Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-10

cautions are taken to prevent contsmi.
nation7
How do the trust gentlemen know,
They inform us that what eoes On
behind the walls Of their plants n
their own affair; that IL, their busi.
ness; they will manage Il a. they 40
ut. Whose affair 10 II, then, II the
nation eats diseased meat, II We are
poisoned by trlchlnae, II cancer IN.
creases?
Other countries are not 30 dull %
we are about these things. Other
countries understand very well The
monstrous perlls involved In the meth.
DDS OF this monopoly, and, therefore,
try to exclude American meats.
To quiet their objections the Units6
states 10 supposed to keep nm inspector
upon ment intended for export and 70
place upon II nm official stamp certify.
Ing that 1t II 1T Tor food.
II. then, these are the methods IN
regard to export beef. about which
there II nominal inspection, what do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption, on
which there Is no inspection at all1
Why was the Beef Trust allowed 10 10
on year after year violating the law
ana no attempt made to prevent ~
Why are the laws inert against this
criminal organixntion2 Why Is q man
sent to prison for five years for forg.
Ing a hvc.dollar check and these men
60 free for swindllng a nationf
Why do we contribute our dollar,
year after year to swell unnecessary
hOartls7
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 trcacl,eryf
We are not obliged to have these
things II we do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
As to the "lumpy Jaw" the tubercu.
losis ana the cancer. put stop to pr.
waite slaughterlng. Let all the slaugb.
terlng Of food animals be done BY the
State In the light Of day, without amp
Of this dark lantern business, on eousb
terms for oil. There are very few
private slaughter houses In England
The cities and towns run their slaugu.
ter 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 slaughtse
houses are an invasion Of the private
rights Of business When Il comes 10
life and death there are no private
rights Of business. No man has right
to saved profits that bs makes b.
spreading disease. We have gone too
far on the road to public sanitation 10
turn back because some gentlemau'a
profits are threatened. The State win
not allow you to 60 around with small.
p0x or to conceal scarlet fever In your
house, although each may be strictl1
your own affair. Compared with can.
Ger. smallpox and scarlet fever are
nothing. II the State can take radical
measures to stamp out cholera L can
take radical measures 10 STAMP ont
cancer. Q million times worss than
cholera. II Il can provide past house.
for public safety Il can provide sjsush.
ter houses for public safety. And IL
duty In the one case 10 at least o clear
- In the other.
The Eagles prediction that the Reef
Trust would raise the price OF food
on the people has been fulfilled. The
action OF the packers 10 expected to
arouse particularly thoae members Of
Congress who have insisted that the
packers should pay the cost Of the.
msat 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 the
cost Of the inspection to the cattle
raisers.
Now that the packers propose to.
SHIFT the loss from condemned car.
casses while at the same time they
profit by the advertisement Of the gov
eminent guaranty Of the wholesome.
nesss Of their products the proponents
Of the plan to make them pay for the
government inspection insist they have
m argument. Senators Beveridge, Of
Indiana. and GalNnger. Of New Hamp-
shire, have already promised to renew
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