The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
kilograms Sent to Hold the
Spurious Article at All
Hazards.
1.-THE TRAMPLED WORM is TURNING" "
Strong Worded Resolutions Adopted
UphOlding Inspector Dockery's
Course.
IAN unwarranted interference of Federal

IAN unwarranted interference of Federal
with State authority"
That was the characterization given the
action of the United States officials in the
matter of the spurious brandy which,
with an auger, spout and Inspector
Dockery, caused such a hullabaloo here a
short tilne ago, al heated session of the
board of directors of the Manufacturers
and Producers Association yesterday.
The meeting was called by the president
J. W. Kerr, on receipt of the news that
the Collector Of the Port at New York in
tended permitting the brandy to be ex-
ported provided it were relabeled "Recti-
fed California grape brandy"
President Kerr made a vigorous speech
at the beginning of the meeting, and said
that this last move on the part of the
customs authorities calls for loud pro-
test. He said:
1.-THE release of Inspector Dockery from
the meshes of the law is not by any means
the most important issue involved in this
case. The question has come to assume a
much broader phase than that. If the
Federal officers can set aside the laws
passed for the protection of honest and
enterprising manufacturers and protect
III TIC VI uuldNIul
lures, then our protective system of
statutes is as the sere leaves of sutumn
and might as well be erased from the
statute-booEs.
eve expect that when the projecting
arm of the United States Government has
to be extended it shall be on the side of
right and not for the furthering of com.
mercial piracy and of those who have
made themselves amenable TO the laws of
the State by their illegal practices. The
people of the State of California have
been Iong-sufferiug and patient under the
many evils of this nature with which
they have been afflicted, but the trampled
worm is turning, and fhe people are now
determined to fight in defense of their
rights and the rights of the State. 1t is
simply and purely an invasion of the
rights OF the State of California by the
Federal powers, and we 90 not intend 10
stand 1t any longer without a strong pro-
test"
The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted and a telegram or
dered sent to Senator Perkins at Wash
ington requesting him to have the permit
for the export OF the brandy withheld un-
til letter from the association reached
him and the department.:
WHEREAS, The State of California
has suffered and is now suffering bv rea-
son of the acts of unscupulous dealers
and manufacturers in placing upon the
markets of the world base and fraudu-
lent limitations of many of her
products; and whereas, the people
of this State have enacted GER
tain laws for the purpose of protecting
honest manufacturers in their business,
and also for the purpose of protecting the
good name of this State; and whereas.
the Chief Food Inspector of the CITY and
County of San Francisco, acting under
said laws and by authority of the Board
OF Health of this City and County, did
seize and condemn and quarantine a Ship
ment of liquor made and purported to be
Pure California Grape Brandy" the
same being fraudulent imitation of the
same; and whereas, the Federal officers
of this port did deforce and arrest said
officer while in the discharge of his duty.
and did permit the shipment of said
brandy in violation of the laws; and
whereas, the permit in itself was illegal
and Irregular, in that it had not con-
formed with the requirements of the
Federal law; and whereas, we are now
Informed that the Federal authorities at
Washington do propose 20 grant permis-
sion to export said shipment, provided it
be rebranded "Rectified California Crane
Brandy; therefore, be it
Res0fOsd, That we, the board of d.
rectors of the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association of California, as rep
resenting the various interests of this
State, do protest against the action Of the
Federal authorities, not only as regards
its application to this particular Shipment.
but that in said action the Federal author.
tiles, instead of protecting the material
interests of this State, do set aside our
laws and deprive US of the right to pro-
tect ourselves; and be it further
RSsolOsd, That the suggestion of the
use of the term California grape
brandy" in connection with such goods
is contrary to good business morals and
opens up method for setting aside all
efforts on the part of our people to protect
themselves and their State from the evils
aforesaid mentioned be it further
RSsolOsd, That copy of these resoIu-
tons be sent to President Mckinley. the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Pacific
Coast delegation, with the request that
they use their best endeavors to protect
our people in such matters and to uphold
the laws of the State of California.