The age-herald., 1902-03-28
.CEN. FUNSTON
 IS CRITICIZED Senator Patterson Says Speeches Are for Campaign Purposes VIOLATE RULES OF WARFARE During Discussion Of "OIeo" BlIl Sem ator ouarles Says 1t Is an Issue
 Between Steers and Cows
 as Butter Producers.
VIOLATE RULES OF WARFARE

Washington, March 27.-In the Senate today MT. Harris of Kansas and Mir Quarles of wisconsin spoke at length on the oleomargarine bill. MT. Harris sup ported the measure but urged that an amendment which he proposed, placing tax of 10 cents a pound on adulterated butter. ought to be adopted.
 MT. Quarels vigorously denounced the oleomargarine industry.
 Mir. Patterson of Colorado sharply criti- cized the methods by which General Funston captured Aguinaldo.
 MT Harris. while he was a supporter of the pending bill. declared that oleo- margarine was an excellent product when not sophisticated and colored in a way to deceive the consumer. It was an article of food of such value that he was surprised the manufacturers of oleomargarine did not advertise 1t as such frankly and bold ly. The deception, he said. was not, how ever, all on one side. The committee had encountered disgusting duplicity upon the part of the butter makers, and 1t was partly to meet this point that he had of fered his amendment.
 steers COfnpeuo WtIn OoWos
 Mir. Quarles, Wisconsin. in support of the pending measure, said that things had come to a strange pass when steers compete with cows as butter producers. It was high time, he thought. for self respecting men to take up the cudgels for the COW and to defend her time-hon- ored prerogative He said that Wisconsin had $12 900 invested in dairy inter ests. He said 115,O0o.000 pounds of oleo- margarine was manufactured every year in the United States making 1t giant fraud.
 At the conclusion of Mir Quarles' speech message from the President recom- mending that provision be made for dip lomauc and consular representatives in Cuba announcing formally that the is- land would be turned over to the Cuba government on May 20 next, was read and referred to the committee on foreign relations.
 MT. Patterson, Colorado, called atten- ton to an Associated Press dispatch from | Topeka, Kan, published today in which Gen. Frederick Funston Is represeted as criticizing some Eastern newspapers be- cause of their comment upon his recent speech before the Lotus Club in New York He said that he would not notice the statement, but for the fact that Gen. eral Funston called to his aid the Pres- dent and the chairman of the Senate com mittee on the Philippines, representing them as endorsing his speech.
 Funston campaigner.
 Mir. Patterson said it was evident that General Funston's speech was to be used for campaign purposes and he thought, therefore, that two things ought to be brought calmly and dispassionately to the attention of the county; first, Gen | eral Funston's own statement of the character of Aguinaldo made in a maga- zine article last October and second the rules of civilized warfare repudiate the deception of the enemy. Mr. Patterson then read at length the provisions of | warfare relating to spies and the use of | deception, saying it should not be coun- | tenanced under any consideration. In conclusion MT. Patterson said that l all authorities upon international law l and the articles of civil warfare declared that the use of the enemy's uniform was not warranted. and that a man in the enemy's uniform who killed another man was guilty of assassination and outside the pale of protection.
 Republicans Have to Vote.
 Washington, March 27.-Representative Babcock of the ways and means commit tee called at the White House today in response to a request from the President It was discovered that the committee stands eight to eight as between the Payne and Tawney Cuban reciprocity propositions. and that MT. Babcock, who had been absent on account of illness, held the deciding vote. After the inter view 1t was stated that MT. Babcock had been won over by the President and that | he would vote for the Payne proposition.