The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-20
Europe Must Take Our Meats.

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III AZ d result Of the attack on our packing
8 Houses, exports Of Gained goods to Lon on-
don fell to 1000 cases last month, as com
Il pared with b, 900 cases In June, 1875 IN
4 July Of last year, 1900 cases we're re- g,
ceived at the Albert Docks, but to date
4 this month, not a single case! On top OF
this crushing report comes dispatch
I which informs US that a speaker ut a re- re-
{ cont sanitary inspectors conference IN
a Bristol, England, told the asserlbl " that
IL tie English people only knew one
quarter OF what was going on In the
English slnughter.louses the Chicago
L scare would beco me insignificant BY COM COM
parlson..'' 2
IA But what are the poor English people
4 to dc? They won't bug our meat. because
they saytit is impure; their own Is equally
Y objectionable nndsthc public must be fed.
Indeed, the food situation in ENGLAND IS
one OF tho standing problems Of the tt
+ world OneEo of our, consuls, Mr.. i. 2 !.
Walker, sends the interesting and highly.
4 illuminating information from Bursleln:
; d little town in England 81 about 81. 600
\ population, that according to q local au s
tllority the supply and provisions are e
\ scarce and dear. Mr.. Walker says in
this report: i5 s5
America is more and more using up
4its own ,vheut, and Germany Is con
s,lming more and more OF the nVailn BILE
beet sugar supply, SO that though the last
crop was ono Of the largest on record
+ there Is shortage In Eng land. Hence, q
strong movement In England to stnl'llsh
1.-THE sugar-bcct Industry. Hogs are IN
greater number in the United States, but
americans arc eating more Of their 9 wn3
sbac con, gnnd Germany has begun to COM
y pftete tor the surplus for which Eng land
s3llas been tho chief market. w llereas Ger
many used to export PROV isions,g she ust
secure In an increasing degree supplies
4 for herself. Even though English ports
are free the population Of the protect ted
countries Of Germany and America are
becoming moro luxurious, 80 that the for.
egn supplies of food for England are d.
d diminishing. IA $S III
5i53sS The extent OF the German demand Is
indicated by cable dispatch from Ham
burg whchestates that the price of horse
flesh has risen 10 pfennigs q pound, while
Ii dog flesh is finding q bigger market than
4 ever before. ID 4; 5
4 d The truth Is that the population Of the
B " ord Is increasing and tho consumption
tof good food 4 BY that population will
greatly increase also. 1t has been said
\ that America wastes enough food to keep
4 an equal number. OF people alive in Euro
@pean countries, Certainly nm equal NUM-
\ Der OF Chinese could live upon what we
carelessly thrown away. But we are still
producing far more than our needs re-
4 ,quire. Germany still has some wheat
and pork for export. but the growth OF
tile cities ana manufacturing classes OF
Germany is rapidly absorbing its SUR
plus supply OF food, England could not
exist month If the food supply from 9TH
; er countrlc5 were out on. Her navy.
therefore. is not so much On Q offensive
as protective measure. Without hor
mastery Of the sea England could DO
starved into submission without firing a
Shot or wounding colnbntant,
President Roosevelt may have been
over strenuous in his agitation OF the
packing-hoqse inquiry. but the law OF
supply and demand WILL for a long time
d to come. compel European nations TO use
large quantities OF our meats and ce-
reals, N.