The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-01

to the people in that they are instructed In
the art of evasion and defiance Of the ie-
eally constituted authorities
The minority report says In part: we
first wish 10 call attention 10 proof posi-
tive that oleomargarine is a wholesome and
nutritious article Of food. and Is therefore
ENTITLED 10 a legitimate place I'm the COM
nerce OF the country In standardization
y. Chandler. Of Columbia College. and
Professor Barker, OF the University OF
pennsylvania, ano others Is cited. The
cnly just complaint. the minority states.
Is as to the facility with which retail deal
trs can violate the present law by substi-
tuting unmarked packages for those taken
from the original or wholesale packages.
SUIT the Grout bill, IL is c~ontended. does
not decrease the temptations or increase
the difficulties of such. violations On the
contrary, the Intended taxation would
either be fraudulently evaded or else would
force the honest manufacturers out OF busi-
ness. In fact, the report states, the radical
advocates of the Dill admit thai their in
tenticn Is to absolutely crush cut the man.
ufacture OF oleomargarine and eliminate
1t as a food product.
"1r conclusion" the report adds. 'the
members of the m on agriculture
who have joined in the minority report beg
10 assure the House and the country in the
most solemn manner possible that IL has
teen their earnest Intention. ana Is now
ineir determination, 70 do everything that
Is possible TO be done no enforce the sale
of oleomargarine as oleomarGarine and to
prevent its sale as butter. To prevent fraud
and not 10 stamp out an industry has been
ought TO be the sole purpose OF all legisla-
ton and the sole motive of all Just men"
The minority also submits a substitute bill
providing additional safeguards against
oleomargarine.
Mr.. Nabeshima, the Japanese charge
here, has been having some further com-
munication with the State Department re-
specting the complaint by his government
against the treatment OF its citizens by the
health authorities at San Francisco In con-
nection with the quarantine against the
plague. The burden of the Japanese COM
plant is that not only have the japanese
residents in San Francisco as a whole been
Disseminated against in violation of treaty
rights but that the local health authorities
enforced the regulations as to incubation
not only with severity but with great ruo--
ness. People of the better class. among
them a member OF the japanese Parlia-
ment. it is asserted. have been treated with
great indignity. and Japanese ladies resid-
ing outside of San Francisco and returning
from shopping trips have been rudely seized
and obliged to submit to incubation by
the health authorities. The latter, who are
state officials, assert that they have been
acting under the direction of Dr.. kinyoun,
representing the national government, but
the latter is not inclined to accept this re-
sponsibility and is inquiring into the ground
of complaint. No objection is made against
the drawing of quarantine lines around
quarters supposed TO be infected. such as
chinatown" only IL Is asked that all or
the persons impounded therein be treated
alike regardless OF nationality,
John NJ. Parsons. general master work.
man. J. O'Keefe and John A. Conner. OF
the Knights of Labor. to-day filed spplica-
ton asking that a restraining order be
issued against John w. Hayes. r. ID.
Chamberlain and Edward ]. Lindholm to
prevent them from interfering with the
executive committee of the Knights of La
Dor in taking possession of books, records.
seals, ETC., of the organization. The o. der
was issued returnable on June 5.