The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-19
CHICAGO. GOODS
UNDER THE BAN
Inquiry Followed Finding Can
OF Armour Beef in Commons
Dining Room.
PACKERS ARE BADLY HURT
AGITATION ABROAD CONTINUES
UNDATED.

London, June fS.-ChicagO meat again
formed the subject Of several questions
in the house of commons today. Mr..
Hicks-Beach, Conservative, son Of the
former chancellor of the exchequer,
asked War Secretary Haldane what the
quantity Of Chicago canned meat was
supplied to the troops in South Africa
during the late war and what proper
tiOn Of enteric deaths ought more
properly have been described as due TO
ptOmaine poisoning. The secretary re-
piled that rather more than half the
canned meat supplied to the British
troops in South Africa during the late
war came from the United States. He
could not say how much of this came
from Chicago. The war office knew
nothing of any cases of euteriC fever
which could be classed as ptOmalne
poisoning.
Must Have the Date.
Mr. Lea OiberaD. wanted to know
whether. in view Of the fact that the
committee on agriculture Of the United
States house of representatives had
omitted in drawing up the meat in
SpeCtiOn bill to stipUlate that the pack
ers stamp the date Of manufacturer on
each article of food sold, the war Of
fee would not issue an army order
requiring every can Of meat supplied
10 the army to be plainly stamped with
the date Of manufacture.
The secretary treasured Mr.. Lea in
forming him that it had long been a
condition Of ordinary war office con-
tracts that tins of preserved food must
have the date of manufacture stamped
visibly inside the tins.
Chicago Is Barred.
Replying 10 a question based on the
discovery in the diuing-room of the
house of commons o. a box marked
'ArmoUr's (St. Louis, Chicago and
Kansas City, chickens" Mr. Jacoby
chairman Of the kitchen committee, as
sured the house that no food of any
kind used in the house of commons
comes from Chicago. Mr.. JaCOby add
ed that ne was making an investisa-
ton as TO how the box came on the
premises.
More Inspection.
Mr.. Starkey. Conservative. asked if
in view OF the fact that several per
sons died recently at Hull, after eat
ing Argentine meat and the insani-
taTy conditions under which American
meat was prepared. the president Of
the board OF trade would not take i'm .
mediate steps to have each cOnsign- /
wise. inspected on arrival i'm this coun- I
Try. and a certificate issued showing
the date of Inspection The president /
Of the board of trade. however. said /
nc was not in a position at present to f.
take the course suggested but he add
ed that the board was considering the /.
question of obtaining further powers !
for dealing with imported foods.
Only One Refusal.
To mother question War Secretary !
HdIdane said he was only aware Of
one case in the last twelve months IN
which troops had refused TO eat "a
tons Of canned meat. = sample of I
which was now under the examination /
of an analyst
As to the discrimination Of timed T.
meat rations in peace tins, Mr.. Hal +.
dane said that stocks of such meats /
were always kept IN reserve for war
purposes. It had been the practice
periodically TO issue these TO the troops, /
thus turning over the stock and avoid /
Ing any loss TO the public. IF the prac- /
1ice can be continued consistently with
the foremost consideration. namely the I.