Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-24
Basis of Complaint.
One of them said:

Basis of Complaint.
One of them said:
A great many dairymen feel that they
have been ill-treated by the government
through our taking their healthy cattle.
Strengthening them. gathering in the re-
reipts and turning them into the United
States Treasury. The farmers signed
vouchers relinquishing their infected
animals to bureau officials for slaugh-
Ter. and also signed vouchers relinquish-
ing their animals exposed but at the
time of slaughter apparently healthy. 1t
is the money received from the sale OF
these healthy animals that the dairy
men feel should be turned over to them.
But the government on advice of its
lawyers. felt that it had taken over
-he healthy animals that were slain to
prevent their running the chance of
getting the ot-andmoUth disease the
getting the foot and mouth disease, the
already sick with asphous fever and
which were to be killed and buried in
trenches The government felt that it
could not give the money secured by
the sale of the healthy animals slaugh-
tered for meat pro rata to the men.
but that this money should be put into
the miscellaneous receipts of the
Treasury.
Appeal to Congress.
Accordingly. officials of the bureau
advised Mr.. Danziger that the quickest
way for him and his constituents to
get the money promised them was to
get after senators and representatives
and pin all hope on the Immediate pas
sage of the urgent deficiency bill. So
Mr.. Danziger saw Senator O'Gorman,
Representative Lathrop Brown and
others. Within twenty-four hours after
Mr.. DanZiger got after" his senators
representatives
had been signed by Speaker Clark and
Vice President Marshall. The bureau
of animal industry officials do not
know whether Mr.. Danz.ger had any
thing TO do with IT or not, but Mr..
Danziger rather thinks he did.
Anyway. the bill Is now in the hands
of the President, and upon becoming
law through his signature will be well
coined alike by the Department of
Agriculture and Mr. Danziger. The bu-
reau of animal industry has its checks
and accounts all in readiness, and as
soon the bill becomes a law will
begin at once to mail checks to those
farmers the country over to whom
money is owing for slaughtered cattle.
Mr.. Danziger's Statement.
The farmers Of Long Island are in
dire poverty" said Mr.. Danziger at his
hotel yesterday. The foot and mouth
calamity came so unexpectedly that their
income was cut off abruptly. Although
the farmers were promised pay for their
cattle within four weeks. yet. as a matter
of fact, more than two months. and in
some cases. more than three months, have
gone by and the farmers haven't received
cent
You see." continued Mr. Danziger. at
il this money that the government re-
celVed and retains that the farmers de-
inand shall be turned over 10 them. While
this share is withheld the farmer is
threatened with foreclosure suits, mar
shafs sales. and is even in danger of
starving with his whole family"
The department Of health of New York
city. Mr.. Danziger explained, passed
enough laws to bankrupt milk farmers
during 1914, and then top Of them
came the foot and mouth epizootic Dur
ing 1914 the health department required
that all dairy farmers who supplied milk
to New York city install iron stalls and
stanchions, new SYSTEMS Of ventilation
put concrete for a space of fifteen feet
all around their barns. and, as a final re-
quirement. install pasteurizers
All Incur Debt.
No farmer was able to meet all the ex
penses with ready cash, so they all went
III debt for the required improvements
This would have been all right Mr. Dan
zlSer declared, if the foot and mouth
disease hadn't come along and taken
every COW out of their stables and Ief,