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DAIRYMEN THROWN INTO CON
FUSION.


The following from the Chicago
Record Herald of the 14th will be of
interest to our readers as showing how
the unauthorized change of position of
the officers of the National Dairy union
on the oleomnargarine legislation is
working. This is precisely the danger
foreseen by Congressman McCleary,
and is full justification, if any were
needed, for his standing so solidly for
the Circuit bill unmodified and un-
changed:
Washington, Jan. Is. Sensational
developments marked the opening of
the hearings on the oleomargarine bills
today in the room of the committee on
agriculture of the house. Under the
program arranged the 18th was set for
a hearing of the dairymep, the re-
mainder of this week being given the
oleo manufacturers. On Monday, the
goth, the dairymen will again be heard
and then the members who have intro
duced oleo bills will be given an OPP
porrtunity to explain them. Ex-Gov-
ernor Hoard of Wisconsin, president vt
the National Dairy union, threw the
bomb today that caused the commo-
ton, and for while there was dan
ger of the meeting breaking up in
disorder.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota
IN fnh
ored in imitation of butter is taxed 10
cents pound, while uncolored oleo is
untaxed. The. Grout bill, which pass
ed the house last session, imposes tax
of one-qusrter of cent a pound upon
uncolcred cleo and 10cent tax upon
the colored product. Mr. Grout hav-
ing retired from congress- Representa-
tive McCleary of Minnesota took up
the fight and introduced on the first
day of his session a bill similar in
phraseology and identical in every
way. It was the first will introduced.
The Grout, or the McCleary bill, as
it is now called, was considered the
dairymen's bill. Upon it they were
expected to unite and press an effec-
tive campaign.
Governor Hoard, Secretary Knight
of Chicago and b. 9. Adams o. Wis
consin, chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the Dairy Union, were pre-
sent at the meeting today. There was
no intimation that they had deserted
the Grout bill until Governor Hoard
spoke in favor of the Tawney bill. He
created a stampede. The members OF
the committee looked on in amazement.
CONSERVATION regined supreme. 1t was
several moments before the import
ance Of the situation was thoroughly
realized, and then the president of the
National Dairy MON became the storm
center. He was assailed with food
of questions, and would have been de-
luged had not Representative Graft Of
Illinois come to his rescue. He wa!
extricated with difficulty, and the
dairy interests are trying to locate
their bearings tonight.
The Grout bill provides tax of one
quarter of cent pound on the un'
colored product, but the Tawney bill
proposes to permit its manufacture I'M
taxed In this feature the snag was
struck. In advocating the Tawney bill
Governor Hoard, Secretary knight and
Mr.. Adams undo, in the estim alton Of
dairymen, all the good that has beer
accomplished by the present law, anG
which the advocates of the Circuit bill
insist should be perretuated They
insist that not only should oleo colored
in imitation of butter be heavily
taxed, but that small tax should bt
imposed upon the uncolored product
to give the federal government juris,
diction over the oleo factories, cause
regular reports to be made and keep 6
hand upon the industry. If the Taw
ney bill should become law, as the
officials of the Dairy union now recon-
mend, the oleo factories would pas
from under the calcium light of fed
eral supervision, and the industry
would be conducted without govern
'ment inspection and no government re
ports would be made annually upol
the industry by the commissioner o
internal revenue or any other official