a few commercial brigands brigande bri gands we sincerely hope the packers can prove a clean bill of health but the fact that they have made desperate efforts to stave off an investigation would lead the country to the confusion conclusion that there must be an african gentleman in the woodpile some where |
