The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-01
PACKERS START A BACKFIRE
Hostility to Beveridge's Bill Stirred
Up in Cattle Districts. go.
By w. w. Jermane.

Washington, June lit has devel-
oped that the packers have started an
energetic campaign against the BeVer-
districts. Every member Of the Ne
braska delegation has received tele-
grams from cattle constituents asking
him to vote against the bill, on the
theory that it will decrease the price
Of cattle on the hoof if the packers
have to pay the cost of INSPECTION; l1ngn ,n5c
to believe, will be transferred to- them.
What is true of the Nebraska delega-
ton is true of delegations IN practically
the entire cattle region OF the country.
It is a foregone conclusion that one
Of the chief fights Of the, packers VIII
be to have, the cost OF the l9nspectlon 9see+a Oh
nut upon the government. Secretary
Wilson is known to be opposed to this,
because he feels certain he cannot get
enough money out of congress to pro-
vide for the inspection the bill Will re-
onire. He has had experience with
the inspection required under existing
law in connection with export meats.
While Iron Is Hot.
Secretary Wilson realizes, probably.
that today, with the clamor that mas
been raised over impure meat products
and their preparation in unsanltary sur
ronndings. congress might be forced to
give him all the money he would need
FOR the next year, but his experience
is such that he knows quite well that
with the country and congress foIget,
ting the horrors now belng toao, ne g,
providing for the force of inspectors ne
wou1d need. If the cost is assessed
against the packers, he could easily reg
nlate the supply Of inspectors to mee'
the demand for their services.
L L. 4oIo
dav, that, while those members supposed
to be watching the interests OF tn
nackers vent on record as favoring thu
most rigid inspection, ther was an az
g1l1nent always ready, against the lnspeG
ton provided, sby the @BeVer1dge oail Oh
In addition: to the repeatea piosesc o
ton upon the packers, it was asserte'
that a corps of government inspector
would ultimately become dangerou
nnlitical machine which might be man
ipulated to- the disadvantage Ola OF al ,srg con
4orce of INSPECTORS, but the charge ha
never been made that they have organ
wed themselves into political machine
Will Become a, Law. s-.
The leaders in the senate believe tina
the BeNeridge bill, without n materla
change, will become law. Ihey 50 Sd
there is great popular .loilio'ho -. - =
legislation, and that, whatever may
the actual rights of the beef trust,
has so far forfeited the respect an
confidence of the public by its op,e
violation of the antitrust law, vloit
ton which it confessed, that the publ
would severely censure the defeat {
tn egeneral inspection measure.
The senators believe the public d.
mands drastic legislation on this sui
iect and will visit heavy penalty Q
the party which defeats measure ha'
ing for it's sole purpose the proper saf
gaurding of the people in the matte
Of a necessary article of food. -
Want Report Published.
That it will become imperative fl
the president to make public the repo
of Special Investigators Neill and Re.
nolds on the meat industry, is the opi
ion Of many members of congress
There is strong feeling that no matte
how damaging this report may be, i
publication cannot do as great injury ;
its suppression, while sensational al
perhaps exaggerated rumors, suppose
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