Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-06-08

even reasonably clean, and that the
method Of handling and preparing
food products is uncleanly and dan
gerous to health. Under existing law
the national government has no power
TO enforce inspection of the many
forms Of prepared meat food products
that are daily going from the packing
houses into interstate commerce. Ow
ing TO an inadequate appropriation
the department of agriculture is not
even able to place inspectors in all
establishments desiring that The
present law prohibits the shipment OF
uninspeeted meat to foreign coun.
tries but there is no provision forbid.
ding the shipment of uninspected
meats in interstate commerce, and
thus thu avenues of Interstate com
MERGE are left open to traffic In dis
eased or spoiled meats If, as has
been alleged on seemingly good au.
thority, further evils exist, such as the |
improper use of chemicals and dyes.
the government lacks power to rem /
edy them. A law Is needed which will |
enable the inspectors of the general
government to inspect and supervise
from the hoof to the can the prepare
tion of meat food products The evil
seems to be much less in the sale of
dressed carcasses than in the sale of
canned and other prepared products;
and very much less as regards pro
ducts sent abroad than as regards
those used at home.
I'm my judgment, the expenses OF
he inspection should be paid by a fee
evied on each animal slaughtered. II
his Is not done. the whole purpose ,
Of the law can at any time be defeated
through an insufficient appropriation
md whenever there was no particular
interest in the subject IL would not be ,
,nly easy, but natural. thus to make !
he appropriation insufficient. If it
we're not for this consideration | ,
hould favor the government paying I,
or the inspection. =
"The alarm expressed in certain =
uarters concerning this feature =
hould be allayed by a realization of =
he fact that in no case under such a y
NV will the cost of inspection exceed =
cents per head =
Il call special attention to the fact y
lat this report is preliminary and :,
lat the investigation is still unfin- -
he'd. II is not yet possible to report
4 the alleged abuses in the use of ~
aleterious chemical compounds in .
with canning and preserv- u
e meat products, nor on the alleged p'
)ctoring in this fashion of tainted re
eat and of products returned to the
Ickers as having grown unstable or CO
lusable from age or from other rea or
MS Grave allegations are made in
ference to abuses of this nature. va
Let me repeat that under the pres ne
{ law there practically is no method
stopping these abuses. If they cit
oud be discovered to exist. Legisla- wi
IN is needed in order to prevent the pc
ssiblity of all abuses in the future. tn
no legislation is passed. then the mic
cellent results accomplished by the
rk of this special committee will en- me-
re only so long as the memory of me-
} committees work is fresh. and re- tai
ldescence of the abuses is absolute ma
certain. the
1 ugre the immediate enactment 9th
o law of provisions which will en- see
e the department of agriculture inc
,quately to inspect the meat ana
at food products entering into in
state commerce, and to supervise
methods of preparing the same, r..
to prescribe the sanitary condi-
is under which the work shall be
formed. | therefore commend to c
r favorable consideration and urge
enactment of substantially the VI
visions known as senate amend sho
1t No. 80 to the act making appro- MOI
tions for the department of agri- ner
ure for the fiscal year ending June 70
1907, as passed by the senate, this 'ins
ctment being commonly known as plac
Beveridge amendment. fror
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. den
The White House, June 4, 1906" day
by