Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-06-07

ton bill in the Senate and which will
accomplish the same result in the
House that the publication of the
complete Neill-Reynolds report on
conditions at the Chicago stock yards
may be demanded. Senators and rep
resentatives of antitrust proclivities
desire that If startling facts have
been unearthed regarding the manu-
facture of products constituting a
great part of the food consumed by
the American people the country is
entitled to the full information.
In connection with this prospective
demand for all information in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's possession, rumor
reached Washington from New York
tonight to the effect that Upton Sin
clair, whose book-"The Jungle
inspired the President to send his con-
!idential agents to Chicago, has writ
ten letter to the President urging
MIN not to withhold tho Neil and
Reynolds report under any circum-
stances.
As to the matter of a demand being
made from Congress, 1t was stated
that the Investigations had not yet
been completed. AS to whether the
results of the Investigations would be
given publicity even if the Beveridge
measure becomes a law and the pack
ers agree to carry out the sanitary
regulations prescribed by the govern
ment 1t was stated that that point
had not been determined.
1t has been the expectation of the
interests vitality concerned that the
report of Commissioners Neill and
Reynolds would be withheld If oppo-
sition was not made to the drastic in
spection regulations proposed, al
though it is not on record that the
President made any direct promise
as to that. Whether any promise
was made or not, the fact remains
that some Of the members of Congress
declare that nothing should operate
to suppress facts concerning mat
ter of such momentous Importance,
and hence a demand, possibly in the
form of a resolution, may be forth
coming.
If it does come a decidedly inter-
esting situation will be developed as
it is doubtful whether the President
feels that the Investigation made
under his personal direction is some
thing to be disclosed for the mere
asking. On the other hand, he may
hold that publicity of the report rests
solely upon his own discretion.
Speaker Cannon and Representa-
tive Madden of Chicago spent two
hours today with Commissioner OF
Labor Neill the latter detailing af-
fairs pertaining to inspection of meat
products as carried on at present, and
also relating some of the things he
found in his investigation which form
the basis for the sensations of the last
week. Many of the things which Mr.
Neill referred to have already been
spoken of in articles giving the gist
of the reports so far as they have
| been prepared, while others, less
startling really than some that have
been published, are still of charac-
ter that forbids them from being
printed in newspaper
One point particularly noticed by
Commissioner Neill in his tour of in
spection was that men cutting meat
from the bone for canning wore gun.
nysacll aprons which had not been
washed for weeks or months, and
that they were in the habit of wiping
their hands on these aprons-covered,
as the commissioner declares, with
germs and CRIME that were the accu-
mutation of months.
Speaker Cannon is understood to
have declared himself in favor of CIV
ing the Secretary of Agriculture au-
thority to provide for a rigid inspec-
ton of packing houses and all meat
products, but he has not yet studied
the provisions of the Beverage meas
ure. The agricultural appropriation
bill, carrying the Beveridge inspection
measure as a rider, probably will get
back to the House tomorrow and will
go at once to the committee on agri-
culture owing to the fact that certain
amendments carrying new approprla-
! tons were adopted in the Senate. This
will give the opportunity for consid-
Grafton Of the inspection measure that
has been contended for in some quar-
tiers.
Representative of the packers and
live stock men are expected in Wash
ington in some force tomorrow AS
previously announced, the only open
objection advanced to the inspection
bill has been with reference to the
provision putting the cost of inspec-
ton directly upon the packers. 1t is
! quite probable the agitation of even
this question will be dropped in order
to prevent, If possible, any further
stirring up of sensations that already
are bad enough.