Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-20

How do We know that SUFFICIENT pe,.
cautions are taken to prevent centemi.
nation7
How do the trust gentlemen know
They inform us that what goes o.
behind the walls Of their plants n
their own affair; that ID, their busl.
ness; they will manage Il a. they ~
III. Whose affair IL II, then, II The
nation cats diseased meat, II We ars
poisoned by trlchinae, II cancer n.
creases?
Other countries are not 20 dull q
we are about these things. Other
countries understand very we'll the
monstrous perlls involved In the meth.
DDS Of this monopoly, and. therefore,
try to exclude American meats.
To quiet their objections the United
States 10 supposed to keep an inspsctoe
upon meat intended for export and b
place upon It an Official stamp certify.
Ing that II IL nt Tor food.
II, then, these are the methods n
regard to export beef, about which
there Il nominal inspection, what %
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption, %
which there Ii no inspection at alif
Why was the Beef Trust allowed 10 -
on year after year violating the Law
aud no attempt made 10 prevent ~
Why are the laws inert against this
criminal organixation3 Why 10 q man
sent to prison for five years for forr.
Ing q nve.dollar check and these men
30 free for swindllng q nationf
Why do we contribute our dollars
year after year to swell unnecessary
boards?
Why are we content to have our
food prepared for Us In secret under
conditions that to any sane mind Ger.
tainly suggest fraud and treacheryi 7
We are not obliged to have the<s
things II we do not want them. Tho
remedies are simple enough.
As to the "lumpy Jaw" the tuberku.
losis and the cancer, put stop to bri.
vate Strengthening. Let oil the sla3gh.
terlng 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.
ter houses under medical Inspection.
But In England the people do not care
to DO poisoned In their meat
And we need not worry about the oh.
lection that publicly owned slaughtse
houses are an invasion Of the private
rights OF business. When II comes b
life aud death there are no private
rights OF business. No man has q riaht
to saved profits that be makes b.
spreading disease. We have gone toe,
far on the road to public sanitation b
turn back because some gentlemaa's
profits IRE threatened. Tho State win
not allow you to 20 around with small.
p0x or to conceal scarlet fever In your
house. although each may be strictly
your own affair. Compared with can.
Ger. smallpox and scarlet fever aso
nothing. II the State can take radical
measures to stamp out cholera Il can
take radical measures to stamp out
cancer, q million times W0rse than
cholera. II It can provide pest houeea
for public safety It can provide slauRh.
ter houses for public safety. And its
duty In the one case 10 ut least a clear
a. In the other.
Tho Eagles prediction that the Reef
Trust would raise tho price OF FOOD
ON the people has been fulfilled. The
action of the packers Ia expected to
arouse particularly those members OF
Congress who have insisted that the
packers should pay the cost Of the
meat Inspection, for which Congress
now approprlates 100000 annually.
One of the arguments used against this
proposal has been the allegation that
the packers would at once shift ~
cost of the inspection 10 the cattle
raisers.
Now that the packers propose =
shift the loss from condemned cas
casses while at the same tims unp
profit by the advertisement OF tho gov.
eminent guaranty Of the wholesome
meas OF their products the pr0pone0ED
Of the plan to make them nay for tan
government Inspection insist they have
an argument. Senators Beveridee, o(
Indiana, aud Gallinger. Of New Han,p-
shire. have already promised to renew
the fight In the next Congress-
~
Congress slsould at oucs add to ~
meat inspection law thsss thrse ~.
visi0ns:
Hackers should 10 obuSsd to
bear all the expense attached to -
spectiOn.
2-Packers should bs Obliged b
print date of canning ON the labels e
all canned goods.
SAIL meat In transit should b ~
spscted BY tho govesnm0k
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