Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-22

You assert that the packers Insist upon
having rigid inspection law passed II
they sincerely desire a rigid inspection law.
they will insist upon this provision being
taken out. Leaving it in is incompatible
with securing properly efficient law.
Slaps at Wadsworth.
To so much Of your letter as speaks OF
my having made innuendoes about a com
mittee of the House. or of your knowledg re
of the English language, etc, 1t Is NOT
Lecessary to make any answer. You state
specifically wherein the bill fails to ac-
complish my purpose. lit will be promptly
remedled.' | am happy to tell you that l
nave today seen member of your commit
tee, Mr.. Adams, seeing him by request OF
the speaker, and l went over with him to-
gether with Mr.. McCabe and Mr. Reynolds,
the various points In which the bill as YOU
nave reported it fails to accomplish our
purpose, and made the specific recommenda-
ton necessary in each case to remedy the
failure.
Talked with Adams.
Mr. Adams stated that he personally
would accept the alterations we proposed
proposition should be excluded. He
agrees IS to the dozen other changes which
we think should be made. If these changes.
which Mr.. Adams says he tanks should
amendment, in Mr., McCabe's opinion.
somewhat better than the Beyerdge
amendment Is, unchanged. care not a
What | am concerned with Is to have it
accomplish the object l have IN view
namely, a thorough and rigid, and not a
sham, inspection.
What He Will Accept
In my Judgment, the amendment as re-
ported by you fails to accomplish this OBJ
ject; whereas the Beveridge amendment
and the House amendment with the
changes which Mr.. Adams has stated he will
gladly accept, both substantially accom-
plish the purpose l have IN view. l will
accordingly gladly accept either, or aC-
cept any alteration of either or of both
which will accomplish this end.
Mr.. Wadsworth's Attack.
Mr.. Wadsworth's letter to the Presi-
dent, in part was as follows:
You are wrong, very. very wrong" In
your estimate of the committees bill 1t
is as perfect piece of legislation to carry
into effect your own views on this question
as was ever prepared by a committee OF
Congress. Every member of the committee
is absolutely as honest and sincere as your
self in his desire to secure the passage of a
rigid meat inspection bill. They know the
meaning of the English language.
I regret that you, the President of the
United States. should feel justified, by innu-
and the competency of committee Of the
House Of Representatives. You have no
warrant for it.
In letter to Representative Wads-
worth, chairman of the committee, the
President had declared the measure
adopted by the majority of the commit
tee is very, very bad" and Framed
Sc as to minimize the chance of roofing
out the evil in the packing business"
Will Investigate Packers.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 16.-Dr. A.
t. Peters, head of the Nebraska univer-
sity experiment station, has been asked
for his services for q two weeks inves-
tigation of the Chicago stockyards. The
Investigation is planned by the CONNER
cial association and the Manufacturers
association of Chicago. DR.. Peters will
accept.