New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-09
SILLY ABUSE OF MIR. BLAINE.
TEMPERANCE WOMEN UNDULY EXCITED
THE SECRETARY SCORED" FOR DIRECTING
ooNsULs TO FURNISH INFORMATION AS
BEER INTO FOREIGN Countries
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE ThIBJSE.i

rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnrBJNE.i
Washington. June s.-Thc Organization known as the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union has been betrayed
into personal vndictveness under the guise OF cTiti-
csm OF the present administration OF the state Depart
ment. This body held anniversary exercises In TINS
city last night and large share Of the programme up
pears to have been devoted TO violent abuse OF ME-
Blnnc. Tho Secretary Of State, according to local
paper, "was roundy scored by Mrs Maggie b. Platte.
one OF the leaders OF the W. C. T. U II repre-
sented at this meeting that Mr. Blaine appeared as
drummer for the beer trade" OF the country b. address
Ing circular letters to United States Consls requesting
information as 10 the best means OF introducing Ameri-
can beer into foreign countries the cost OF importation
means of keeping beer kinds OF efrgerators used and
all facts connected with tho beer and malt trade 1t was
further asserted that the reports received together with
descriptive cuts. were printed in book form. but that
the publication not generally distributed Mrs
Platte had succeeded in getting hold Of one Of these
books" and made il the basis o. comparisons puposng
10 show the greater Influence the liquor had with
the Government than that possessed by the Temperance
people The endless petitions Of which mora for next
Congress were last night started their way. for
legislative inquiry into the liquor traffic had been. 1t
was said thrust aside. while simple request from
some Of the leading masers and brewers OF the country
was honored to the extent Of giving the National
Government 10 the extension Of American liquor inter
est5 into foreign lands.
Visions of fostering corruption" "depths of In
fanny decentralization Of homes" and degradation
Of human beings were conjured up by the vocabulary
of wrath and while the large church trembed with
appauseD Mrs Platte read memorial to the Govern
meut requesting that Mr.. Blaine deslst from further
efforts TO aid the brewers and liquor men, that that
class of people amply able to do their own
correspOndence and the work was not In the line OF
the duties Of the honorable Secretary Of state that his
action was an insult, and in the name Of humanity
and charity they protested against that Department
performing any such work. If continued the sun OF
this proud Nation would set in blood ana woe anu
shame.
The red hand Of devastation stayed long enough
10 enable the meeting 10 adopt the memorial by
rising vote and then the TRADE was opened against
the Government in general FOR allowing the American
flag TO float over saloons. Other speakers followed
in the same tenor.
The publication which the W. c. T. L. has
placed an Official condemnation is not a surrepttous
issue from the Department OF state 1t was as
widely distributed the other publications known
as special consular reports" printed last year at
the Government Printing Office. Volume consists
of five subjects follows Cotton textiles in foreign
countries files Spanish America, carpet manufacture
in foreign countries malt and beer in Spanish America
and fruit culture in foreign countries The publica-
tions In each instance were suggested by business
men who were interested In the subjects
thus the work on files was due to uhe
fact that of the leading file manufacturers OF
the United states arc DESTROYS Of extending their com
mercial relations TO Mexico and Central and South
America: that on carpets TO the requests for In
formation by Representatives OF the carpet manu-
facturers of the United States" that on fruit culture
was made up Of reports questions prepared by the
California state Board Of horticulture. The malt and
beer book comprises sxty-lve pages while the work
on cotton textiles nearly $50 pages and that on
fruit culture over 500 pages III the criticised BOOK
moreover. tn nc elaborate drawings OF rfrgeia-
tors and In no report Is there anything more enter.
alning In the shape OF Illustration than taoe' OF
statistics. The reports were obtained on request,
from some of the leading maltsterS and brewers OF
be United Statc,r The motive of the circular which
was addressed the United Sate COnsuls in Mexico,
Control ard SOuth America and the West Indies, was
tho enlargement of American trade ana the cOnsils
were invited to give information concerning every phase
OF the malt and beer business In those countries, so
tina: the maltsters and brewers Of this country might
understand the requirement, necessary to successful
trade The issuance OF TIE circular covering thIs
subject was in conformity with the plan OF the Depart
me1t for the dissemination Of all information that
could benefit, by extension to foreign fields, such
InanuftcturS or commerce wore sanctioned by law
al homo. These valuable publications are, a. soon
as printed sent 10 libraries throughout the country,
10 the newspaper editors and correspondents and the
bulk IS distributed among tho business men who are
likely TO be interested in the respective subjects
treated. The only limit in the publication occurs
when the subject IS not calculated TO Interest large
The malt and beer circular was sent ont in De-
cember, 1880, by Assistant Secretary Wharton.