Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-02

with the condemned tag and returned
To the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. lie may sell them
and the only thing required Is that he
furnish q monthly statement. under
oath. as to the disposition Of the
meat
where does this meat 20 which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
owners:" asked DIR. Klchs.
"ln answering this question should
open up a new field of discussion" an.
swered DR.. Jacques.
THAT Is easy to answer" replied
DR.. Klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer. 1t can't go to the foreign
market"
Dr. Jacques further stated that the
system Of having the inspection made
In the interest Of the owner and the
producer TO enable them to sell their
products IN foreign markets was wrong.
"Thc inspector should have the power
to render the condemned meat absolute.
~ unit for food and not return II To
the owncr rNn problem Of meum and
tuum cufp.. .lu H., II II IL my meat
for sale rs : good for you TO eat That
Is the idrI of ownership.
"rhe present method Is this. For
several years IL was possible to pass
under the law six sorts OF meat infect.
cd with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows II to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
he SO chooses throws the whole worl;
of inspection of beef for city Use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 3d7,27l pounds
Of meat. In March. 1905, there was ne
inspection. The bacilli Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out on the range
where he gets all the needed air. VIVA,
will the same baclli do to the cOnfine,
! inhabtant Of the city!"
Illinois IL not only the headquarters
OF the Beef Trust. but the people OF
Illinois are Its principal Victims.
, Beef Trust apologists say that mos
/ OF the criticism Of their methods Il
due to dramatic license" IL ther,
). any dramatic license" In the cOndem
nation Of over 3,OO0.OOO pounds Of bee
1 containing tuberculosis In the shor
; space Of three months? Is there an,
}, dramatic license" about official healtl
I department reports?
' %SA
Government inspectors only inspec
meats intended for foreign countries
: but II there Is a suiiiciency Of Govern
ment meat inspectors at the Stock Yard,
: why was II that such howl was mad
by the Department Of Agriculture 4
January when the application for add
}. tlonal inspectors was cut down?
0 The following special telegram wa
Y published in the Chicago Tribune JAM
( AIRY 10, 1906:
Q Washington, d. c., Jan. 1S.--(Sp,
t cial. THE house committee on Apr,
Q priatlOns has attempted to deal n bio,
K to the Chicago meat trade by reflisin
/. all hut $4,000 of the $l35.OOO Apr,
@ priations for which Secretary Of Ayr
culture Wilson asked In order to me.
the demand for inspectors. The sma
sum which 1t recommended the hOus
!" should give was incorporated In the u
&c gent deficiency bill as a result Of Il
y insistent representation Of Represent
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member Wharton has bee
attracting considerable attention, col
m mencing, 1t will be remembered, vii
he his amusing colloquy with Represent
NJ tive Williams, the minority leader, {
m the opening day OF the session.
a. Secretary Wilson urgently point'
II. out to congress that his department WI
ed In need Of $4,000 to enable 1t to fu
ts. nlsh adequate inspections for the |
We creased quantities of meat which Il
81. packers are sending abroad.
m All the Chicago members appear
er before the subcommittee of the apr
RS priatiOns committee and asked that t
ed Wilson recommendation be adopte