The Detroit times., 1914-11-11
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
Nmes Woshin0ton BSreoS, No. 7o<
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 1l.--With q
dwindling meat supply and an In
creasing cost of
Foot-and-Mouth living. government
Disease. experts are begin
ming TO fear that
large economic losses will be caused
II the foot-and.mouth disease which
has broken out In the herds OF live
stock in a group Of middle western
states is carried TO distant parts OF
the country. Although q quarantine
prohibits the shipment or stock from
Ia states. the danger of spreading the
disease Is not ended, because the
germs may be carried to uninfected
territory on bedding. stock food.
ropes, halters and other articles
which have been near q diseased
herd.
Foot-and-mouth disease. according
to oficials OF the United States bureau
OF animal industry. Is not fatal In IL
self. killing only about three per cent
OF the animals infected. II spreads Be
rapidly, however. causing q great loss
Of weight In stock. that II Ia necessary
to kill every animal In an infected
herd to prevent the spread to new ter
ritory. Farmers are reimbursed In
full for the value OF the stock killed
the federal government paying one
half and the state one-half. Nearly
$50 herds. averaging seven head OF
cattle each. have been killed up tc
the present time, and II Is believed
that many more will have TO be de
stroyed before the peculiar disease Is
stamped out.
The cattle which are killed are
buried and therefore are q total loss
The present outbreak, which Is the
sixth In the United States. started
Oct. 16, and IL II continues to spread
at the present rate. the loss OF beei
Is sure to be very large. The govern
ment has 60 veterinarians and large
corps OF laborers at work stamping
out the disease, and officials of the de
partment OF agriculture hope that III
spread will soon be checked.
Welfare workers In all parts OF tho
United States have expressed them
i selves as pleased
international with the announce
Congress- Of Social ment that the Eu
| Insurance. ropean war would
not be allowed Il
interfere with the preparations nov
being made for TIE ninth internationa
congress on sociai insurance. which
Is scheduled to be held In Washing
ton during the fall OF 1915. The an
nouncement OF this decision following
the conference OF. President Wilson
and Commissioner Royal Meeker, o.
the United States bureau OF labor sta
| tistics. who is chairman Of the pro
gram committee OF the congress
quieted the fears OF persons interest
ed In workmen's compensation laws
| and other social insurance subject.
who thought that the plans to holt
the congress would be dropped.
The American committee havins
charge OF the preparations for the
congress, OF which Commissioners
Meeker Is member will contiut
with Its work in the hope that tho
7 war will be over In time for the for
eign delegates to make all arrange
ments TO attend the meeting. Should
the conflict, however continue into
next summer IL is possible that the
date OF holding the congress will be
postponed to the following spring OF
even later. Owing to the fact that
the congress. which Is supposed to
meet every three years. has not been
able to gather since 1908. Americans
who are interested hope that another
postponement of the event will not
be necessary.
The term social insurance" is
none too well understood by most
people In this country, and even
among experts there Is slight mis-
understanding OF the field covered by
the subject Commissioner Meeker