The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
DRIVE PACKERS TO.
UNDERHAND WAR
ON BILL
WAGE GUERRILLA CAMPAIGN
AGAINST THE MEAT iNSPEC-
TON MEASURE.
MENACEO BY A REPORT


| Washington. May 90 Afraid to
4 fight in the open lect the revolving de
tails regarding the system IN vogue In
packing houses be exposed, the pack
ers have organized and are conducting
guerrilla war fare against the Ber
eridge inspection bill
The president has put the issue ur
| TO them plainly and they know what tc
expect If they defeat the bill. he will,
| ii is understood, make the report Of
Neill and Reynoldr, special agents who
investigated packing conditions in Chi
cago, public.
The packers don't dare face that, hut
at the same time they are fighting un-
derhandedly for advantage, The sen.
ate has passed the inspection bill with
ont a d ssenting voice. II Is now to
come to the house, and already sen.
timent has been voiced there that the
report of Reynolds and Nell be made
public, no matter who Is hurt
II was learned here today that Rey-
nolds visited New York recently and
went through the packing houses
there. He will not say = word about
what he found, but it Is understood
that conditions in New York are just
as grew ONE and revolt'ng as they are
in Chicago.
Any further developments in the
meat Inspection discussion SO far as
the White House Is coneerned will be
uustponcd for day or two. as the
president will be out cf Washington
lntll Thursday
West to Aid Packers.
While the packers probably will not
use direct influence to defeat the in
specrion provision from now on the
probability of their getting In a great
deal of indirect work against II is cen
siderable. Through the cattle men Of
the west who are already being threat
ened with serious loss TO their bust.
ness. the packers hope to get at
number of western senators and rep,
reseniatlyes for at least notifications
f the existing amendments
One of the strong opponents of the
proposed bill is Congree sman Wads-
worth. chairman of the committee on
agriculture Wadsworth has declared
hlself in unduestonable terms TO be
against the legislation He is a great
stock raiser In the Genesee Valley of
New York, and fearful that the Ameri-
can meat industry viii be damaged
by the recognition which Legislation
would give To the allegations that have
been made.
The speaker has been brought under
the guns of the most powerful inhn-
ences In his house cf Illinois and re-
port loday Is that whereas he apparent
ly was determined when he went 10
the VIII to House two or three days aso
10 asst the president in passing the
leg Station. he Is now uncertain. ac
rording to people who think they know
his mind. whether il should he hur
ried through al this session.
AAkrLk
Attacks on tho constiiutionality of
the proposed legislation are being
made by ita Crnonents with good |
deal Of OBJECT They r-r insisting that |
II a law IS 10 mass II ought % be of 4
constitutional ~ The dc.
risicn by the circuit court In a mea, |
inspection case that came up in Ms I
souri, is being widely quoted as appli I
able 10 the proposed legislat on In I
hat caeo the court held as unconsii
uiioaal measure that Is maintained
~ have hcen substantially parallel 10
he bending one on constitutional
rounds.
From devcloDmcnts today IN he
Iousc q Is evident that there is a plan
N foot 10 have the Beveridge law al !
cred by the committee on agr' culture
'oday Wadsworth chairman Of The
ommittce which has c03trol uf the
MEASURE. went over the subject with
Lorimcr Of Chicago and
'epre entaiive Henry nf Texas both ,
1embcrs r the committee and the
primer representing the packing anl T
b. latter fhe cattle raising interests. !
They viii weld . the demand for q
overnmental i-speciion. but it Is evi /;
Cni that these three members favor y
aving Tho insnecii0n st government q
xpense. and TO meet This view they q
rotably viii b. able TO line mp the {
ommiitec 10 their way # thinking ,
Chairman Wadsworth said tonight =
hat he had received TO request for d
earing-. and gave if As bis opinion y
lat no one would ask to De heard in n
pposifion tn the general scheme of r
ieaf inspection. II the packers pro \
81 Though Witnesses. Neill and Rey- I
elds will be called upon for personal Z
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