Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30
SENATOR BEvERIDGE TALKS
Purpose of Bill Part of General Re.
generation.
BEEF TRUST IS NOT IDLE
kilograms Pouring In Upon Senators
and Representatives From
Cattle-Raising States.

The whole Congress Is stirred up over ne
beef inspection amendment which tho ad-
ministration through Senator BeveridEe
caused to be added to the agricultural ap-
propriation bill and which "a now In process
of going to conference between the House
and Senate. The proceedings seem TO have
opened a Pandora's box of trouble for the
beef trust, and IL is evident that the end
OF tho ernbarrassments for that combina-
ton is not yet In sight.
determined effort is to be made to gst
the Nell report before the public. Just as
vigorous attempts will be made to suppress
it. Already the effects of the agitation upon
the beef trusts trade is apparent. Tho
European market has taken fright, thinking
that IL the President OF the United States
found IT necessary to move in the premises
there must be same foundation for the re-
lie. 1i'''- '''' Guns O''i'"s p""-
The press throughout the United States
mas taken up the subject. The Chicago
press is making vigorous inquiry into what
becomes of the meats condemned by the
federal inspectors and some reports have
been published alleging that the diseased
hogs, cattle and sheep are foisted upon the
community after being condemned by the
inspectors The New York papers are full
OF reports of alleged cases o. imposition
upon the consumers and the public seems to
DS thoroughly aroused
Beef Trust Not Idle.
But the beef trust Is by no means idle
all this time. kilograms are beginning TO
pour in upon senator's and representatives
from the cattle raising states urging con-
gressmep not to take action which will
react upon the cattle raisers The Inference
which statesmen are drawing from these
kilograms is that the beef trust Is threaten
ing the cattle raisers that If Congress
makes the trust pay the cost of inspection
the trust will take it out of the price paid
for cattle
Some of the legislators familiar with the
methods of the beef trust think that the
trust would also turn around and take a
double turn. out OF the consumers of beef
In fact, IL is known that wor 1 has already
been passed around in Congress that II the
trust has to pay the cost of the inspection
the people will have to foot the bill in in
creased cost of meat products.
1t Is safe TO say, however that these
considerations are not cutting much figure
in Congress. The thing has gone too far,
1t is claimed, for Congress to- turn back
without raising storm OF public indigna-
tion 1t is quite possible that the amend
lnent may be changed If 1t can be shown
that change is necessary to make 1t court
prof. The most determined effort viii BE
made to fix the cost of inspection upon the
Fuckers and make 1t stick. letting the fu-
ture take care of the cost OF cattle and
dressed meats.
Sotit STATESMEN MAKE lUe punt II
the disclosures turn out TO be as startling
as they have been limited, the beef trust
may be glad enough to do business at any
price that is reasonable. and that IL the
trust does not offer to pay fair prices for
cattle there will soon be arrangements
outside OF the trust for buying them and
for selling them at reasonable rate for
the public.
The suggestion has been made that this
very legislation may turn out to be the
b, ginning of the breakup of the beef trust
and return to normal conditions in cattle
buying and meat selling. Representatives
know that there is no organization In the
country, not excepting the Standard OIL
trust. which IS so despised and hated by
the public as the beef trust and they feel
that they need rot fear to take drastic
action so long as 1t is legal
Senator Beveridge's Interview.
Senator Beyeridge has given out the fol-
lowing interview upon his amendment:
I'VE are now in a period of the moral
regeneration of American business The
meat inspection bill is a part of that gen.
eral regeneration. Its purpose is to make
certain that the American people shall get
from our packers just as good meat and
meat food products as the European people
get from our packers. The European gov
ernments demand that we subject all meats
shipped TO them to careful inspection and
we, on our part, concede tnat that demand
is Just. That is the reason why the federal
ton of meats sold abroad. But II IL Is con-
eeded as it IS. that We ought to inspect
meat sold to people of other countries We
ought to inspect meat sold TO the people
of our own country.
&. II do not care to say at this time any
thing about conditions in any packing house
in this country. ! have no desire TO punish
any one for past offenses. What desire
is the enactment of the law. If the law is
enacted, am willing that bygones shall be
bygones but Insist that the American peo-
-. Arfaa ha.T na ~
"A statute OF the United States that, what
ever conditions may have been in the past,
conditions in the future shall be correct
and beyond criticism"
Letter to Mr.. Wadsworth.
THE New York Herald today. published
the. statement that Mr. Upton Sinclair. the
Iauthor whose publications started the leg
islation, had sent a letter to James w.
wadswortf, chairman of House COMMITTEES
on agriculture. the irony Of which Is ap-
rarent After stating that he had learned
of the stand taken against the Beveridge
meat inspection bill by Mr. Wadsworth,
Mr. Sinclair says. in part:
"You are d practical stock man ana
dealer and have made a careful investiga-
ton in the Chicago stockyards. and found
conditions to be just what they should be.
Accordingly you intend to stop the orecspi-
tate course of the bill and have justice done :
to all This seems to be an admirable view
to take, and write to express my cordial
agreement with it. At a time when wezare
told that statesmen seldom act upon their
convictions but allow themselves to be In
fiuenced by Interior motives, your course
will stand out conspicuously.
.sThe President sent two representatives
to make Investigations OF the conditions In
the Chicago stock yards: their report 10
him is certainly at his own disposal, ,7but
he would undoubtedly not object to their
appearing before congressional committee
and submitting to an examination BY both
sides.
'sThe need OF information upon the SUBJ
5ect Is so great a. to stir to action any one
who realizes IL Take your own case. for
Instance. AZ practical stock dealer and