The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-02

To the Public Of Washington
In the past month the honorable Sec
Rotary Of Agriculture and the health Of
iicer in turn have delivered themselves
OF proclamations that would seem to set
tie the fate Of the old COW and the dairy
business in the future-and all without
the semblanCe Of law 70 back them up
except the extra judicial functions they
have assumed Nor is this all. Each of
the daily papers (The Herald not ex-
cepted has worked of a pusiIlanimous
and sickiy editorial on the milk Ques-
ton, which, for studied platitude and
jejune aridity. scarcely has an equal.
seeming 10 have been written for the two
fold object Of intimidating the milk pro-
Queer, and at the same time playing for
a compliment from the milk consumer.
The dairymen have had but little to
say IN the controversy that has been
going on for some months respecting the
milk supply Of Washington; in fact, they
have not had an opportunity 10 do so. as
the authorities seem TO have a censor
ship Of the entire press Of the city, and
have had the privilege Of seeing all the
articles offered the press that would in
any way controvert what they have said
On several occasions the editors have
positively refused the producer OF the
dealer anything that would in any way
reflect on the administration of the dairy
affairs
The very awkward position we find our
selves in to-day is directly attributable
to the OfficiOus inteTmeddling on the part
of certain gentlemen connected with the
Medical Society, but in no way have they
the support OF the best element of that
body. The Marine Hospital Service, too.
has had much TO say that It cannot
verify: and il Will only require a careful
reading OF its report 70 show how con-
Trajectory its statements are. The Agri-
cultural Department. also. has extended
its parental wing. and wants 10 come in
for share of the glory. Space will not
allow me 10 tell what the Agricultural
Department has done, but If any one will
take the trouble to read the bulletins
published by it for the past thirty years
and notice how often the department has
Topped from one side to the other. il will
not take long to decide that the learned
gentlemen Of the Agricultural Department
are not a safe guide for practical, sane
business people to follow.
If our local health officer had the good
judgment and the fine sense to apply the
laws as he finds them in the statute
]
ering." or without intruding any Of his
judicial functions as to applying the law
tighter or lOOSer as he expressed II
some days ago In the papers. conditions
might not have been so bad
If the press or any of the abOve-named
gentlemen expect 10 brighten the milk
producers and the milk dealers by pub
fishing intimidating news articles. they
have ''reckOned withqlt their host"
For the benefit of al concerned il may
ne we'll to mention some OF the things
that the Agricultural Department and the
health officer will do well to keep in
mind:
First-That the dairy industry is one Of
the largest. # not the largest. wealth
| producers in the United States.
Second-That some of the bToadest. big
gest, best, and brainiest men in the land
have their talent and capital engaged
in II.
Third-That they do know their rights,
and viii maintain them.
F8urth-lThat they, like all other bodies
of men, viii have voice In making the
I laws that govern them. And
Fifth-That the legislator that fails to
| pay some attention to their wishes may