Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-13
WHAT Will BE
THE REMEDY ?.
Congress Discussing the Pack
ing House Revelations Reform
Trumpets Are Condemned.

WASHINGTON, June lS.-An echo
Of the Neill-Reynolds report on the
packing houses Of Chicago was heard
in the house when Mr.. Mondell CWyo)
in a speech precipitated discussion Of
J the whole question Of government IN
spection.
Mr.. Mondell observed that the mousse
; of cdmmons In England has under con-
sideration the subject of American
! meat products, which, he said, called
2 attention not only to the far reaching
, and disastrous effects of the present
agitation, but to what he declared IL TO
be, an unfortunate misconception OF
: the fncts and of the nature n char
J acter of criticisms made officially or
: unoficially of packing house methods.
! Mr.. Mondell said: II consider it most
unfortunate for the great packing and
cattle industries, for the peace of mind
/, of our people, for u good name
abroad. that it should have been deem
ed necessary in order to call attention
to the somewhat careless handling in
some packing houses of certain meat
products IN THIS way.
MI. Slayden (Tex) condemned the
methods used in placing the Neill-
Reynolds report before the public.
"For days." he said, 1.-The country has
been disturbed over the revelations
made by a special commission of the
filthy condition of the Chicago slaugh-
ter houses. This exposure Of what l do
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of indecency had to come some time
and l hope will result in good. The
consumer is entitled to protection. He
pays big round prices and ought to
have good, clean, wholesome food for
his money.
whether the reform could have been
effected in a different way shall not
undertake to say, although the thought
will Introduce itself that had there
been less beating of drums, less 11aring
of trumpets, less of the yellow journal
methods the work of reform might
have been just as effectual and the
sacrifice of honest wealth not so ap-
palling. l am not speaking a word of
sympathy for the packers. Whatever
; of offense there is has come from them,
and while they may lose millions by
J the agitation they will have millions
left, most of it sweated from the brow
of the cattle producers, who finally
have to pay the shot
80 far as the report is concerned all
the harm has been done already that
can be done. We are now concerned
for the remedy. NELL and Reynolds
say that certain horrible conditions ex-
list in the slaughter pens of the Chicago
butchers. The butchers say that the
report is an absurd and a gross exag-
geration. l do not know how far under
the restraints of the constitution con-
gress can go in the regulation of this
great business, but l do know that
somewhere in the federal Union, In
the state of Illinois or in the city of
Chicago or in other cities, a power
must be found which can and will
compel the packers to do business in a
way that will restore the confidence of
or the distress among
ranchmen and farmers, which is now
acute, will become chronic and may
precipitate a panic in the whole bust
ness world"
Mr.. Ames (Mass.) followed la a de-
Tense of the president and In favor of
the packers paying the cost of inspec-
ton.
1.-The great export trade in meat and
meat products" he said, sis not only
paralyzed as if by a lightning stroke,
but also are we ourselves aghast at
the magnitude and enormity of the out
RACES perpetrated in an arrogance of
power that seems in the light of the
present publicity to be nothing short
of madness.
81 have no sympathy whatever for
the packers who deliberately brought
this storm of righteous Indignation
against their methods and upon them
selves, and l have the greatest sym
patty for the executive, who to rectify
a crying evil was forced, much against
his desires and earnest appeal, to
make public the report that he well
knew would reap a whirlwind of hor-
ror and reproach for one of our great
est industries"
Dangerous.
81 hope" said the new minister,
that you love your neighbor as your
self"
"Sh-h," replied Deacon Sniggerly,
she's a pretty little widow. Don't
let my wife hear you."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.