The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27
RETURNED
MAKES ATTACK ON
MEAT REPORT

New York. June 27.-J. Ogden Armour
OF Chicago, Mrs. Armour and their daugh-
ter. Lolita, returned from Europe last
evening on the steamship Kronprinz Will
helm. They visited Vienna on their trip
abroad and DIR. Lorenz. who performed
the bloodless operation for reduction of
hip disease on the little girl two years
ago. said that Lolita's health was all
that he had expected
AS the ship came UP the bay Lolita was
playing about the deck with the other
children on board and entered into the
fun with great zest.
Asked about the beef scandal, Mr.. Ar
mour smiled.
speaking for my own firm. can say
that we have been in business for the
past 40 years. II we have been able TO
fool the people all that time we have done
more than p IT. Barnum ever tried to do
and disproved the assertion OF Mr.. Lin
coin that you can't fool all the people
all the time.
II can only say that the packers seek
nvestigation-the closer the bettcr-be-
cause we want the public TO know that
businesses. there Is somo suggestion by
which we might benent, ana we want
such suggestions"
The Armours went to the ST Regis. At
the hotel Mr.. Armour made a statement
regarding the packing house scandals.
"On summing up what has been said
about the packers and what has been
done TO the packing industry, one natural
ly inquiries What has become OF our
boasted American fair play? One OF the
largest American industries has been at
tackled, and attacked without reason, In
way that has discredited American
goods OF all kinds abroad. All over Europe
there Is open agitation for boycott on
American products.
AA
has been badly damaged. To estimate
the total loss now would be merely guess
work. IL may run into hundreds OF mil
lions.
but the American meat industry can
not be destroyed by Socialist agitators.
by political revolutionists, stump speeches
or by sensational journalism running
amuok. Slander may retard, but II can
not stop good merchandise from finding
a market.
'"rhe public has been ignorantly or
maliciously misinformed on two OF the
most important phases OF the whole ques-
ton, namely. the character OF meat
inspection as IL is and has been and the
attitude OF the large packers toward pro-
''The Inspection now In force I'm all the
larger packing houses makes the sale OF
diseased meats from such houses impos-
sible.
II have seen IL stated that these scan.
dalous attacks upon the American meat
industry were precipitated by the oppo-
sition OF the packers TO proposed ligisla-
ton. This is not true and could not be
true. My Information is and the news
paper files Will bear me out, that tho flood
OF sander was well started before n sug-
gestion OF legislation was heard We
never heard OF the so-called Beveridge
amendment until N was introduced.
Everything provided for In the pro-
posed legislation could have been accom-.
plished without any OF the damaging SEN
sationalism we have had IL the co-opera.
ton OF tho packers had been desired or
had been accepted when proffered.
"As the report OF the National Associa-
ton OF Manufacturers. which l have Just
read. we'll puts IL. the purpose OF the re
formers seems 10 have been 10 kill the
industry first and then reform IL"