Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-07
A Writer Holds This Awful Organization
Responsible for the Spread
of Cancer
And Also Says that It Is Guilty of
Spreading tuberculosis and
Other Diseases.

How do we know that sufficient pre-
cautions are taken to prevent contami.
nation?
How do the trust gentlemen knowf
They inform us that what goes on
behind the walls Of their plants 10
their own affair; that Ii, their busi.
ness they will manage It rs they see
ut. Whose 'affair Is It, then, II the
nation eats diseased meat, II we are
poisoned by trlchInae, II cancer In.
creases?
Other countries are not no dull a.
we are about these things. Other
countries understand very we'll the
monstrous perils inn >lved In the meth
ods Of this monopoly, and, therefore.
try to exclude American meats,
TO quiet their objections the United
States IL supposed to keep IN insp.:tor
upon meat intended for export and to
place upon 1t an official stamp certify.
Ing that It Is 1T Cor food.
If. then. these nre the methods IN
regard to export beef, about which
there Is nominal inspection, what do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption. on
which there Is no inspection at all3
Why was the Beef Trust allowed to 60
on year after year violating the law
and no attempt made to prevent IT.
Why are the laws inert against this
criminal orghnixation2 Why is q man
sent to prison for i've years for f0rg.
Ing fivc.dollar check and these men
60 free for swindling nation?
Why do we contribute our dollarS
year nfter year to swell unnecessary
boards?
Why are we content to have our
food prepared for Us In secret under
conditions that to any sane mind Ger.
tainly suggest fraud aud treacheryf
We are not obliged to have these
things II we do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
As to the "lumpy jaw" the tubercu-
losis and the cancer, put a stop To pri-
vate slaughtering. Let all the slaugh-
terlng Of food animals be done by the
state In the light Of day, without any
OF this dark lantern business, ON equal
terms for all. There are very few
pr'va'e s'a"s".er houseS ~ I"s"u~'
ter houses under medical inspection.
But In England the people do not care
to be poisoned In their meat
And We need not worry about the OBJ.
,ect,on that nnb,icIv owned slnurht.r
horsos oro nm ,nvasion of tho nrIvote
rlybts NJ husincss When II comes 10
iire and deoth there are no prIyate
rights Of business. No man has a right
tc soved nroAts TINT ho mnhes nv
snrondinv disease. We have gone too
gor on the rond 10 publIc sanitation 70
tnrn hock bcause some rentlemnu.s
nroats are threatened. The State will
not oI,ow vou N 90 around with small.
nov or On concooi .cor,et fever In vour
house although zach NAV be strIctls
vour own affair. Compnred with can.
Ger smallpox and scarlet fever are
nothing. IL the state can take radical
measures to stamp out cholera It can
take radical measures TO stamp out
cancer, Il million times worse than
cholera. II It can provide pest houses
for pubic safety u Gun provide siaugh'
ter houses Tor pupi'c saIety' ANA its
duty IN tine one case N Ut ,ieast as clear =
"S III '"' 0'"''.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
23, lNDo:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol-
.SsOn cott,s we,oh,,. ,as COZ
nounds,
"a50 hoos weI,hing An A., ,ourds
cont meats weiyhiny 4 Oo4 Mounds
"l5 calves. weighing s5h nounds
"7 sheen. weighing o8O mounds
"Twenty.one cattle nine hogs and
| 5,O24 pounds cut meats were con-.
demned after (passing) government In.