Armour Pushes Monopoly Shield for Packing Trade
Armour argues for a government backed monopoly to oversee the packing trade. Uplifted by the move the industry would face strict control across all aspects of the business.
26 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1919
Page
1
Armour argues for a government backed monopoly to oversee the packing trade. Uplifted by the move the industry would face strict control across all aspects of the business.
J Ogden Armour told the Senate Agriculture Committee that a government supervised monopoly over the U S meat industry could save millions and lower consumer prices. He warned such a power must be tightly regulated to prevent abuse and denied any collusion among the big packers. He noted a fund used for joint legislative action and described current market shares as steady despite inquiries into packing practices.
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President Wilson addresses the peace conference, urging a durable league of nations to secure postwar settlements and worldwide peace. He argues for permanent processes, broad participation, and the eye of the nations to oversee consented justice and liberty.
The conference adopted the draft resolution calling for a league of nations to safeguard world peace. President Wilson and Colonel House were American delegates. The commission would draft the constitution and functions, and a 10-member inquiry into war crimes and breaches of the laws of war, with a tribunal plan to follow.
London reports during wartime losses list 208 German submarines. about 200 sunk with all hands, half crew perished in others. British navy losses include 59 submarines with 60 destroyed by enemies. four interned by neutrals, seven blown up in the Baltic, four sunk by accident, five wrecked in collisions.
AP dispatches report Republican forces seized Monsanto hill three miles southeast of Guarda, taking many monarchist prisoners. Among captives was Ayres Ornellas, representative of former King Manuel, and Count Monstrat, leader of the integrists, who was killed. Republican troops at Coimbra have moved north and defeated monarchists at Aveiro.
A wagon loaded with explosives crashed through Big Heart in MuskogeI County Oklahoma killing four people and injuring three others. The blast demolished eight houses and cut town communications. W. R. Englieh, an expert in explosives, drove the wagon but his body and vehicle were not found.
President Wilson will travel along the front between Paris, Chateau Thierry and Rheims. He plans to see wrecked cathedrals and the Belleau Wood cemetery as he moves from the Paris White House to Chateau Thierry and Rheims, meeting French and American units along the route.
President Wilson told a Paris delegation of working women that the world war peace conference should not decide on woman suffrage. He said it is a domestic policy issue for each country and warned the conference, a large unwieldy body, may not set internal policies. He added labor questions may also be addressed in sentiment rather than dictates.
Paris January 5 The peace conference convened at the Haile De La Paix with M Clemenceau presiding and President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George leading the major delegations. Early talks focused on four council recommendations creating labor, war accountability, reparations, and logistics committees. Camille Hugemans for Belgium urged set ups for labor, reparations, and the league of nations.
Report from a Bolshevik foreign office note states a wireless message confirms a Supreme Council conference to discuss with representatives from rival factions on Bestia Islands. The talk aims to isolate Russia and the Bolsheviks, with secrecy surrounding the entente’s choice of delegates.
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