The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
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|ly informed that movement is under
way in Europe to bar out American
meat exports as a result Of the recent
| revelations in connection with the pack
ing houses in Chicago. 49,.
The movement is especially strong,
according to the. president 8 advisers,
gaged Spreading reports p 81 the N disgust
ing conditions in the American packing
houses Theicampaign has a dual pur-
pose-to prevent the sale of American
meats and also create a sentiment which
will compel the government to make
even more stringent regulations against
American meat products than now are
in force. .sss = Ststt
England, which hitherto has placed
no harsh restrictions upon American
meat importations, is also awak ening to
tbs. grave character. of the, allegations
against the packing houses attributed
to ;Messrs. ,Neill and Reynolds and there
is. some agitation, which, unless ar
rested, will grow and result in injury to
the American meat trade, not only in
the British isles, but in the British col
likely to take advantage Of the situa-
ton. ri" ..... H., 4
r-- President Is Firm. r.
American trade is in danger Of being in
jured, but, having put his hand to the
plow, he does not feel he can relinquish
his grip until the furrow has been
turned: :, 80. :, !"
He believes the official investigation
he had made and the corrective leg1sla-
ton he hopes to secure will demonstrate
to the world that while abuses did ex-
list in the pocking houses, these abuses
have bene eradicated and that their re-
currence is impossible. /
But in order that no permanent. harm
may be done to the American meat ex-
port trade, the president does not wish
to publish the report Of Messrs. Neill
| and Reynolds, and he wants speedy ac7
ton upon the Beveridge amendment to
the agricultural appropriation bill.
House Is Cautious.
The house Of representative does not
propose, however, to be rushed of It's
| feet. It feels, or at least some Of it's
republican leaders feel, that condition
| Of 'hysteria has developed as a result
| of the observations Of two men who are
not packing house experts, 1t IS not
the Intention to act hastily upon a
measure which was drafted as a result
Of those observations. 49,,
It has been disclosed that Mr.. Swift
was in Washington some days ago and
had a secret conference with the presi-
dent and Mr.. Neill. Mr.. Swift then
stated to the president he would be
glad to make any changes In his PACK
ING house that experts might. CONSIDER
necessary in order to put 1t IN per1ect'
ly sanitary condition, He declared IT. en- m.
phatically the condition of affairs
Messrs. NELL and Reynolds claim to
have. found did not exist and said If a
commission composed Of men Of aver
aoe Intelligence should investigate the
meat-producing business they would
find it was conducted in a proper and
sanitary manner. ,
Mr.. NELL responded that he, cons 1;i
cred. himself man Of average 1ntelh;
fo Washington, after his lnvest1gatlon
he gave Instructions that no meat pro
| ducfs. should be served on his table ex-
| cept fresh beef and mutton. 49,; :.
Washington Aroused. -
Washington, ay 28.-Ihe passage pl1
the senate Of Senator :Beveridge's by
f FOR the government inspection of al
meat products which are the subject, OF
Interstate Of foreign commerce, ma:
arouesd more interest and speculatlo1
here than any measure except the rate
hi which has ben before the public
FOR lone time. Altho Senator Bev
eridge himself bases his elaborate pla,II
of Examination upon revelations made
bv the Garfield committee, it is statee
on good authority that Upton S1nclalr
novel, "The ungle,' had more W &c
| with arorsing the Indiana senator fhar
the Garfield report,
IT. is common talk that no book DOS
| Eli
had 50 wide and Immediate an eect upo1
the nnblic mind as EEThe JUNGLE ant
~altho the president took occasion t.
! denounce some parts Of the book a.
gross exaggerations, it is, neverthe less
Certain that the Garfield commission
found enough Of truth in r. Sinclair :
assertions to Justify them in regarding
the danger from the stockyards as ;
grave one,
Report Is Called For.
Journal Special Service. - :
Princeton, N. j., May 2S.-Upton Sin
clair demands the publication of. tn
report made to President Roosevelt b,
Messrs. Neill and Reynolds on the evi
! conditions in the packing houses Of tn
meat trust. "'The packers attitude i
all that has been charged agains
them,' says Mr.. Sinclair. cup to thi
week they were maintaining their es
Establishments, as clean as kitchens AM
! INTERNATIONALLY opposed to the Beverley
bill. "*
II know from the inside that unit
they got wind Of the Neill report the,
had all arrangements made to CHIT. The,
caused the whole. agitation among tn
cattlemen which produced the 1000 tel
:, egrams to the president, but the instan
they learned what was. in the repor
} they surrendered and the bill: wa
!, rushed thru under the direct superin
: tendency of their agents. in Washing:
ton, in the hope of placating the presi
dent.
eff the whole hideous sore is lai
r bare to the public b gaze the public vii
3 the people should insist upon. For on
! thing they will learn from Neill g re
S port that the government is powerles
!, to protect them against the loca
i, slaughter abuses. It is up to every cti
s and town to see to that for itself an
4 at present no one knows this or cases.
z IF the public is to meet this sitr
alton it must have theh facts. Pei
! sonally I do nuot believe that the pres
: dent will be persuaded to consent t
e suppression. His attitude turnout thi
t whole matter has been one of the kee1
: est and most determined interest in tn
8 public welfare and I predict that bt
g fore. many days he will have becom
8 suspicious of the y willingness of th
: packers to sumbit to his authority. -
:. PRESIDENTS PURPOSE