The Washington times., 1912-05-08
GROSS NEGLIGENCE
CHARGED AGAINST
MEAT INSPECTORS
congressman Nelson Prom
ises Sensation Before
b. Probe Is Ended.
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Nelson would be enabled to substantiate
MS charges, which were flatly denied in
An onicial statement issued today by
ene department OF Agriculture.
Designates the Packers.
congressman Higgins wanted to know
whom Mr.. Nelson designated as 'the
packers"
DO you mean the Big Four concerns
mant a'S , Lecently peen under indict-
"I include those and sine sls .ho
american Meat Packers Associat zion .
fsu MT nelson. "Of course l don't
Nelson t,sr 81 the small butchers" Mr..
comprised the 40 ask Mrs. Crane who
Assocja tio, .n A.neLican Meat Packers
the female investieotsu tne reply from
''Four-fiftb of tba atos na tnat:
associat ton" '"e pa'Aers are IN the
Mr.. Nelson said ba +horL.
all packers enpaead ~ ousn. practlceIly
Vestisa nsafe tsn0 SHOULD be included in the in
have soid ,,,en, .ne charBes that they
Iciai 90 X" ns me heat under the off
Ispectors. e ihiheht IN
The Nelson resolution reoita. .ho. -.
ficiaIs of the Department of Ssrin,,i,, tnaI OF
have ''speciflcaIIW authnri,a AsriT,uisure s,S,I,s
Itions of both ths snirit azS nuinnca-
lof the law ' anu 'he letter
Mr.. Nelson and Conpressp,on Euova
,,,,e. .ne latter member of the House Com
ment of Agricultnre bad N..Le bepa ~.
when Nelson insisted that the investie
sauon should be thorough. ME- Floyd
tstnrtai 9r. Nelsons attitude as die
take his case re tbn p,1da tnat ne would
unless the INQUIRY was conducted az tbe
Wisconsin member dictated. This Mr.
Ttoyo reesnted.
Tilt Is Patched Up
Mutual exn,an,t,on. 49,
lMr. Nelson fna,lv exnressad tha 1t.
that the Moss COMMITTEES no,,Id 80.
Ia f,,,, and .xts,sos ,.'.' "ouiu sfan'
eA'eHueo INQUIRY ana that It's
members were as jealous of the public
WeiIare as was the author of the reso-
ius,Un HU 10 investigate.
% %When Mr: Nelson insisted on reading
porelons OF President Roosevelt's mes
Isages on the necessity for a meat In
5pecton law, and extracts from the
lI.eynoios report. congressman Floyd
nu Sn n,snta sl0aa suggested that these might
1De printed without taking the time OF
the committee"
MT Nelson, however, insisted that the
Ireaang ought to proceed in order that
lthe members OF the committee might
l.noroughly grasp the extent Of the ''ap-
lpaling conditions prior to 1906. as COM
pared with the appalling conditions u
tWnich Mr.. Nelson claims exist today
Win the knowledge of the Department
Statement Rv w;,.or
ny "hson'
simultaneously with the opening OF
the hearing this morning Secretary VIII.
son gave out a public statement ir
uh,oh -. ~
wmch ne declared that the Nelson
charges were skillful blending of half
truth and falsehood, apparently for 6
purpose, and a wanton and uniustIfiabl,
lattack on tho bonor ana intnmr,.,s =,
ioiais vi the department OF Agrlcul'
ture.
The Secretary went into detail or
each count or the NeIson rsso,1,tIon -
OF his department to he the hest in 'tbs ~
world. ~ 'iAe o' III 'ii'
CONGRESSMAN Ne,son vas a1so nrs.
pared. and when the hearing was called
"The defense of The Dana rtnoent ~
ARriculture isn't wortS tba no nar =. -
written on. II Is an hvstericsI error,
10 produce a nreiudice nnon tba roInd, ehU5
OF the people of the country against the
az am astonisbed aaIS Az <a,sor
that an executive department of hi,
Government should sink to the level O.
issue before a single witness Is In beart Tt
or without a scintfIia of knowIadaa re-
garding the Character OF testimonv
Shall produce. The thing is 40 farcia
intAn1ah
b do NOT care to t1iscnss - fnrtner ~"
Secretary Wilson went to he bear,ns
,at 10 O'Clock prfrned With nrjnteS aa
nial of every ciause and itenn oS te th,
Nelson charges, He was ennbst,o a., =,
his statement that fbs ,na.t ipaaoo,, III ~
law had bean enforcad ' 20 ibhspeIettio, ;b Itto,
and that the integritv ., n. me w. ie'}Gi
snection ser,,,oa 1,aa a'y u me meat III
"The alieaed ststeSnsnts Ssoupteu: ot Ecu. l., a.,
resolution :" he .aid '.SSioh ~ hace ern th Sn' s
.estad a ne SAY wicn are as
tnYest,s as snowins sne Necessary Tor az
ssrSica ara Co. th 'ne ost hiear dtspectioi
1s,a,isaLne the Iiiost Part eltner ut
SSo1s Aaise; OF are mixture o.
,,saa,,oa ram oaushs WIN daisenooas so as u
Sntsndad sionanee tn naaat VI umtn ana pia.n
nh'ehgeu Ts 10 create erroneous lmPres
s,ons: rs Inc me cnarses IN the resolution
IN .ne man; are reiteration or charge'
pIesenteo py MRS caroline Bartlett
Srane 70 the american Public Health
associauon ~ IN Elchmond IN Ocfo6er
~, ana Irom a pook published by pr
1lpSrt Lenns"eii' Ln,n Oh the state OF New
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