Evening star., 1901-12-03
AGAINST BOGUS BUTTER
SENATOR HANsBROUGHs VIEWS AS
TO OLEOMARGARINE.
Opposed to It's Sale as Butter or In
Any Manner by Which the
Public IL Deceived.

T am very much in favor of measure
4 which will protect the buyers of butter
from the imposition OF the imitation arti-
| Gle, and accord to our farmers a CORE
! spending protection to their product" said
| Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota to a
! Star reporter this morning.
Senator Hansbrough Is a member Of the
committee on agriculture. and at the last
session Of Congress listened to the argu-
ments OF both sides on the bill then up
for consideration, which extended over sew
eral weeks.
Il am not opposed to the manufacture
OF oleomargarine or butterine as such. but
/ am decidedly opposed to Its sale as but
ter, or in any manner by which the pub
lie may be deceived into believing that
they are obtaining the genuine article.
THE fraud lies in this deception. 1t is
sold as pure butter, and the public are
not in the position to investigate their
purchase. Thus the spurious article enters
into competition on equal terms with the
pure product, and the farmers and the
consumers alike suffer.
All Glasses Should BE Protected.
"The farmer is entitled to this protec-
ton. and the measure should be so framed
that he shall have what he deems to be
his right. The dairying interests in my
state have increased very greatly within
the past few years. Many OF the farmers
have abandoned the growing OF wheat to
go into dairying. Our climate has under
gone change In that some years ago we
could not raise corn. but now there Is not
county In my state which win not pro-
duce corn, and dairying farms and creamer-
les are multiplying very rapidly.
And this feeling on the part Of the
farmers extends throughout the entire
northwest, where the sentiment is very
strong that a measure should be enacted
for their protection. and all that can do
therefor will be done. / have not had an
opportunity to go over the new bill In
troduced by Mr. Tawney carefully, but l
shall do so at the first opportunity, and 1
feel quite confident in saying that believe
that a proper and adequate measure will
be passed at this session.
you know, the butterine people at the
last session made strong and long hght,
and the question was then gone into very
thoroughly on their part as well as on the
other side. What will be said this time
| must necessarily be along lines Of argu-
| ment which is familiar to us. and doubt
If the sittings of the committee will be as
extended as last year. I have no doubt,
| however, of the ultimate success of a
bill. which will prevent the sale Of imita-
ton butter for the real dairy product
Chinese and Other Immigrants.
Senator Hansbrough's attention was call
| ed to the proposed reform in the immigra-
| ton laws, and he was asked what shape
he thought they would take.
II lived In California for fourteen years" )"
replied Senator Hansbrough. land 1 have
consequently quite an intimate personal ac-
quaintance with John Chinaman as a
neighbor. and 1 do not consider him a de-
sirable acquisition to our population.
II think there Is no question but that the
exclusion act will be extended and made
as strong as it is possible to make 1t. Some
means must be devised whereby he may be
kept from slipping into this country over
the borders Of Canada and Mexico. AS my
state touches the Canadian line, they slip
in by the hundreds, and some sort Of In
spection Is necessary to prevent this eva
| sion Of the law.
II think there Is unanfmity of senti-
] ment on this question, and look for re-
vision of the act which will make this
| means Of ingress into the United States
| an impossibility.
II am in favor of a reform of the immi-
grafton laws. Many Of the immigrants who
! come to our shores now are assisted i'm
migrants, and we do not want them.
'"These immigrants are assisted into our
| country because they are burdens upon
| their own. l believe that before an fmmi-
! grant should be allowed to come to us he
| should be vised by our consul at the port
| from which he departs that he is sufta-
! BILE person to be entitled to enter our coun-
| try.
| aside from the many other highly i'm
| portant considerations, American labor is
| entitled to this protection. While we are
| willing to receive desirable immigrants, the
| time has come when we must draw the line
and admit none but those who are worthy
| of our protection.
| Legislation along this line should be
more extensive than the exclusion Of an
archists. criminals and paupers. We have
no room for undesirable persons, and a re-
| strictive act should be passed which will
make their entry impossible