The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-17

Juarez abattoir. formerly controlled by
some Americans. and, with his brother
Hipolito In full charge, set up himself as
a rival Of Swift. Armour and the other
Chicago packers. Subsequently villa .
counsellors had him modify his non-ex-
port decree affecting live stock. Thos
cattlemen who enjoyed his good will were
permitted to take the animals out OF
Mexico after payment OF an export tax
graded according to the means ana innu-
ence OF the applicant.
Report Il Kept secret.
On the desk OF Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Houston. in Washington there Is
a report which tells in the eloquent
simplicity OF All official document. the
sanitary conditions that existed at the
villa Government slaughter house ~
was made by DR.. Alvin q. Lundell or
Fort Worth. Tex, veterinary inspector
In the bureau Of animal industry. For
Cabinet reasons this remarkable report
was never made rublic. and I question II
it's full contents ever will be spread be-
fore the eyes OF the American people.
The Lundell report is loaded with
dynamite" exclaimed an associate OF
Secretary Houston when asked why the
clamp OF Fed raj secrecy should have
fallen upon facts Of such grave con-
Germ to American consumers OF meat.
'Since IL was turned in and forced the
department to declare an embargo
against the meat products OF the Juarez
plant there has been no end OF power
full pressure brought to have tine I'm
barge lifted and the damn'ng report
forever pigeonholed.'
Pressure by whom was asked.
American friends OF Villa" was the
ra,Iy sNxyhtia villa and hia brOther
owned and ran the slaughter house they
operated under an arrangement with a
big Kansas city packing house"
The embargo against the products or
the villa slaughter house went into ef-
feet May \. 1915.
Underlying the whole question OF ac-
cepting meats from the Juarez plant was
the state of health Of the animal at the
time II was killed. The native Mexican
range cattle are n vastly inferior grade
to our American cattle. They have
been successfully crossed with Herefords
and s%horthorns. yet somehow there
has always been n prevalence or disease
among rhe overtime stock.
These diseases include anthrax, black
leg. lumpy jaw. Texas fever and mango.
With an inspection which could not be
7, genuine under the duress OF bandit gov
eminent DIR. Lundeu could hardly rave
reported Inherently than ne dlu, yc'
the American public owes n debt %
gratitude to this official who
| could not he reached" His r. port alone
stood between vast quantities Of doubt
! full meat and the kitchens Of American
homes.
Next Nc come to the freedom enjoye,
by Villa as well as Carranza in mar
! keting their loot in the United states
The writer made careful inquiry boil
at New Orleans and Galveston, whlthe
CarranZa sent his confiscated wares
and the hall dozen inland ports OF entr!
utilized by villa. and SO far as he wa
able to learn but u single arrest WA
made for the importation OF goods al
legged to have been stolen into tn
United States.
This wus the arrest in III Paso OF
December ., 1913. NJ Juan Medina
formerly chief Of 81 m Ia villa. n,
was arrested at the request OF VIII;
under the avs Of Texas, charged Will
bringing stolen property Of more thai
$50 value into that state. villa claimin
Medina had not accounted for 400
which villa aid belonged TO him