The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-15
NEW MEAT LAW
- nEnRMANS EXPLAINS THE
INSPECTION BILL.
q n.s.ayors to Make Ont That the
x4.s.re II Not Directed Against
- RATED States, and That Ex-
.a.<a~n Of Canned Goods II Small.

&.SuYvcrON. June f4-Baron Herr
.-~sctiturat expert OF the German
zIs.s bas received copies Of the meat
~, bill recently passed by the
.~- and with the authorities here
.. 40 4 careful study Of It's purposes
.Sscts He made the following state
& - The subject today
S~ N the historical Development
!. ~. German empire each one OF the
~s.r.is states, and a great many of
-rs~,r cities had various special laws
Sstc~ meat inspection. which were
<-s or,< IN different ways. according
~ smoortalce which authorities at
<~a ~ the protection Of public health.
5S>see MANY different laws and regila-
- herame more and more an impedi-
zSt a trade and 10 do away with much
Ss.y.eabIe friction In interstate and for
s ronmerce. the confederate states re-
2>s % abolish all these local laws and
Ss-6,9tons and 10 create one law and a
Ssra system for the whoie empire.
49, new law will require two sepa-
= inspections In the German empire.
- 4, inspection Of the live stock before
Snshsering, then an inspection OF the
11hsered meat. thus giving guarantee
- no meat or meat products
~ from diseased or unwhoiesome
11nah will go TO the consumer either in
~ hrFe cities or small villages OF the
6-usn empire. This has been urgently
I'D for long time BY all the boards
x6nlth az an absolute measure for the
16setion OF health In country thickiy
1ated and partly overcrowded as Ger
R h today.
n n the animals slaughtered In Ger
- have 10 pass through the double
M1Gnisation which | have mentioned II ts
roosst that the meat products OF other
enfrte4 Intended TO be imported into
0wnAny must pass a similar inspection.
r. VII be the case in the future FOR
i m countries importing meat and
~ products into Germany. No discrim-
Ul1on VIII be made against any one
sGsfry. All win he treated alike, and
- products. whether they come from
famafk Australia, Argentina or the
= Dort OF entry, having passed the same
b1eetfcn TO which oil home products
~ ~ subjected. will enter into the
11Rsels Of trade without any further en-
~, and without finding another inspec-
- lsv and different regulations at the
- Of every single state. or even town
p - has been the case heretofore"
\ bringing about this uniform system
1eea Hermann says the trainers OF he
nmeufe were confronted with the Difficult
b ~ inspecting certain classes OF goods
~ - canned foods. az the opening ef
= ean would practically destroy the con-
~ II was also felt TO be Impractical
= y Inspect small bits OF picked meat.
- y was decided to exclude a few Of
- products Baron Hermann esti-
~ them at or per cent OF the total
~ exports from the United States to
lHnany. and III to per cent. OF the en-
y trade of tails country TO Germany,
) ealis attention 10 tina fact that the hin
- NO apply TO German colonies. which
- considerable part OF the American
3ext OF canned goods. He believes tho
- meat exports OF the Knitted States
= b. facilitated by the uniform inspec-
a and the trade increased.
wAen Baron Hermann was asked II the
sure was 10 he considered as one az
ygection 20 German goods against COM
Nc foreign goods. similar TO the Amer
! tarin laws. be said the tariff idea did
enter into the calculation