The Washington times., 1912-05-09
WOMAN PLEADS
|. FOR PROTECTION
) FOR STOMACHS J
Investigator of Meat Inspec-
ton Testifies Before
i Moss Committee.
Continued from First Page.l


as, Dr.. Melvin says takes place. but
which does not take place"
She said she .indorsed uttcrances OF
Solicitor McCabe and other officials as
to the Importance of 'ante-mortem ir-
spection, but the point was it was not
carried out. +.,
= Mrs. Crane, in opening, summed. I'D
some of the conditions which she con-
sidets, she has proven to the COMMITTEES
exist. These conditions include many
qualifications or violations of the meat
i.lspsctton law through lax enforcement
and By virtue of private service ali
nouDcennents which are not public and
are circulated only to employees and In
siders.
-. To Produce Evidence. ...
II wish to produce evidence saia
Mrs. Crane, that even with the faith
full performance OF their duties by era-
ployes the guarantee of the Govern
ment cannot be taken by the public as
insuring sound food
Mrs. Crane recounted the shipment of
carcasses bearing no guarantee mark
between parent packing houses and
branch houses, the failure to mark
meat, condemned that had been con-
demned,, the, fact that not inspectors
but skilled laborers were allowed to
dispose of condemned meat, the fact
abuse OF the legend, United states In
fspeoted and Passed. the fact that seals
of cars containing meat were frequent
ly broken and no vigorous and virile
fact that the supposed provisions for
the eliminating of sick animals from
well and their separate slaughtering
were not carried out, and other abuses
or failures to bring about stringent law
enforcement.
A. striking statement by Mrs. Crane
was that she had seen many instances
of the legend, inspected and passed.
n - ~ hAf
the product was actually put into It,
She mentioned lard cans made for Ar
mour & Co in this connection. '
commttee hasT steT mosh said Mrs C Crane ,hs
labels"
Rseverting to the all in a bunch"
FLOYD asked Mrs. Crane:
DO you know of your own personal
knowledge that inspections are made
in this way?'
r"I have the word of Dr.. Bennett and
a veterinarian in Chicago, and numer-
Gus inspectors who have told me Of this
loose manner OF inspection" responded
Mrs Crane nns, You % Hndsrstand; sS; thought
formation. where It might obtain evil
dence. II YOU will take the time to in
terrogate these witnesses. and others
YOU will learn that this condition Of af-
fairs, exists"
Congressman Interrogates.
Congressman Sloan wanted to know II
IT was not possible for an expert in
spector to discover lump jaw" as
cattle passed him. -.-.. -.-..
Il think 1t is absolutely impossible
for any inspector to make genuine
ante-mortem examination Of these
cattle when they are hurried past him
three or four at time,' said Mrs.
Crane.
Mrs Crane referred to the revelations
which led to the enactment OF meat
inspection law in 1906. The stomach OF
the entire American people was turned
that some OF the conditions today were
almost as bad as they were at that
time.
Mrs Crane read from a bulletin is.
of the Department of Agriculture July
Interstate traffic in unsound meat
which has been going on. principally II
ance with the law and regulations thai
they must now be stopped" The bul
letin further said that violations o.
thet law had ben overlooked hereto
meat inspection law, but that inspector,
must thereafter rigidly enforce the Law
as sufficient time had elapsed to pu
1t in working order.
Three million dollars were availabl,
for the enforcement of the law" sait
Mrs. Crane, and II seems to me tina
within seven weeks all Of its provl
sions should have been put into effect
As II was, We find that year after
ward bulletin to inspectors was ISSUED
IN which It was admitted that traffi
in unsound meat had been continued ant
that this was excused because 1t wa
a continuation Of old practices
Law Violated.
Mrs. Crane said that the various bulle
tins issued from the Bureau of Anims
Industry indicated that there was som
one In the service who was "a mute an,
glorious Wiley" whose identity may b
known some day. Nevertheless. she de
Consietently violated, despite the at
tempt Of some unknown formulator o
instructions. to inspectors similar to tn
one demanding a change in the mea
shipments. Tor the, South. :.
THE stomachs of people In the Sout
should be. protected as well as those G
any other section" said Mrs. Crane.
The woman investigator described a
q brief for the packers" a booklt
Issued by DR.. A. D. Melvin chief of tn
Bureau of Animal Industry, entitle
The Federal Meat Inspection Service.
ara bsd5s as sG9ss 9 deeeE
llshed' statements of Solicitor McCab
and Dr., Melvin.
A tilt between Solicitor McCabe an
Congressman Nelson, author of the rel
olution to investigate the meat inspet
tlon service, occurred at the close V
today's hearing. Chairman Moss aske
Mr.. Nelson what otner testimony h
proposed to offer in the prelh.Iinar
hearings, which are to determine whetf
er there shall be general investig;
ton.
10 Call Discharged Man.
Mrs. Crane has spoken as an expe
and / propose to put on a practic
man from the field" said Congressms
Nelson. My next witness will be
man who has spent seven years in Il
meat inspection service and who ht
recently resigned about a month ago
Whats the name of the witness
asked Solicitor McCabe.
"Burroughs-J. w. Burroughs" sa
Mr. Nelson.
put him on If you want to-" snaps
Mr.. McCabe He was recently force
out, of the service for borrowing mon'
from packers
Yes, Mr.. Chairman. that is the pra
tice of the department" retorted Co
Rressman Nelson. Charges are deni'
by attacks on the regulations of other
That circular from the department ia,
that Mr.. Crane is in the pay OF son
one, and I resent that sort of treatme
Of witnesses heard by this committee