Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-09

thor Procedure on Part of tho Presi
don't.
Chicago. July o.-Anothcr clash is
imminent between President Roosevelt
and the Chicago packers,
This came to light yesterday when
Secretary Wilson OF the department OF
agriculture, having established him
self at the Auditorium with the staff
OF experts whom he has brought here
TO revise the meat inspection bureau
gave out an Interview In which he
expressed in measured terms his dig
appointment at the grudglng spirit In
which, he said, the Chicago packers
are meeting the demand for reform.
Questions Packers Sincerity.
He went further, and questioned the
sincerity of their declaration that they
wanted government inspection. He
said dryfy that ii looked to him as II
| they wanted another fight" and then
he let 1t be known, by the faintest
launching up of his broad shoulders,
them one rather than accept any half
way measures in the amelioration of
conditions surrounding the meat In
dustry.
Indirectly the report of the Manu-
Gl nttt A III.
for the situation Ever since Its pub
LEGATION Saturday morning the secre-
tary and his department heads have
been making a close study of 1t, line
by line. They found 1t anything but
a "whitewash.' They expected to dis
cover evidence that these plants were
being made the equal of the abattoirs
abroad. They found, apparently. petty
economy instead.
1t seems to me that the packers Of
Chicago have not yet learned their les
son. said the secretary, speaking
slowly. to allow the pencil to keep pace.
This report Of the experts retained
by the Illinois Manufacturers Associa-
tion Is eloquent of their evasions. 1t
seems to us that the packers have
had ample time. IL they were 50 dis
posed. to launch much greater i'm
provements, for instance, In the sani-
tary conditions OF their plants.
Sanitation Not Yet Effective.
Here in this report we find mention
made Of toilet rooms ventilating into
the work rooms. That will never do.
The sanitary improvement of those
plants must be on q broad. effective
scale, is the United States is to permit
the use OF it's guarantee label
Apparently some of them are trying
to economic in defiance of the de-
mands of congress that they bring
their plants up TO modern standards.
Such policy is a mistake--I repeat 1t,
IT is a mistake-and can only result in
the undoing Of the halfway measures.
That is an expensive method in the
long run. 1t will do the packers no
good to get their backs up. Congress
has given the department power to in
sst upon wholesome conditions That
power, l have every reason to believe,
will be exercised.
There will be no controversy be-
tween the government and the pack
ers,' went on the secretary. "Tha.
won't be necessary. In the event that
they object to our close inspection Of
their canned products. for instance,
there will be no label forthcoming.
That is all there is to it.
Il want to emphasize finally the fact
that under the new law there will be a
much more adequate inspection. At
present our lnen do not leave the kill
ing floor. In the future they will watch
the meat thru the dressing and cam
ming processes. We expect to make
rigid requirements to conform with the
best standards in the world"
Many Inspectors.
He said the additional work imposed |
upon the department probably would |
double the present number
of inspectors.
This morning he presided over
a meeting OF the superintendent of
federal meat inspectors from the diff |
ferent cities thruout the west There
will be about thirty present from KAN
sas City, Mo-, st. Joseph Mo, Fort |
Worth, Tex, and other points. He will I
take up with them the new regula-
lions and ascertain the number Of in |
spectors which they will need for their
own cities and for the neighboring To-
calities at present without federal in .
spection.
I'VE are handicapped just now by the
small amount appropriated for meat +
said the secretary. "There
are hundreds of packing plants all ov-
err the country some Of them worth I
from 100000 to 100000, which never
theless are counted as small and are /
without inspection. We hope to give
every one of them a chance to secure /
the government label when it's goods
are up to grade. There will be plenty
of inspectors to go around by Oct. l."
Critical Inspection.
After the meeting of the inspection
which will consume