New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-29
NO PACKERS APPEAR.
NAY ABANDON FIGHT.
Conferences on Beef Inspection at
White House and Capitol.
rF>om The Tribune Rqreau.l

none reached town at all II is assumed bv
she friends OF the Beverage amendment, there
fore that the packing interests have decided
~ make the best OF the situation. and viii ahan-
son the hopeless fight against the Inevitable
massage Of the measure which places the stock
,-a-6s and slaughter houses under government
supervision. w E Skinner. manager Of the
Trion Stockyards. and the moving spirit in the
International Livestock Exposition, who left
washington late last week 10 hold conference
vim the packers in Chicago and promised 10
-s,un 10 the capital to-day make known
me programme Of opponents of the legislation.
Aid not arrive. and il is believed will not at
,srrrt 70 place any obstacles in the way Of the
MEASURES passage.
The President this morning had short talks
shout the hill with Senator Carter. Labor Com
missioner c. P. Neil and Senator Beverage
Nr Nell. in company with James B. REYNOLDS
NJ New York investigated the sanitary condi-
+ion OF the stockyards and packing houses for
tbe President and found state Of affairs which
Il put into public print. would. Il is said, start
& revolution that would 90 far toward convert
ing Americans into a nation of veyetarians
II the beef interests DO not kill the amend
rDeut" said Senator Carter after his talk with
The President. lit IS not at all likely that the
President viii ever make the Neill-Reynolds re-
porr public. Ia fact. as I understand it. there
Is no report at all These gentlemen went 20
Chicago and made a very thorough investiga-
tor OF the stock yards. What they found
would make very interesting reading and II 81
becomes necessary they can reduce their con-
clusons 10 writing. They told the President
enough 10 convince him that the conditions are
inst about as bad as they can be- and II the
need arises they viii prepare the matter for
Transmission 10 Congress The packers. how
ever would not be the only persons injured by
the report There are the stockmen. who raise
the cattle, and the hundreds OF thousands OF
real meat dealers throughout the country whose
business would be seriously crippled IL there
was great falling of in the purchasing OF
meat If the conditions can be bettered without
me publication Of that report, therefore. the
President is willing, for the sake OF the innocent,
70 withhold st The packers have asked for
more time in which to consider the matter. At
present the only thing they appear 10 object TO
IN the bill is the provision for the payment Of
the inspection fees. Under the act this falls
upon the packers They believe Congress
should appropriate the money for that cost"
Senator Beverage, who talked with the Presi-
dent AFTER Senator Carter. said that In his
opinion the Senate and House conferrees would
pass the act IN its present form II hope they
vi make no radical change in 1T he said ''for
Il represents months of hard work and the ma
ture thought Of the very best authorities on the
subject I do not see how II can well be i'm
proved. II the provision relating TO the tax for
the inspection IS changed I am afraid that the
inspection viii not be done as well, for Congress
would be likely to scale down the amoant
needed as il usually does when asked for money.
and The force that could be employed would be
100 small Under the act as drawn the cost will
h 0nF-
for hogs-aot an appreciable amount when dis
t1buted among the pounds Of meat in a carcass.
Some people object 70 the tax and say that II the
packers are called on 10 pay the extra amount
they VIII in turn make the consumers pay II by
raising the price Of meat Well. IL Congress
passes an appropriation bill for the needed
amount wouldn't il come out Of the consumers'
pockets anyway"
THE SENTIMENT IN CONGRESS.
The Beverage Beef Inspection amendment TO
the Agricultural Appropriation bin was the chief
topic II discussion al the Capitol to-day. There
is Intense opposition 10 the measure and vet its
OPPONENTS are afraid 70 come out into the open.
They appreciate that the President is master Of
the situation and that he has in his possession
q report on the packing industry which, II
made public. would result in untold loss 10 that
and all allied industries Under these circurn-
stances the opposition is begging for time and
meanwhile is seeking 20 'Tbackfre." 10 use a
Western expression, by exciting the apprehen-
sion and antagonism Of she livestock raisers
throughout the country They are passing the
WORD that the cost Of inspection will come out
q me livestock producers and viii be deducted
from The price Of their stock and as the rajse-s
have already suffered severely al the hands 81
The packers il is not difficult TO alarm them with
The VrGcraCf ID arorber foo
small they regard certain 10 De made the
basis OF eNtortionate deductions from the prices
ue5 receive for their stock How well this rinse
VIII work il is impossible To judge. although
mere are already some evidences Of large stock
'@-s7Is having become excited al the prospect Of
--a' LleE consider a new excuse for 'gouging"
7"l- EFen Representative Wadsworth Of New
.0'i~ chairman Of the Committee on Agriculture.
opposed 10 The feature Of the Beveridge
s, s--'ei,l which provides that the cost of in
'iTE4oh shall be paid by the packers
oH1ef ordinary circumstances the President
- --ic would promptly annihiIate all opposi-
- ~ making public the report of Messrs.
s-s ,--s ana Nell. but the existing circum-
-, arr unusual The publication OF this
l1.t would Inevitably result in a serious falling
lor lie export trade in meat products. 1t has
- p'-eh a faEOrjte Of those who would
secure protection for domestic stock in Germany
50 Great Britain especially. 10 plead the IN
.--lsFy character Of American meats
=.
:. Der the trade and IN some instances 10 de-
10y n j was 10 meet this unfair eatment
10 - Secretary Rusk. in President Harrison's
ADMINISTRATION, devised the existing system OF
-specl0n q meats intended for export That
ssslen has served its purpose and has rendered
LIE NE Efforts 10 treat American meats abroad
A!lsuy. BUt II the report of Messrs. Reynolds
- Nell IL made public IL VIII be easy mat
y e excite public apprehension again against
~ - Eest products of this country. for while the
oases they found 10 exist pertained only TO
NOoucts going into the domestic trade. il Will be
Sg9eo that under conditions such they de-
sTlbe II must be impossible TO prepare hygfe1lic
Neel prOfncts for The foreign trade.