The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-08
ROOSEVELT URGES
REMEDY FOR EVILS
Which Have Been Disclosed In
Beef Scandal.
SPECIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
tuberculosis Germs Mingle With Filth,
Dirt and Crime and Grease from the
Floors Are Made Into Product La
beled "Government InsI.-.cted."

beled "Government Inspected"
/ To the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives: | transmit herewith the
report Of Mr.. James Bronson Rey-
nolds and Commissioner Charles Z.
Neill. the special committee whom
< ointed TO investigate into the con-
ditions in the stock yards of Chicago
and report thereon to me. This report
is of preliminary nature. | submit
1t to you now because it shows the ur-
gent need of immediate action by the
congress in the direction of providing
drastic and thorough going inspec-
ton by the federal government for all
stock yards and packing houses, and
or their products SO far as the latter
enter into interstate or foreign com
merce. The conditions shown by even
thlS short inspection to exist in the
Chicago stock yards are revolving. 1t
Is lmperatively necessary in the in
terest OF decency that they should
be radically changed. Under the eX
listing law It is wholly impossible to
the departhh4eeitorY results When NV
the preliminary statements v-- this
yestigation were brought to my alteh
ton they showed such defec In the
= law and such wholly unexpected con
e ditions. that | deemed 1t best to have
e further immediate investigation d!
= men not connected with the bureau
e md, accordingly, appointed Messrs
f. REYNOLDS and Ncill. 1t was lmposs
e BILE under the existing law that satl
J. factory work should be done by III
# bureau of animal industry. am no'
NY however, examining the way In Wh'
the work actually was done. belo
had received the report OF Messr
REYNOLDS and Ncill, l had direct
that labels placed upon any packa
of meat food products should sta
~ only that the carcass or the AMIN
IL from which the meat was taken II
ed been inspected at the time or slaus
as ter If inspection Of meat food pre-
OF ucts at all stages Of preparation
lat not secured, by the passage OF legis
NO ton recommended, ! shall feel &C
ell PEELED to order that inspection lab
f.. and certificates on canned proou
or shall not be used hereafter. The
,,.l port shows that the stock yards
of hacking houses are not kept even
III, sonably clean and that the method
-, handling and preparing food prod'
is uncleanly and dangerous to hea
PSi r., Under existing law the national
hS ernment has no power to enforce
anu spection Of the many forms Of pre-
ays ed meat food products that are {
500 going from the packing houses int
as terstate commerce. Owing to an
rood adequate appropriation the departl
in of agriculture is not even able to
inspectors in all establishments q
ina them. The present law prom
the shipment Of uninspected me;
foreign countries, but there is no
40 :, Vision forbidding the shipment
-: inspected meats in interstate
cants oro ,oft onen IN I
ch OF 49, nnoi,od nooote
'"'i has been alleged on seemingly
'cSi'' authority, further evils exists,
treclS As the improper use of chemical
lptlNe dyes. the government lacks pow
their remedy them. A law is needed
will enable the inspectors OF tn
eral soyCrn,GEE. to inspect ara
wise from the i.ouf TO III" ca ~,
aratiGn of II" II'at t1'' '"i"H'
thern evil sccma 20 ba ,.. -.
Up be- sale of Dire d c'v'~ =" ''5"
Thurs sale Of c@"~"" .";
linary pr"luc'". /
stor- ronsc {, { +" -~;
The Ly fC- !cE.~a.
ipc,1f- t~r-G. = 49,.