The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

fHW 10O RgW WtVDW ne
AKOe sFD ~ KOgGs H0RRWR


~ WV NtHF'NE V-ff%Hs N'
ssAfs rsss ns,ssps ~ re- sev
%inspus. frNe . Ntch hHs hr~u ~shlst
sIsus lh~ eNart IN furur- N tha Ctac#a"
hr~f espuurra hut n 10 diHrul' 10 eiv' on
adauruse id~s ~ 'br su,ifwlde fury and
horryr crcae~i ~ t'pson slncia'ra novr'
This lrnaies AMI M daiiv dispatches ~
the furotssN sewstapasa
~ 10 Frequently said h~fv that Am"fioaH
n~segoeis~ ara sh"F, end shs Amevican p'f'fic
the most ,oietau, N aiStaes ~ any IN the
Wofld, hut the manufacturers ~ American
tocd products will No, nnd sIthef ~ thcs"
cbafao, sr,atlcu Among Europenn conH'iner".
The efeut NJ tho rec~nt disclosures will last
~ lcaat half q generation. The %preiudlce
which has icsu created makes M dlrcrins
nation. and ~ reform o. p~rUteu's will Affect
n, This IA not dus altogether IN the specific
scandai ~ the Chicago pachinR ho,H~er.
These revelations he W come a. q climax toa
long series NJ exposures with which ArDeri-
can telearama 10 English n European
mpern have tesmed for many months.
The old world has oome 10 believ In gem
eral terms that American business methods
are rotten. II Ia q aad thing to wpte Of the
reputation of ones country, but II Ia the
simple truth. and the truth better he told
without disguise. IL will take more than q
a . reorganization Of the great life in
surance companies and q cleaning Of the
AuRean stables at Chicago to restore Euro
pean belief In American honesty and fair
dealing. II will be q long time before public
opinion on this side Of the Atlantic will have
any confidence in Amer can corporate
reform.
One thing, and one thing only. will have
any real effect in Europe. When America
begins to send It's greatest criminals to
Jail Europe will begin to believe that there
Is a real standard Of morality In the country.
The edminist ration Of justice In the United
States Is to-day the subject Of open d
cule and contempt throughout Europe.
There is nothing an Engishman resents
moro han an intimation that the American
judicial system is similar to England's,
and the chief argumen. adduced against
the pending bill to create n court OF
criminal appeal Is the danger that it will
prove to be the opening wedge for American
evils.
The Spectator at the end Of a long article
on the beef scandal goes as far as it dares
in friendly criticism when It says that
EnRlishmen will be Of the opinion that
athe recent disclosures ought to be followed
by criminal prosecutions and in the event
Of convictions by severe punishment. 1t
remains to be seen whether the American
authorities will adopt an equally rigorous
reading Of THAR duties
The Spectofo, also says that 'the two
worlds have been shocked and Infatuated.
The Chicago packing houses appear to
combine pretty we'll all the Characteristic
evils which degrade our civilization. They
are recklessly selfish. They stop at no
offence that promises to serve their purpose.
They are grossly oppressive to those in
their employ. They are familiar with every
kind Of fraudulent method for Disgusting
diseased offal. which 1t pleases them to
sell as meat. They know how to square
officials II they are threatened by 80 much
as the shadow Of inspection. They a v
not even tried to conceal their misdeeds.'
The Times's New York correspondent
SAYS that half has not been told in the news
papers about the beef scandal and that he
IL in a position to say that the whole truth
can never be told in print for the reason
that it would Transcend the bounds OF
decency. In such a case as this, however,
the bounds Of decency have no claim to be
considered. The needless pning up Of hor-
rors, the needless familiarizing OF the public
with horrible and disgusting details are
always to be discouraged, but here the word
needless is not In place. The question is
not how much does it take to shock the
public, but how much it takes to arouse the
public to a sense Of its obligations. What
ever degree OF publicity is necessary for
this latter purpose ought to be resorted to,
no matter at what peril to decency. The
American public are exceptionally careless
in matters Of thiss sort.
To quote the Times correspondent again.
sThey are not particularly eager for pro-
lection against robbery, legalized or other
WISE"
In the face Of such language as the fore
going in the most conservative and friend
lest of English publications IL becomes the
duty, however painful, Of any conscientious
correspondent to inform his countrymen
OF the indictment which the world at large
Is bringing against them and to warn them
that it is not corporate criminals alone
who are being arraigned. 1t is the whole
American people who stand to-day at the
bar Of public opinion before their sister
nations.
Never before has American commercial
honor been so attacked abroad. Never
before have the American people been 30
criticised for neglecting their primary
public duties. England and France and
Germany and the other nations are waiting
to see how America will vindicate herself
before the eyes Of the world.
In the House OF Commons to-day John
Board, in replying to a question by William
Field, member for Dublin, stated that he
was communicating with Foreign Secretary
Grey with a view Of asoertaining what re-
lance was to be placed upon meat inspec-
NAL Industry.