Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-16

CONTRADICTS.
Makes R epIy to President ROOse-
welt Saying He Is Very Wrong
in His Position.

lowing summary of the letter Presi-
dent Roosevelt wrote Chairman Wads-
worth of the house committee on agrI-
culture disappearing of that commit
tees substitute for the Beveridge
amendment to the agricultural bill re-
garding the inspection of meat prod
ucts has been given out:
"In the letter to Mr.. Wadsworth the
president stated that almost every
change in the proposed house amend
ment was a change for the worse as
compared with the senate amendment
and that, no matter how u~nintentional-
ly, it was, in the presidents judgment,
so framed as to minimize the chance of
roofing out the. evils In the packing
business.
"The president has explained verbal
~ that he is far less concerned with the
the government should pay for the in
spection than with certain other fea-
lures In the bill"
The president holds that almost ey-
cry change in the house amendment
was for the worse as compared with
the senate amendment and in his judg-
ment so framed as to minimize the
chance of roofing out the evils in the
packing house business.
Mr.. Wadsworth in reply says:
81 received your letter last night.
You are wrong. very, very wrong In
your estimate of the committees bill.
1t Is as perfect a piece of legislation to
carry into effect your own views on
this question as was ever prepared by
a committee of congress. Every men,
Der of the committee is absolutely as
honest and sincere as yourself in his
desire to secure the passage of a rigid
meat inspection bill. They know the
meaning of the English language.
ITO show you how unreliable the in
formation is upon which you base your
opinion of the bill l call your attention
to the following language in your let
ter:
There is no provision for making
the plants accessible at all hours to the
inspectors
IF you will turn to page 4 of the bill
copy lnclosed), line 2, you will find the
following words:
"'And for the purpose of such exam
ination and inspection said inspectors
shall have access at all times to every
part of said establishment
Can the English language be made
any palmer?
Turn also to page 6, line 16, and you
will find this language:
"'The secretary Of agriculture shall
cause an examination and inspection
Of all cattle, sheep, swine and goats
and the food products thereof slaugh-
tered and prepared in the establish.
ments hereinbefore described for the
purposes of Interstate or foreign com
merce to be made during the night
time as well as during the daytime,
when the slaughtering of said cattle,
sheep, swine and goats or the prepare
during the nighttime
Therefore In at least n of the two
criticisms you make of the bill you
must admit that you are absolutely
wrong.
"You say further along in your letter:
"'And l cannot even promise to sign
1t because the provisions are so bad
that, in my opinion, IL they had been
deliberately designed to prevent the
remedying of the evils complained of
they could not have been worse
II regret that you, the president of
the United States. should feel justified,
by innuendo at least, in impugning the
sincerity and the competency of a com
mittee of the house of representatives.
You have no warrant for it,"
There is no disposition as yet among
the members of the commission who
voted for the substitute to retreat
from their position despite the presi-
dents letter. particularly as the ques-
ton of night inspection is held by
them to be as strong as language can
make 1t.
Speaker Cannon went to the White
House in an effort to convince the
president that the bill reported by the
committee is just and equitable. He
failed Signallv in this.