Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-15
Expresses DisapprovaI Of
the House Amend
mentS
Fur MEAT INDUSTRY
lntimates He Will Veto Meas
ure if Passed In Pres
ent Form.

Washington, June ID Secretary
Loeb today gave out the following sum-
mary of a letter President Roosevelt
wrote Chairman Wadsworth of the |
house committee on agriculture disap- |
proving of that committees substitute |
for the Beveridge amendment to the |
agricultural bill regarding the inspec- |
tion of meat products.
Favors the Packers.
In a letter to WadswOrth the presi- |
dent stated almost every change in the |
proposed amendment was changed for |
the worse as compared with the SEN |
ate amendment that no matter how |
unintentionally it was in the presidents I
Judgment so framed as TO minimize the |
chance of roofing out the evils in the |
packing business, that the president |
felt il would doubtless suit those pack |
ers who objected to thorough-going in |
spection. but that he also felt it would |
in the long run be heavy blow 10 hon |
est stock raisers and honest packers. |
that the proposed amendment would |
graveIy hamper the secretary of agri- |
culture in doing the work appointed to |
him to do, and will simply defer the |
day when we could restore foreign and |
interstate trade on meat TO a satisfac-
tory position.
Cares Not for Costs.
THE president has explained verbal
ly that he is far less concerned with
the question as to whether the pack
ers or the government should pay for
the inspection than with certain other
features in the BILL
Reviews the Bill.
Washington. June IA careful eX-
animation of the substitute proposed
by the comT1ittee of agriculture for
the Beveridge meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill was made yesterday afternoon by
President Roosevelt The PRESIDENT
it may be said. is opposed to the house,
substitute in its entirety He may not
go so far as to veto the bill if it should
be enacted by congress with the house
amendment attached. but he has made
ii clear that he does not deem the
house provision at all adequate.
Confers with President.
WadswOrth of New York. the chair.
man of the committee on agriculture.
had conference with the president
regarding the action of the house COM
mittee. He submitted the substitute
for the Beveridge amendment agreed
upon by the committee and sought the
presidents opinion. The president told
him frankly that he could not approve
of it. In fact, the president told Wads-
worth that he disapproved it abso-
lutely
Report to Manufacturers,
Chicago, June 15.-The committee of
the National Association of Manufac
turers appointed to make an examina.
tiOn of the packing establishments at
the Union Stock yards. have complet-
ed their work The committee consist
ed of Mr. Van Cleave. St. Louis. pres
ident of the national association; Da-
vid NJ. Parrin. of indianapolis, expires
ident of the national association; Ell
lott Durand. of Chicago. the vice pres
ident for Illinois.
Inspectors Aided.
DR.. Joseph Hughes, president of the
Chicago Veterinary college, accom-
panied the committee and the assist
ance of the chiefs of the government
inspectors was invoked, and they rem
dered valuable service in the way of
expert testimony and detailed descrip
tion of their part of the work The
committee followed the government in
spectors in their regular routine from
start to finish and were convinced that |
so perfect is the organization, that no
carcass could pass the watchful eye OF
the inspector and if by any careless
ness on the part of a single individual
an animal did escape ii would be de
tected by some one of the three in
spectors.
Conditions Good.
The committee, in summing up. de-
cided that reports which had gone out
regarding packing establishments, had
been grossly exaggerated and that
great injustice had been done as well
as irreparable damage to the greatest
industry in the country. Also, that
while many details of a trifiing nature
might be improved upon, the general
conditions. involving the sanitary, gen.
eraI cleanliness and production OF
wholesome food, were far better than
i'm the average hotel kitchen or in even
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