Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-27
ARMOUR IS INDIGNANT
Reports Agitation All Over
Europe, to Boycott American
Meat Products
EXPORT TRADE BADLY DAMAGED
j. Ogden Armour Says, However, That
American Meat Industry Cannot Be
Destroyed by Socialist Astators, Po-
Iitical RevoIutionists, Stump
Speeches or Sensational journalism.

New York. June Ell. Ogden Ar
mour, the millionaire packer of Chi
cago, who arrived here yesterday or
the steamer kronprinz Wilhelm afte
a tour of Europe, gave out some no
expressions of his opinion on the re.
cent attack on the American mea
industry.
"On summing up what has been sale
about the packers and what has beer
done to the packing industry said
Mr.. Armour, "one naturally inquiries:
what has become of our boosted AM
erican fair play? One of the largest
American industries has been attacked
and attacked without reason, in way
that has discredited American goods
of all kinds abroad. All over Europe
there is open agitation for a boycott,
on American products.
The entire export trade of this
country has been badly damaged To
estimate the total loss now would be
surely guesswork. 1t may run into
hundreds of millions. When American
industries are slandered by persons
who pretend to speak as Americans
1T is to be expected that foreign com
petitors will take advantage of it.
Can Not Destroy Industry.
But the American meat industry can
not be destroyed by socialist agitators
Observation-Disclosures, stump speeches
or sensational journalism running
amuck 1t has existed forty years. Its
products have made their way into ev-
cry quarter of the earth on merit. They
spoke for themselves. They are as
good today as they were yesterday If
they can be improved they will be bet
ter tomorrow. SANDER may retard but
1t can not stop good merchandise from
finding market.
The public has been ignorantly or
malciously misinformsd on two of the
most important phases of the whole
question, namely, the character of
meat inspection as it is and has been
and the attitude of the large packers
toward proposed legislation.
The inspection now in force in all
the larger packing houses makes the
sales of diseased meats from such
houses impossible. The government,
which is responsible for the inspection
has failed to state the facts about it.
Packers Ask inspection.
"The large packers believe in gov
eminent inspection. They asked for it
in the first place. Ttey want it con-
tinued and improved if it can be Inn
proved.
Armour & Company will give any
meat inspection law that may be pass
ed our heartiest coopera ton and sup
port. Armour & Company have not at
prove meat inspection and to extend it.
l believe this can be said, too, of all the
other large packing concerns. l have
taken this position from the first. My
in Chicago have known
this and have acted accordingly.
Certain minor features of the pro-
posed legislation as first presented
We're Objectionable. They were APP
parently put into the bill by persons
who had no knowledge of or regard for
the practical side of any business. But
Armour &, Company and, I believe, all
the large packers are heartily in favor
of the purpose~ which the pending bill
is intended to accomplish namely:
Thorough inspection of all animals
before slaughter.
Thorough inspection of all animals
after slaughter.
Thorough inspection of the sanitary
condition of packing houses.
Thorough inspection of the products
that go to the consumer in forms other.
than in bulk.