Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-28
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
By PAUL J. COLLINS.

human food. and unless the same also
complies with rules and regulations
made by the Secretary OF Agriculture"
Shall it be inferred from the Argen-
tinian protest against that provision
that South American competitors OF our
meat producers are DESTROYS Of shipping
us meat that is diseased or spoiled or
"embalmed"?
Our own meats sold IN interstate
commerce. and practically all OF cur
meat products in the interstate mar
ketS must be. and are. inspected before
put or sale Shall We be looSer with In
ported meats than with domestic pork,
beef and mutt0n9
A few days ago, startling news vas
published concerning the beautiful jap
areSe cherry trees given this country
by Japan and now adjoining the Speed
way OF Washington The rrSt ship
ment. upon inspection. was found at
ficted with a dangerous pest. and was
refused admission Another lot was
carefully grown and kept as free rs
possible from parasites II was se-
cepted after rigid inspection. bus now
q pes, is discovered upon IL ard spread
ing throughout orchards all over the
country. Il is alleged that those trees
Will cost US thousands Of dollars each.
because the inspection was not SUI
fciently close. Yet the trees are for
beauty only. Our inspection % foods
imported defends Us from disease and
death.
There is an inssnustion shat "Sani-
tary protection" II our inspections o.
meats and fruits imported has ros
always been the sole motive for rs i'm
position" Well. what them Does our
Government apologize for is financial
protection 81 its own rro6QcerSs
The proposition q Senior P,lsyrrecor.
the spokesman of the protest u the
Havana Conference. IS that, instead o.
otir doing the inspection os our i'm
ports, all Latin American exporters
should take that authority into their
own hands and keep their 1--we stock tr
quarantine long enough 70 assure It's
immunity rom disease or germs" and
thereby protect against arbitrary
methods Of enforcement by Assert-
cans to- Americans
Last September The United States
MANNED ~ send IFS agents into South
and Central America - investigate
the COSTS IL pcyNSuc.0S staple crops and
live $sCrk. but Tire SovsrscseOsS there
did nos consent ~ cur invasion Nc
favorS turning over that safeguarding
OF the health =. American CONSUMERS
.! meats ~ outside "Gs.arAsEt2eS
which would nos N eontrolssG ~ esse
standards ~ oQr regulations 81 our
own ports q: entry.
Seslor Etseyrye<$Na asks for greater
reclprCcityN among the American re
pGellcS- meaning the United States
bur what Is yS<ipgcc,tys When the
pgcg<N>al was naaGS. III 1911. fG ~rsct-
pretty ertwSSa the United States and
Canada III farm pg<Ns0ct>, Z MAS dts
covered that both C<NIs0triS$ sa&><NS Esc
same gram. and that "yeSIpsV<tgNN VAS
impossible because that aAsAsA> csaN
thAE We Slllss,& MAKE Canada = cen~
rrS>i>>n Ess ,uGyN,stS into car eNNlAsSNs
IN consideration ~ S2Gas C<NtSS>$s<EsS
hV Canada tsN Witas she Nass>TeSS EsSss
Us S>l.cS eatA EsgSss(s<NI gE>e SAEssc.
there eo0lS ttnt ~ an adNSnEASs<'SS
trade ii CxxscSS>sva&S The >SA2s' <>Nis~
asts>s.< relate ~ AsSergs''saa eSNssSlctS-~~
they raise III Argentina whse Ne eSS-
SrlNSS pgNstslrs IL IL S<AsSSs<Ness tAAS
both countries asSshs 81 ca sSee trade
basis, e0t that II nos sexSrF<Stsys AsS
Is II ~faan relief scg AasegleAs&
IN che Pan American (NseasSrxisE
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MAY this pgSNNNSal Mas argued nv IN
| mis- i>uha,s, pseSt<assss II the Argentine
Rural SANctegy, NE Sas1
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allowed the yearly entrance @ See Wsss-
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as the te&al e<NssSsuAscgs<as, Mas tAs
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tseef in the last decade,
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tina ~ itN oNeggsg
lssetsaN stimulate
1GsexS and hnlMeve the SessSrAl en-
sN,a,,se condition. NJ she e<sssntgS,
tn she United Sta&e& the SAsAsy SsaaeS
harmed wvesla ee tteS small ggeslp ~
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