Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-06

c'utIOuS arc tak0n 10 prevent COntaWls
nation?
How do the trust gentlemen knovS
They inform us that what goes On
behind the walls Of their plants 10
their own affair; that IL, their bust.
neas; they will manage Il AZ they 80
ft Whose affair Ii Il, then, II the
nation cats diseased meat, II We are
poisoned BY trichinae, II cancer In.
creasesf
Other countries are not 20 dull %
we are about these things. Other
countries understand very we'll the
monstrous perils 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 to
place upon It an official stamp certify.
Ing that II Is At Tor food.
II. then, these are the methods In
regard to export beef. about which
there = nominal inspection, what Do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption, On
which there Is no inspection at allf
whywas the Beef Trust allowed 10 %
on year after year violating the law
and no attempt made to prevent ~
Why are the laws inert against this
criminal organixation2 Why 10 Q man
sent to prison for five years for fOeg.
Ing nvc-dollar check and these men
60 free for swindling a nationf
Why do we contribute our dollars
year after year to swell unnecessary
hOardsf
Why are we content 70 have our
food prepared for 10 In secret under
conditions that to any sane mind cee.
tainly suggest fraud and treachsry3
We are not obliged to have these
things II we do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
Al to the "lumpy Jaw" the tubercu.
losis and the cancer. put a stop TO pri.
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.
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 OBJ
lection that publicly owned slaushtse
houses are an Invasion OF the private
rights OF business When It comes %
lite and death there are no private
rlsht. Of ou.ins:.. No % man has 2 richt
70 saved peon6 that b makee b
spreading disease. We have eons 10
far on the rosd 70 pubic sanitation 70
Surn oacs ocaues some eentemauS
pron@ are tnreatsnsd' Tns etaes WIN
NOT allow you 70 20 around Win small
pox or to conceal scarlet fever u yous
house. although ssch may b strictly
your own a6air. Compared with can.
msssnres To stsmp ont choisr. = ~.
..S~ ..S,oo, ,n..s,,.". ~ 80. ~
cancer. n million timea von.e than
onoSs-o 70 ~ ~, n.cv,a. ~. .....S.
sor n"h,,c saratv n csn nrov,d" .,srss'
ter houses Tor public ssfetv An6 h.
duty In the one case is at least aa clssr
% In the other.
Health Departmsnt Rui,et,n N.
q. 1905:
"At the Union stock y.rd. .h. .o,-
lowing have been condemrad srd AZ.
sOA cattle, weighing 1S8,024
pounds;
300 noss, ws'ghing 4O'475 pounds.
Cut meats weighing 6,02a poundA
10 caves, weigning 100 pounds.
sasep' weighing 200 pounds.
wenty'ons csttie. nine hogs and
S,oss pounas cut meats were con-
uelnueu a''ss Vass'nS' government IN