The Detroit times., 1914-11-11
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
rtmes Washington Bureau, No. 70

Metropoiitdn Bank BytIdinv.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1l.-With a
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
IL the foot-and-mouth disease when
has broken out in the herds OF live
stock In a group OF middle western
states Is carried to distant parts or
the country. Although quarantine
prohibits the shipment OF 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 diseased
herd.
Foot.and-mouth disease. according
to officials OF the United States bureau
OF animal industry. is not fatal In IL
self. killing only about three per cent
OF the ANNALS infected. II spreads SO
rapidly, however. causing great loss
OF weight In stock, that II is 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 oil
cattle each, have been killed up to
the present time, and IL 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 total loss
The present outbreak. which Is the
sixth In the United States. started
Oct. 16, and II II continues TO spread
at the present rate, the loss OF beef
is sure to be very large The govern
ment has so veterinarians and a large
corps OF laborers at work stamping
out the disease, and officials OF the de-
partment OF agriculture hope that its
spread will soon be checked.
Welfare workers in all parts OF the
United States have expressed them
selves as pleased
international with the announce
Congress Of Social ment that the Eu,
Insurance. ropean war would
not be allowed "a
interfere with the preparations now
being made for the ninth international
congress on socia. 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. OF
the United States bureau Of labor sta.
nstics, who is chairman Of the pro
gram committee OF the congress
quieted the fears OF persons interest.
ed In workmen's condensation laws
and other social insurance subjects
who thought that the plans 10 hold
the congress would be dropped.
The American committee having
charge OF the preparations for the
congress. OF which Commissioner
Meeker is member. will contiue
with Its work In the hope that the
war VIII 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 II is possible that the
date OF holding the congress will be
postponed to the following spring or
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 ia
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,