The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-10
WILEY UPHOLDS woman
IN BEEF TEST CHARGES
Expert Declares Mrs. Crane Is
Authority on Meat
Standards.
SHE ATTACKS SECRETARY
Kalamazoo Witness Says Wilson
Issued Pamphlet Which
Aided Packers.

| WASHINGTON. May a-N Mrs Carolina
Bartlett Crane Of Kalamazoo. Mich, testi-
flying again to-day before the Moss com.
mittee Of the House. reiterated her charges
Of laxity in the Department Of Agricul-
ture in enforcing the meat inspection
laws. Representative Nelson. who has
introduced "a resolution asking for an
investigation of the Crane charges. asked
who. he said. would corroborate the
statements of Mrs. Crane
| Il have here ready to he heard j. ".
Burroughs. former Federal inspector"
said Mr. Nelson.
| Solicitor McCabc. representing the De-
part ment. objected to this.
Burroughs was dismissed from the
service for borrowing money from the
packers he said angrily Il object to
such testimony"
THAT is the invariable excuM Of the
Department" retorted Representative
Nelson hotly. They have made grave
insinuations against the character Of Mrs.
Crane. They intimate she is in the pay
| Of the interests.
Chairman Moss interposed and declared
the committee would adjourn without
making any decision Of its further action
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. former chief Of
the Bureau OF Chemistry and pure food
expert Of the Government. paid a high
tribute to Mrs. Crane and declared her
to he one of the highest authorities on
meats in the world. 1t is Wiley. Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wilson charges. who
precipitated the present embroglio.
-f
been condemned by inspectors. Mrs.
Crane told the committee. that has never
been stamped or marked. which il a vio-
| lation Of the laws. Lard pals are manu-
| factured by the meat companies embossed
with the legend u. $. Inspected and
strict Interpretation Of the laws. The
pals could be filled with uninspected
products. They. are embossed with the
| seals. before they are filled"
Mrs. Crane then charged that the Off
cials id no I make ante-mortem inspec-
tions Of cattle as required by the law. This
negligence. she. said made il possible
for diseased. tubercular and blood poi
soned cattle to go to the abattOir.
1T has been bet forth that there are
diseased animals which are not easily
detected and for that reason rigorous
enforcement of the law is necessary. /"
she said.
Animals are merely driven past the
inspectors. several abreast and the in
spection il only done at the request Of the
packers and only for the purpose Of enah.
ling them to avoid buying cattle that
| would prove a loss. I asked many of
the inspectors in the Chicago Yards
about the inspection and got this reply:
Il claim il il absurd and preposterois
for the Department Of Agriculture to make
claim of enforcing the antemortem in
speciion regulations. ! believe a great
quantity Of meat. unsound. unwholesome
and unfit for human food. gets into the
public market because of the laxity Of
these officials"
Mrs. Crane presented pamphlet pub
lished by order of Secretary Wilson. which
she decla red was brief for the packers.
published at the Governments expense
The publication," she said. was a
boost for the packers. II describes
! rigid meat inspection service which does
not exist and is untslle. | can give light
| to the committee that the packers have
| from the very beginning vigorously op-
posed any form Of inspection and regula-
ton
Il regard II as an ignoble. a disgra ceful,
condition when a Government report
| makes il appear that the packers welcome
| inspections The attitude is that the
pa ckers would not do anything wrong"
Chairman Moss then adjourned the
| committee until tomorrow.