The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-11
Why Not Assist Natives
As We Do M1nliQrants?

VINO paid their fees TO New YORK;
agency which sent them 10 North
Carolina for contract work Their
transportation was paid by the conf
tracing firm. and when the laborersI
arrived they were told that they would
nave TO work "A certain length OF timcI
before the cost OF their transported
ton was covered. The men worked
three weeks, and were then dist
charged without resources and with
no hopes or finding position. Penni'I
Tess, they started 10 walk from North
Carolina TO Washington, and thet
three or the number who arrived told
ofiicials Of the bureau OF informationt
pathetic story OF the hardshipsl
which they had suffered
Government employment bureaus.
according TO experts, are the onlyi
means or giving satisfactory seryicet
ana assistance TO unskilled laborers.
many OF whom are illiterate, and at
me same time insure protection fort
the men against exploitation. TheI
distribution OF incoming immigrantsI
and the helping of hundreds OF theml
each year To find positions In thel
United states is pointed out as hav-I
ing already proved the efficiency of
we'll conducted government employ
ment bureau.
Although the present outbreak of
foot and mouth disease In the UnitedI
States Is more SER
Cattle ious than any oneI
Losses. OF previous years,
the losses will bel
insignificant when compared with thel
losses sustained by farmers and stock
raisers each and every year from the
more common diseases of live stock.
This fact is brought out In detailed
estimates OF the losses OF live stock
in the United States. which have beenI
compiled by the officials OF the bureau
OF animal industry OF the United|
States department OF agriculture
/. Is estimated that cattle TO thel
value or more than $l,000,000 have|
been lost during the present outbreak
OF the foot and mouth disease. OIL
this sum the government pays $780,.
600 and the states in which the cattleI
are killed pay the other half In add
tion TO the 100000 which the gov.
errment has paid farmers up TO date
for the stock which had 10 be killed.
approximately $3.50, 600 in addition had
.
salaries. subsistence, disinfectants and
supplies for the 500 or more men who
nave been engaged by the bureau OF
animal industry in the fight against
the disease. The total amount OF
| S750,000 spent thus far by the govern.
ment Is more than twice what has
been spent in previous epidemics OF
| foot and mouth disease. In 1908,
| S267 900 was spent by Uncle Sam, and
In 1902 the amount was 100000 Dur
| ing both of these years, however, the
area covered by the disease was very
much smaller than at the present
time.
In contrast ~ the loss from foor
and mouth disease, amounting already
| 10 approximately S750,000 the govern
ment has estimates which show that
the loss from other live stock diseases
amounts mefe-thaH- s2i29e9, ee9
each year. The largest part or this
i loss Is caused by hog cholera. which
causes loss OF $40.000.000 a year.
| Tuberculosis OF cattle and other stock
comes next with loss OF S25. 900 600;
COZ tagious abortion. s20000.000 an
! thraX, ST 100000: scabies of sheep and
cattle. 81 600 600; black leg. So 1000 900:
+ CHAMBERS. S5,000000. other diseases OF
/ live stock. S22 100000: parasites.
/ S5,G00,o00, and poultry disease, more
! than $3.50 900, making total OF ex-
actly s212,S50 900 lost by live stock
and poultry raisers each year due To-
I various diseases. large number oil
which are known To be preventable.