The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
ATTEMPT TO HEAD
OFF MEAT PROBE
Cong Nelson Presents
Concrete Evidence OF
Packers Plot
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TRY TO PREVENT
FURTHER INQUIRY
Pressure Will Be Brought to
geaHGpeH Individual
Members of Investi-
eating Committee

" WASHINGTON, May Tf,--C0HETete
evidence that powerful influences are
at work attempting 10 head of tic
Congressional meat inspection iuTes
tigation - the form Of kilograms
signed by officials of packing interests
all over the country were presented
today to Representative Nelson, of
Wisconsin. who demands the investi
cation by colleagues OF the House of
Representatives.
Within three hours of the hour for
The House to convene for its daily
session this morning. fourteen Con
= aressfnen received urgent teiegra n9s
from packing interests In the Middle
West, the South and Northeastern
States, demanding that they institute
steps TO keep the inquiry from going
further. Several Senators have re-
ceived similar communications.
II Is known that pressure will be
brought upon indte iduai members of
the committee on expenditures In the
department. of agriculture. now hear
ing the ttstimt.ly, 10 influence the
report ltes Ioaise. I.s;.rests 4ata =
tive Nelson has offered to permit alt
Investigation Of the records ef any
witness, particularly those who are
now either connected with the nleat
inspection service on former members
of the service to any fellow Repre-
~ DtRtiv.s who believes he rs placing
testimony before the committee That
tan be seriously questioned.
Mrs. Crane Concludes.
Rev. Mrs. Charlotte Bartlett Ctane
concluded her four days of testimony
today with the statement:
IF the present faxity in the aid
frinistration of meat inspection Of
meat law IL not stopped. thousands
will continue to go cowIi---noi under
two miles Of water. as many did in
the Titanic disaster-but uiadfr six
feet at sod. The primal causes and
the final effect IL tl,s same"
is sha left the witness stand Mrs
Crane turned to George Z. Mccahe,
solicitor OF the department. of agricni
sure. who has represented the de-
partment since the hearings began
and offered to undergo any eress-cN
animation he might desire, to put her
through. He declined. Keeping her
eyes riveted on his face. she con-
tinued;
Brands Charges False,
Il have eetat. T., Washington To es~
pose horrible condition of affairs ia
the meal inspection service, did
attacks on anyone, and least ~ All
did | anticipate 1 Should be- person
ally attacked. The published acst1-
sation OF the department ot agricEl-'
ture of a few days ago that | am i'm
the pay Of the National Cash Register
company ut a rate Of $ieo a da% is
absolutely and unaualifedlN false. /
-rT-fvIs T-TrrtrTr WIFI rrTr
the city of Dayton. Ohio. and while
q IN
National Cash Register company 10
recommend sanitary improvements.
II have never received one cent Tor
work | nave done tn Investigations af
meat inspection abuses" she added.
with the assistance of my husband,
have paid myself every cent ri ex-
pense | have incurred. The attack
was cruel. inexcusabie and unfair"
Export Inspection Good.
Mrs Crane testified that In conse-
uuence Of protests over the lasity or
inspection from Great Britain. Ger
many aud France previous TO 1908.
the federal inspection for export trade
since has been especially strict, On
the other hand. the inspection serS-
i,Ss,s ,nisss.s tor. ,a6;lesytl cdnstIifsnffon
nieaf that 1t would not dare To send
abroad.
The witness told the committee that
inspectors Were instructed 10 pass an
organs from which fluka worms or
liver worms. tumors, assesses ana
supperating sores could be cut II the
other part Of the organ appeared
healthy. and produced a copy of
secret order Of the department Of
agrie culture in proof OF this statement
When the inquiry is renewed Mon
,,daya fsorGtssg Ialis rs, M. harra1@hs~ 81
former inspector and several other
former members of the force will be
called to the witness stand To describe
conditions as they actually exist Ill
packing establishments.