Show W Wyoming Solon Opposes Proc Processing Tax for Beef Will Fight Basic Commodity Classification for Cattle n Br Dr WASHINGTON Dec 30 3 Auy Any proposal proposal pro by the administration to make cattle basic commodity and impose a processing tax on beef bee will meet with the opposition of Senator Care Carey UI R. R Wo Wyo Carey said today he was opposed to toa a 8 processing tax on beef and that the experience with hogs hog demonstrated such a plan will wIlI not work and does docs does more harm than good A meeting of both beef and dairy cattle interests will be bc held in Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington the latter part of January Januar at which the processing tax will be dis dir cussed Sal I I am certain the livestock association tion will oppose making beef bee a basic commodity with the resultant processing processing sing tax said Senator Carey and andI I am om urging western livestock men mento mento mento to send a strong delegation to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington inton to protest such action The senator suggested that one way to reduce the cattle surplus would be beto beto to slaughter the approximately GOO GOO- head of tubercular cattle In the I countr country This plan pInn has been suggested to the A A A and the cost of killing would be small said the senator These cattle are a menace to the people and a menace to the livestock Industry Industry- T The h e government could I 1 Senator Care Carey slaughter these cattle for between 5 and arid 10 per head At the same time Carey suggested that either cither the tariff riU on beef beel imports must be raised or an embargo placed on imported meat ment if the cattle Industry industry indus Indus- try Is to be aided He said more imported im ira- ported canned meat was sold In this country last year ear than domestic meat meal |