Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-02

How do the trust gentlemen know,
They inform us that what goes on
behind tho walls Of their plants 10
their own affair; that Ia, their busi.
ness; they will manage II as they 80
ht. Whose affair IL II, then, Il the
nation eats diseased meat, II We are
poisoned BY trlchinae. II cancer IN.
creases2
Other countries are not 10 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 meatA
To quiet their objections the United
States 10 supposed to keep an inspector
upon meat intended for export and 10
place upon II an Official stamp certify.
Ing that Il Ii At Tor food.
II. then, these are the methods IN
regard to export beef, about which
there ID nominal inspection, what Do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption, on
which there II no inspection at aIip
whywas the Beef Trust allowed b 10
on year after year violating the law
and no attempt made to prsvsat ~
Why are the laws inert against thls
criminal organisationf Why 10 Q man
sent to prison for Ave years Tor fore.
Ing Q 6ve-dollar check and thsse men
20 free for swindling Q nationS
WHY do We contribute our Aojlass
year aftsr year 70 swell unnecessary
hoardsf
Why are W content 10 have our
food prepared for % In secret unAss
conditions that to any sane mind cse.
tainly suggest fraud and trsachseyp
We are not obliged to have tbsss
things II We do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
A. to the "lumpy Jaw" the tubsrcv.
losis and the cancer. put q stop b pri.
vate slaughtering. Let all the slaugh.
tering Of food animals be done b. The
State In the light Of day, without any
Of this dark lantern business, on eaus,
terms for all. There are very fsv
private slaughter houses In EngianA
Tho cities and towns run their slausu.
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 slaughtes
houses are an invasion Of tho private
rights Of business. When Il comes 10
life aud death there are no private
rights Of business. No man has q right
to saved profits that be makes by
spreading disease. We have gone too
far on the road to public sanitation 10
turn back because some gentlenaau's
profits are threatened. The state win
not allow you to 60 around with small.
p0x or to conceal scarlet fever 10 your
house. although each may be strictly
your own affair. Compared with can.
Ger. smallpox and scarlet fever are
nothing. II the State can take radical
measures to stamp out cholera lt can
take radical measures to stamp out
cancer. Q million times worse than
cholera. II II can provide pest houses
for public safety II can provide slaugh.
ter houses for public safety. And its
duty In the one case 10 at least ~ clear
% In the other.
The Eagles prediction that the Beef
Trust would raise the price OF food
on the people has been fulfilled. The
action Of the packers is expected to
arouse particularly those members Of
Congress who have insisted that the
packers should pay the cost OF tie
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 to
shift the loss from condemned car.
casses while at the same time they
profit by the advertisement Of the eov.
ernment guaranty Of the wholesome
neas Of their products the proponents
Of the plan to make them pay for the
government inspection insist they have
an argument. Senators Beveridge, OF
Indiana, and Gallinser. Of N.w Hsmp.
shire. have already promised 10 renew
the 6ght In the next Congress
Congress should at once add 10 tbs
meat inspection law these three pro-
visions:
1-Packers should be obliged to
bear all the expense attached 10 In.
spection.
2+Packers should be obliud to
print date Of canning on the labels Of
oil canned g00dA
S-All meat in transit should b In
spsctsd BY tts eoveenms1k