The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-02
JOKER MAY BRING
ON A TARIFF
WAR
AND ALL WASHINGTON is STIR.
RED BY THE HIDDEN WEA.
pom IN MEAT BILL.
GIVES PACKERS CHANCE
TO Clear Up Millions BY the Exclusion
of Foreign products--Powers
II is Believed viii Contest
This Part of the Law.

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Washington Sept. 1--Who put tn
Joker into the meat inspection bii
which gives the packers and othe
dealers in meat and meat products
chance TO coin millions by the exclu
sion Of foreign products at the risl
Of a general tariff war against tn
United States?
Certainly no issue OF such interna
tonal Importance ha= been made pub
lie in years.
No one here can answer the QHcs
ton as 10 the joker, but the fact /.
that the con tfuctlon OF the law b,
he Secretary # Agriculture, exclude.
Germany and other nations from inter
state commerce with the UniteC
States on all products, contemplated
in the meat inspection law.
! is stated lodas that the meat IN
spection law which has set tha Unitod
States and foreign nations by the ear
must be tested in the courts before
foreign nations can send to the Uni.
ed States any meat or meat products
for interstate commerce.
This international phase Of the law
has been the mater which brought the
packers to Washington ana not as
given out offic ally the mere matter OF
getting some labels ready by he first
Of October
How Law Would Work.
II was stated today by DR. Melvin
one Of the government experts, tha;
as The law now stands IT Is to he ex
peced that the interstate common car.
riers will refuse to accept at New
York for instance, all foreign meat
products for shipment into the iater
Ior Even should shipments be ac-
copted in bond they could not be SOLD
say at Chicago or any interior pont
unless the foreign nations should per
nit their stun to be inspected and tag
ged by an American.
One of the troubles that stares the
Department Of Agriculture in The face
Is that if the law is construed as MI
Wilson says it is To be construed
every foreign nation having dealings
with the United States might refust
.o accept he United States tagged ar,
ticlea of export and thus thA wa
would be with the United States on
one side and all importing nations on
the other
Law Section in Question.
Here is the part OF the law on
which the Secretary said the foreign
products could not be imported after
October ]
THAT on and after October ]. 1903
20 person firm or corporation shall
ranspc.t or fer for transportation.
and no carrier of interstate or foreign
commerce shall transport or receive
or transportation from one tate or
eir,tory O. the District of Columbia
, any other state or territory or the
District of Columbia. or 10 any place
mder the jurisdiction of the Tint d
States or To any foreign country. an
'arcassas or parts thereof meat o.
neat food products thereof which
save not been inspected examined
md marked as in pectei and passed.
"a accordance with The terms f This
.ct and with the rule and regulation
rescnbed by The secretary Of Ayr
Glure
Provided that all meat and meat 4
nod product. On hand ON October J. /
9uG al establishments where inspect |
I'm has no been maintained o. which /
ave been Inspected under existing /
1w. shall be examined and labeled I
nder such rules and regulations a.
rescribe. and then shall be allowed
% Doe olI in interstate or foreign
commerce"
The result Of this law is Of i'm
'ense advantage 70 the packers. who.
Notwithstanding their various ildict-
rents. etc. are now Ga position g.
lafe millions out OF the discontinue
T the foreign manufacturer Of meats
1d meat products II is not known
Jar people Fri udlv 20 f1e packers
.anaRed 10 get a Joker into the meat |
.sDectioa law. but it looks 20.