Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-18

Does the Meat inspection law pro.
tect the foreigner2
It certainly does not protect the Chi.
cagoan.
Chicago IL reveling In a feast Of
lumpy Jaw beef, tuberculosis cattle and
the like.
The new Federal meat inspection law
Is In force. but, 20 far as Chicago Ia
concerned, Il IL dead letter.
The United States law only applies
to meat Intended for export and for
meat shipped to other States.
This is us far as the Federal author.
ity can 60.
It cannot interfere with local condi.
tons.
These are wholly under the control
Of the local government and the local
government believes that when the
tubercular parts OF the beef and the
luinpy jaw or cancerous parts Of the
beef are cut out, that the rest Of the
carcass u good to eat
80 thousands Of Chicagoans are cat.
Ing lumpy Jaw cattle every day, IN
bllsaful ignorance Of the awful facts
and the Beef Trust Is setting richer
than ever by purveying bad food to the
people.
The most radical legislation Il neces.
sary to obliterate this evil and the
people will get Il when they wake up
and realize the terrible danger that
constantly menaces themselves and
their families under present conditions.
Speaking Of the seriousness Of tho
matter, the Chicago Tribune In q 10.
Gently printed editorial declared:
The Health Department should at
once enact and enforce the regulations
which have been prepared By the De-
partment Of Agriculture.
ne those regulations arN necessary
10 insure the good quality Of Chicago
meat which 70 to b eaten By DnSlish.
men they are equally necessary to In.
sure the good quality Of Chicago meat
which 10 10 b eaten IN Chicago. II
foreigner are deserving Of protection
the people Of Chicago are also. They
will not get the same degree Of pro.
lection unless the local inspection 10
a. good % the Federal inspection.
There Will be an attempt TO work
OF on Chicago consumers inferior meats
which cannot b marketed elsewhere
Many Of the smaller packers who have
no outside trade will not maintain Q
high standard Of cleanliness In their
establishments unless they are forced
to. There II need Of vigilant municipal
inspection to keep this city from bs.
coming a dumping ground for poor meat
and to enforce sanitary regulations IN
packing houses which are outside the
scope Of Federal supervision"
President Roosevelt and the member
OF Congress nrst heard about the Beef
Trust horrors from the Eagle In No
vember. 1905. and they have heard
more every week since then.
49,
The Beef Trust slaughter houses are
like morguss. The Beef Trust mag
mates love to praise their cleanliness
In magazine articles. OF course thess
slaughter Joints are clearly. They
have to be. They are sanitary In near
ly every respect The only unsani.
tary things about the Trust slaughtss
nouses sre Tue csncssou. 0se.s. ~
tuDescuios's cow ."a s%s "c1'aA
noss' 10: s0.ouno%k. nsvs % u
Kept cleenIy, "ks w ouno'nSs oesot
GU 70 S"s CAV VI o~oavs"s ~eo ~
emoe'med Dest sus"s" QUIZ " us
iruss % s."''s's-''o" ." s"os'"ee'
stanopomI
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One hundred and sixtesn articIes mn.
duced nv the Beef Trust IN Ohicnsc
nave been Examined and oondamned by
| tbe honest pure food commisaiouer o.
tI,e state NJ North Dakot.- Dvsrv on1
~ them vas condemna6 hac.u.. n
Contained = poison and vas therssor,
detr,mentsI ~ tho ruhI,c he.,th Too
~ mace alone nrohihits ma from nrint
inc tho mst ana the name ~ IN.
houses sh,nn,n1 IN. .tum
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The Beef Trust has caused q BIZ
raise IN the price OF shoes. the 81
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