Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-20
Election by the Congress of Pure
Food Advocates.
ADDRESS BY SENATOR VIM. E. MASON
Reports Received and Considered
and Other Business Transacted
LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS

There seemed to be no falling off in the
attendance at the national pure food and
drug congress when the third days session
was opened this morning in the hall of the
Columbian University. AS usual the dele
gates were not very prompt, and it was
some time after the appointed hour before
the business was begun. The audiences at
the morning sessions have been hitherto
composed mainly of men, but today quite
a number of women were attentive listen
ers 1t is probable that as the work of the
convention developes it will include some
departments in domestic science which will
be of special interest to women, particu-
larly to those engaged as educators.
The Importance of diffusing knowledge in
regard to the composition of foods and the
effect of various forms of treatment in cook
ing is recognized, and in some places
courses of lectures are delivered which aim
to give instruction on this subject The
managers of the Wimodaughsis, an organ
iZation for women in this city, have under
consideration plans for opening a depart
ment of domestic science in connection with
that organization. Miss Emma Gilett, who
is identified with the work of the Vino
daughsis, attended the convention today
and talked with some of the delegates on
this subject.
Reports of Committees.
When the convention was called to order
by the president Mr.. Blackburn, it was an
nounced that the order of yesterday sus-
pending the program until the business be-
fore the convention was disposed of was
still in force, and, therefore, he would cali
for the reports of committees.
The first report was presented by Mr.. h.
r. Smith from the committee on order Of
business which recommended that the con-
vention be brought to a close at the end Of
the session today.
Some inquiry was made in regard to the
speech announced in the program to be
delivered at the opening of the session this
morning by Senator Mason of Illinois, The
chair stated that Senator Mason was in
the hall at 10 o'clock, and after waiting
more than a half hour, he was obliged to
leave An arrangement. however, had been
made with him that when he returned he
would be given the floor.
The report of the committee on resolu
lions was presented by Prof. Wiley of the
Agricultural Department. The resolution in
regard to maintaining the present revenue
charges in oleomargarine and filled cheese
was reported adversely, on the ground that
the question involved was a purely legal
one, and should be left to Congress. The
report was adopted. The resolution to
strike out the word "Brosius' and substi-
tute Pure food and drug bill" in the rec
concentrations sent to the state Legislatures,
was reported favorably and adopted.
Senator Mason's Address.
The report of the committee was inter
rupted by the entrance into the hall of Sem
ator Mason, who was at orce introduced to
the convention. He said that he had been
employing the time since his first visit to
the hall in visiting the departments, and
he now only had Il few minutes to remain.
There was so much to say and such short
time to say it in that he sympathized with
the boy who, as he was confronted with a
barrel of sugar, sighed 'Oh, for a thousand
ton C1rn no tor Drll
to make very effective speech, which bore
on some of the practical features of the
contest that is being waged by the pure
food advocates.
obliged to sell goods for what they are, 1t
would be a protection to the great mass
of people who are too ignorant or too busy
to know about such receptions, and at the
same time it would give protection to hon
est manufacturers. He advised organiza-
ton, and said that the enemies of the cause
We're organized. Whenever it is proposed,
he said to sell goods for what they are
to bear in opposition. He said a man who
poiSons the community for gain is not
above attempting to buy members of state
legislatures and of Congress. He referred
to the trusts that controlled the necessities
of life and the interest of those combina-
tions of capital in the continuance of the
use of authorizations He urged that those
in favor of pure food legislation should
stand by the legislators who have aroused
the hostility of such influences.
Senator Mason went on to say that thare
had been a good deal of talk about this
country civilZing the world. But this
cCuntenarcing of authorizations in food was,
so to speak, a beam in the national eye,
and in the opinion of the speaker, we
should aim to get it out before we strain
ourselves to remove beams from the eyes
of people thousands of miles away. He
said that national legislation in the internal
revenue Office had been successful, and he
cited as ar instance the oleOmargarine law
He referred to his efforts to secure
change in the law in regard to flour, and
the success which had followed, and in con-
clusion advised a modification of the old
motto SO that it would read that they
should hustle while they wait. He added
that if they could not storm the entire line
they might take a picket post
A demonstration of applause greeted the
senator's closing words, and as he was
leaving the hall the president, on behalf
of the convention, expressed thanks for the
words of practical advice, as he termed it.
The consideration of the report of the
committee on resolutions was resumed and
was adopted.
Committee on Organization.
Next in order came the report of the COM
mittee on organization, which recommended
the formation of permanent society. with
q list of officers, the same az those now