New-York tribune., 1906-06-06
SECOND MEAT REPORT
WORST NOT YET TOLD.
WHful and Harmful Adulteration
SAID To Be Proceed.
IFrOm The Tribune Bureau.I

Washington. June 5.-A second report on
meat packers methods. said 70 be much more
damaging to the packers than the first. is being
prepared by order Of President Roosevelt. and
may be expected 10 the light OF publicity
within a few days. If necessary, Just what viii
be dealt with by this report has not been an
nounced. but IL is understood that one OF the
chief charges il will make against the packers
will be that they are selling grossly adulterated
meat products 10 the consumers Of this country.
Evidence will be brought forward. IL is said.
which will prove concluslvely that the adultera-
tion is not only harmful the user but that
the managers Of the canning establishments are
fully acquainted with the evil effects which
their preparations are likely TO produce.
1t is not made known here either how the facts
are being gathered. or in what shape the dis
closures will be made. It is assumed by some
that the Secret Service Bureau has the task
In hand and that trained men from Chief VIII
kie's office are now actually employed in the
packing houses and the canning establishments
conducted by the Beef Trust. Whether this
view is correct or not. the fact remains that
more trouble is in store for the persons who
slaughter domestic animals at Chicago unless
the House OF Representatives promptly agrees
to the Beveridge amendment
THROW MUD AT WHITE HOUSE.
To Offset the beef report and the Presidents
message to Congress. the beef men are at pres
ent engaged in frantically throwing mud in the
direction of the White House. One of the stories
emanating from Chicago to-day. which reached
the President. that as soon as ]. Ogden
Armour returned from Europe all the packers
would get together to devise ways and means
for killing off, the President politically.
The man who made this prediction-who. by
the way, is attorney IN the employ of tho
packers-added that the Presidents crusade
against the beef men lis caused by the enrnity
engendered by the fact that the President
upon a time failed in the packing business
Where the mouthpiece OF the packers learned
this remarkable incident IN the Presidents bios-
raphy is not made clear. II said at the
White House on the best authority that the
President never invested a cent IN a slaughter
house or packing concern. East OF West North
South 1t was suggested that the packers
champion possibly recollected the fact that when
Mr. Roosevelt was in the cattle business IN the
West more than two decades ago he became
acquainted with the Marquis De Mores The
marquis attempted TO establish a great packing
house in the cattle country and lost a fortune In
the effort.
The proposed meat inspection legislation will
be considered at meeting to be held by the
House Committee on Agriculture Tomorrow
Representative Wadsworth. of New York the
chairman of this committee. has been vigorously
opposing the Beveridge amendment ever since it
was acted favorably in the Senate He
busted himself Immediately in the preparation
of substitute bill, in which he purposes to elm
mate some of the features he regards as OBJ
jectionable In the Beveridge plan. and incidents
ally to make the legislation less drastic for the
packers In the preparation of this bill Mr..
Wadsworth has been in close consultation with
Representative LOrimer. who represents the Chi
cago stockyards district. and who. while the
bill was being drawn went to Chicago to con-
OP
the substitute.
OPPOSITION IN COMMITTEE
Chairman wadsworth and Mr. Lorin1er with
Mr. Scott. of Kansas. and Mr.. Cocks. OF New
York constituted themselves a subcommittee to
draw up the new bill These four Representa-
t1ves think that the Beveridge amendment is too
drastic and they in favor of modifying 1t so
that the cost of inspection may fall on the gov
ernment and not the packers and of provid-
ing for broad court review" Mr.. Wadsworth
will submit his bill 10 the entire committee to-
morrow. He said to-day that he had idea
what action the committee would take. II ap-
pears that several members of It are somewhat
irritated by the fact that Mr. Wadsworth has
for the last few days consulted only those OF
them who are known to share his views. and
some were unable even 10 reach him while the
conferences over the substitute going on
behind closed doors
The feeling or the democrats on crle COMMITS
tee seems 10 be distinctly in favor OF the provi-
sion in the Beveridge amendment throwing the
cost of inspection on the packers
1T is only fair that the burden of paying the
cost of inspection should fall the packers'
a Democratic member said to-day. "as they
themselves are the ones who derive the benefits
from the bill of health that the government gives
them. The cost should, Of course. be reasonable.
and I should say not beyond cents a carcass
IL is charged that this will cause the packers to
raise the price on the meat products. but even
IL they did the proportion would only be Slight
Besides / believe ths meat sellers realize there
is a limit Of cost for meat beyond which the
public will not CO.
Representative Henry of Connecticut, who in
troduced a bill in the House identical with tho
Reverfdge amendment. is the ranking member
OF the Agricultural Committee and VIII have a
strong following should he oppose the chair
mans substitute bill The chances seem to be
that Mr.. Wadsworth viii have a hard task try
ing 10 induce the COMMITTEES 10 agree 70 accept
the bill prepared by him and several OF his
associates especially II the President sends 10
Congress the second report, now in preparation