The silver star., 1900-06-08

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without belonging to union and tl,a;
union lnborers and non-unIon laborer,,
/; should be treated alike. The report MI.
80 suggests that strikes should be IeuD;
except when they endanger health uud
safety. a boycot or combination where
liberty is injured is Illegal and in som,
cases. criminal.
IN the final vote on the antitrust bfl
In the House ON the End Mr.. Mann ol
iliinois east the negative vote. The
Dill, according to the statements of tlp
Republican leaders. goes to the iimi,
OF the authority Of Congress under the
constitution. All the Democratic mi
| nority amendments except one were
| de1eated. That was an amendment
| declaring that nothing in the act should
oe construed to apply TO trades unions
or labor organizations. All eXcept
| eight Republicans Mcssrs. Altrich or
Alabama. Allen and I.ittleficld of
Maine. Bailey, Long and Calderhead
OF Kansas and Cannon and Hit of H.
iinois voted for it. The bill amends
the Sherman antitrust law SO as to
declare every contract or combination
Ill the form of trust or conspiracy In
| restraint of commerce among fle
states. or with foreign nations. illegnl,
ana every party to such contract or
combination guilty OF crime punisha.
bic by fine of not less than $500 ner
more than 5000. and by imprIson.
| ment not less than ak months nor
more than two years. 1t provides that
any person injured by violation Of
the provisions Of the law may recover
| three-fold damages. The definition of
person and persons in the present
law In enlarged SO as to include the
| nft Mt
tiOns. For purposes of commerce IL
declares illegal all corporations formed
or carrying on business for purposes
declared illegal by the common laws:
provides that they may be perpetually
enjoined from carrying OH interstate
commerce and fOrbids them to use the
mnils. 1t provides for the production
OF persons and papers and confers j,i-
risdiction upon United States Circuit
and District courts for the trial of
causes under IL and authorizes any
person. firm. corporation or association
to begin and prosecute proceedings
under ii.
AS the result of conferences between
President j. w. Springer of Denver of
the National Live Stock Association
and members of Congress relative to
the German meat inspection bill. the
following bill was introduced In the
House by Representative Bailey of
Kansas: THAT whenever the President
of the United States shall be informed
that the government OF the German
empire has passed law imposing pro-
hibitOry duties on meat products which
may be imported into that country
from the United States. he shal, issue
Il proclamation fixing u time when all
| articles produced or manufactured In
the Germnn empire, when entered for
consumption nj the ports Of the United
States. shall pay II duty of ten per cent
In excess of the duties imposed there
on prior to the passage of this act; and
all such products and manufactures
when 80 entered for consumption after
said time. fixed by the President. shall
pay such increased duties" The bill
was referred to the ways and means
committee and Mr.. Springer saw mem
bers of that committee with view TO
urging early action. lie said as to th.
measure: "'rhe National Live Stock As.
sociation is the largest organization Of
its kind In the world. representing over
5000 600. and with ii are federated
on this subject the American Short
Horn Breeders Association. the Ma
tiOnnl Hereford breeders Association
and some hundred live stock Organiza-
tions. We feel that the live stock ln-
dustry IL singled out by the German
empire for direct discrimination, and
all the stock people Will feel the effect
OF such action. They feel. too that the
time has come for the allied stock inter-
ests oi, the United Stntes to speak ont
In no uncertain tones. and they hope to
direct the attention Of Congress and
the government to the situation. All
the live stock states are deeply inter-
es,ed In what IL being done ana nre de-
sirous Of having adequate measures
adopted to overcome this discriminn-
tion by Germany"
The hottest fight we have had In Con-
gress this winter has been between the
''cow-butter" and the bull-butter'' In
tcrests-that In. over the efforts OF the
National Dairymen's Association to r,-
strict the manufacture and sale OF oleo.
margarine. butterinc md other imtn.
tions OF butter by imposing an Inter
nal revenue Tux of 10 cents pound
upon that product. by requiring manu-.
| facturers to pay u license OF 5000 n
| wear, wholesale dealers $3.50 and retail
dealers $4s. and by requiring tlint all
limitations Of butter bc put up and sold
In one and two pound packages plainly
stamped In sunken letters and wrapped
In u distinctive paper plainly printed
with thr name OF the manufacturer
md sealed with n 10 or 20 cent rcvr.
Due stamp. II ~ estimated that the
additional labor required IN preparing
oleOmari.nrine for market In the way
described would add about fifteen per
cent. TO Its cost. Al first the dnlry-
men lind II nll their own way. but The
further the subject is investigated and
the more II IL discussed the less prob
able seems the pnssngc Of their blll.
because the prctensions OF their repre-.
sentntives here hnvc not been proved
and the 0ic0margarinc men. with the
Md Of the labor organizations. lnv"
nlntic n very strong fight. Both
branches Of the committee are agreed
that olcoinnrgnrnine. nnd NIL other ni.
tntions Of butter should bc markcd to
show exactly whnt they nic. and the
olcOinmrgilrinc manufacturers will also
consent IN the smnll.pnckngc nrrnngc.
nient. which II. OF course. ~ grcnt con.
ccssion. The oieomnrgnrlne men nrgu"
| tlut UjcOinnrgnrIne IN lust ns much u