Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29
THE CATTLE SHIP HORRORS.
An Exciting Meeting in London-oppositio,
TO the Chaplin Biii.

There was an uproarious meeting yesterday At
Bermondsey. one of the shipping and ship.
building suburbs OF London. The meeting vas
called according to announcement to protest
against the ball advocated and fsthered
by the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin. president of
tine board OF agriculture. and aimed at reform
ing the abuses complained Of in connection
with the transatlantic cattle trade. The at
tention of the public was first called to tie
transatlantic horrors by the report of the
special committee appointed TO investigate
the abuses complained OF. In this
report series OF recommendations were
made as TO the cattle trade between Amer
lca and England and several radical reforms
were projected with the view Of preventing
further suffering at sea. ship owners and
others Interested in the transI ortation of cattle
across the Atlantic raised considerable oppo,i-
ton 10 the report. but ON the strength OF
the report Mr.. Chaplin introduced a bill in
tended TO follow out the suggestions Of ths,
SPECIAL committee. To this blll the cattle mcn
ran ,, an opposition 10 'iolen, that
the measure had TO be Withdrawn.
subsequently. however another and modified
bill was introduced. giving the department fur
ther powers. which would enable IL 60 correct
at leastsome of the abuses com planned Of The re-
cent taansatlantlc horrors deso rIbcdby the news
paper press after the steamship Loeb Lomonds
arrival at Dundee on August % caused con-
siderable popular attention TO be directed
upon The ocean cattle trade. aud encouraged
the friends OF the reforming measures TO renew
their efforts TO obtain protection for the un-
fortunate cattle. The Lock Lomond. il will be
remembered, lost 10 head OF cattle through the
nlmsy construction of the stalls
During the heavy weather the steamship IN
countercd the cattle we're without food or
waite Tor two DAYS. and when examined were
found TO have been knocked about M a terrible
manner. number of butchers had 60 be en-
lloyod upon the Loeb Lomond's arrival 20 Kill
] the iuj ured animals
Last nights meeting was convened by Nr.
BeNlngton, justice of the peace aud a gentle
man largely interested in the Bermondsey tan
nerles- Speeches were made against the cattle
! blil and tue assembly was assured that the
transatlantic cattle trade Was as well conducted
rs II could possibly be.
These speeches. however, were frequently
| interrupted by loud protesting and con-
Trajectory remarks from many OF tho-e
] present Ii WAS suggested that the meet
/ ing was packed in the interests Of tine
cattlomen. and when attempt made
| TO pass a motion protesting against the passage
/ OF the cattle bill man arose in the midst
/ OF the hall and amid encouraging cries
and dlscouruging groans anu in the
I midst of many ordinations of sympathy
and disapproval the daring speaker
| vigorously and pointedly denounced the meet
ing as being bogus affair. got up by those
who were interested in the defeat o! the cattle
billiard who proftcd by the cruel traffic carried
on between America and England. Thespeakor
said that lac had been in New York city aud was
acquainted with the workings Of the transat-
lantic cattle trade. and he added that lac could
not conceive more ''inhuman, wrotched, din
/ bolical trade tremendous applause and counter
groaas than that OF shipping live cattle from
America TO England.
Renewed cheers greeted the gentlemen who
had visited New York. When, continuing, he
said that Mr.. Chaplin was doing a manly
humane thing IN trying TO stop this
! infamous trade" This remark WAS fol-
lowed by loud shouts OF mo, no." from
those opposed to or friendly TO those who are
opposed TO changing the system Of transatlsn-
/ tic cattle transportation. Get down: turn
| him out yelled the cattle men. terrible
clamor for and against the man from New
York followed.
The latter loudly appealed to the meet
| ing to pass an amendment in support Of the
bill, because, he claimed, it was in the
interests Of the prevention OF cruelty
10 animals. This. however, the So
| called bogus meeting refused to do, and
! amid Tremendous uprOar the original motion
was passed, the cattlomen cheering themselves
hoarse and the friends OF the bill grooming and
| hooting at them with considerable viGor.