New-York tribune., 1906-06-13
HOUSE DEBATES MEAT.
Publication of Report attacked and
Defended.

Washington, June E.-An echo of the Nelll-
Reynolds report the packing houses Of Chicago
was heard to-day in the House. when Mr. Mondel
Of Wyoming in a speech. precipitated discussion
of the whole question of government inspection
Mr.. Mondell observed that the House of Com
mons, in England. had under consideration yester-
day the subject Of American meat products which
he said. called attention only to the far reach
ing and disastrous effects of the present agitation
but TO what he declared to be unfortunate mis-
conception of the facts and of the nature and
character of criticisms. made officially or unofi-
cialy. of packing house methods. He said:
81, consider It most unfortunate for the great pack
of our people and for our good name abroad that
1t should have been deemed necessary. in order to
call attention 10 the somewhat careless handling
in some packing houses of certain meat products
constituting an infnitesimal proportion of the
IRE product and 10 certain unsanitary conditions
affecting some workers in the meat packing in
dustrles. with view of securing or recommending
an extension Of federal inspection TO place before
me country in manner calculated TO magnify
their contents, certain reports which bear their
visionary bias
Mr.. sayden. of Texas. condemned the methods
used in placing the Neil-Reynolds report before
the public. He said
For days the country has been disturbed over
the revelations made by special commission OF
the hthg condition of the Chicago slaughter
an almost criminal state of indecency had 10 come
the co2Rd have been in gGpd %
h alnerent way l shall not undertake 10 say, al,
there been less beating of drums, less baring OF
trumpets. less of the yellow journal methods. the
work os reform might have been Just as effectual
and the sacrifice of honest wealth so appalling
/ not speaking a word OF sympathy for the
packers. Whatever offence there is has from
them. and while they may lose millions by the agi-
tation they will have millions left most of it
sweated from the brow of the cattle producers. who
finally have to pay the shot" The market is de-
pressed by the publication of the Nell-Re ynolds
report and is TO be still further depressed by
forcing cattle onto the market The ranchmen
forced 10 compete with their distress, and in
TOO many cases ruin Will be the result.
So far the report is concerned. all the harm
has been done already that be done. We
now concerned for the remedy. | do not know how
far, under the restraints OF the Constitution, Con-
gTess can in the regulation of this great busI-
ness but do know that somewhere in the federal
Union. in the State Of Illinois. or In the city OF
Chicago. or IN other cities power must be FOUND
which can and Will compel the packers - do bust
ness In a way that VIII restore the confidence or
consumers. tie distress among ranchmcn ana
farmers, which Is acute VIII become chronic
and may prcc pitate a panic IN the whole business
worlt. The remedy must be quickly found and
rigidly applied.
II has been suggested that the charge OF inspec-
tou which il is proposed 10 establish shall be
borne by the farmers and ranchnen IN per capita