Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-06

cautions are taken to prevent contsmi.
nation3
How do the trust gentlemen know,
They inform Us that what goes On
behind the walls Of their plants u
their own affair; that IL, their bod.
ness; they will manage II a. they see
ut. Whose affair IL Il, then, II The
nation eats diseased meat, II 10 are
poisoned BY trichinae, IL cancer In.
creases?
Other countries are not 10 dull ~
we are about these things. Other
countries understand very well the
monstrous perils involved In the meth.
DDS Of this monopoly, and, therefore.
try to exclude American meats.
To quiet their objections the Uniesd
States 10 supposed to keep an inspsceoe
upon meat intended for export and b
place upon Il an ofiicial stamp certify.
Ing that II Ii at Tor food.
II. then, these are the methods n
regard to export beet. about which
there Ii nominal inspection, what Do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption, o.
which there Ii no inspection at alif
Whywas the Beef Trust allowed b 10
on year after year violating the Law
and no attempt made to prevent ~
Why are the laws inert against thls
criminal organixationi Why 10 q man
sent to prison for i've years for eors.
Ing q nve-dollar check and these men
30 free for swindlins Q natiouf
Why do We contribute our doilars
year after year to swell unnecessary
h0artisf
Why are We content 10 have our
food prepared for ~ In secret under
conditions that TO any sane mind CT.
tainly suggest fraud and trsachsryi
We are not Obliged to have these
things II We do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
Az to the ''lumpy Jaw" the tubercu.
losis and the cancer, put q stop 10 pr.
vate slaughtering. Let all the slaugh.
tering Of food animals Be done By the
State In the light Of day. without any
Of this dark lantern business, on equal
terms for all. There are very few
private slaughter houses In England
The cities and towns run their slaugh.
tor houses under medical inspection.
But In England the people do not care
to be poisoned In their meat.
And we need not worry about the oh.
lection that publicly owned slaughter
houses are an invasion Of the privste
rights Of business. When II comes b
life and death there are no privats
rights Of business. No man has q right
TO saved PROFITS that b makes b.
spreading disease. We have gone too
far on the road to public sanitation 10
turn back because some gentlemau's
profits are threatened. The State wiz
not allow you to 20 around with small.
pox or to conceal scarlet fever In your
house. although each may b striotl,
your own affair. Compared with can.
Ger. smallpox and scarlet fever are
nothing. II the State can take radical
measures to stamp out cholera Il can
take radical measures 10 stamp on
cancer. . million times worse than
cholera. II It can provide pest houses
for public safety II can provide slaugh.
ter houses for public safety. And I'D
duty In the one case 10 at least % clear
% In the other.
The Eagles prediction that the Reef
Trust would raise the price OF food
OH the people has been fulfilled. The
action OF tho packers IL expected 10
arouse particularly those members of
Congress who have insisted that the
packers should pay the cost of tho
meat inspection. for which Congress
now apprOpriates 100000 annually.
One Of the arguments used against this
proposal has been the allegation that
the packers would at once shift the
cost of the inspection to the cattle
raisers.
Now that the packers propose 70
shift the loss from condemned car
cases while at the same time they
profit by the advertisement of the gov.
eminent guaranty of the wholesome
ness of their products the proponents
of the plan to make them pay for the
government inspection Insist they have
an argument. Senators Beverldge, of
Indiana, aud Gallinger. of New Hamp.
shire, have already promised to renew
the fight In the next Congress-
~
Congress should ut once add to the
meat inspection law these three pro.
visions:
PACKERS should be obliged to
bear all the expense attached to In
spectiOn.
PACKERS should be obliged to
print date of canning on the labels Of
all canned goods.
3--All meat In transit should be In.
spected by the government.
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