Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

How do we know that suflcient pre.
cautions are taken to prevent contsmi.
natlon7
How do the trust gentlemen know,
They inform us that what goes On
behind the walls Of their plants n
their own affair; that Is, their busi.
ness; they will manage IL as they see
ut. Whose affair Is II, then, II the
nation eats diseased meat, II We are
poisoned by trlchinae, II cancer In.
creases?
Other countries are not 10 dull q
we are about these things. Other
countries understand very we'll the
monstrous perils involved in the meth.
DDS Of this monopoly, Ind, therefore.
try to exclude American meats
To quiet their objections the United
States Ii supposed to keep m inspector
upon meat intended for export and 10
place upon It an official stamp certify.
Ing that It Is At Tor food.
II. then. these are the methods IN
regard to export beef, about which
there Is nominal inspection, what Do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption, on
which there Ii no inspection at ailf
Why was the Beef Trust allowed b 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 I've years for fore.
Ing q 6ve-dollar check and these men
90 free for swindling Q nationf
Why do We contribute our dollars
year after year to swell unnecessary
hoards2
Why are we content to have our
food prepared for u In secret under
conditions that to any sane mind Ger.
tainly suggest fraud and treacheryi
We are not obliged to have these
things II we do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
A to the "lumpy Jaw" the tubercu.
losis and the cancer. put stop to pr.
vate Strengthening. Let all the slaugh.
tering Of food animals be done By the
State In the light Of day, without amp
Of this dark lantern business, on eQuss
terms for oil. There are very few
private slaughter houses In England
The 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 slaughter
houses are an invasion Of the private
rights Of business. When Il comes 70
life and death there are no private
rights Of business. No man has Q right
to saved profits that he makes b.
spreading disease. We have gone too
fur on the road to public sanitation b
turn back because some gentlemaa's
profits are threatened. The STATE WIN
not allow you to 60 around with small.
pOx or to conceal scarlet fever In your
house. although each may b 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 Il can
take radical measures b stamp out
cancer. Q million times worse than
cholera. II It can provide pest housee
for public safety Il can provide slaush.
ter houses for, public safsty. Ana ID
duty In the one case b q Ieast a cleap
- 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 10 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 $3.O0O.OOO annually.
One OF the arguments used against this
proposal has been the allegation that
the packers would ut once shift the
cost OF the inspection to the cattle
ralsers.
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.
ernment guaranty OF the wholesome.
ness OF their products the proponents
Of the plan to make them pay for the
government inspection insist they have
an argument Senators Bsverldse, OF
Indiana. and Gallinser. Of New Hamp-
shire. have already promised to renew
The fight In tho next Congress
Congress should ct once add 10 To
meat inspection law thsss three Pho.
visions:
1-Packers should b obliged 70
bear all the expense attached b IN
Specton.
2PackeEs should b oblieed 70
print date Of canning on tho labels q
all canned goodA
SAN msat In transit should b ~
spsctsd b. IT, Oovegnmsnt