The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
PROPOSED FOR
NEXT CONGRESS
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE WILL
KEEP UP FIGHT FOR MA
TIONAL LEGISLATION.
Pure Food Law Said to be in Danger
Child La.o1 Also Will be Con-
sidsred

The National Anti-Saloon League
will renew its efforts to obtain from
Congress legislation that will enable
the States, in the exercise of their
police powers, to control interstate
traffic in Intoxicating liquors 1t is
not building up any false hopes. be-
cause it has seen the opponents of
such legislation triumph time and
again, but it means to continue the
fight until it gets what it wants. The
whisky influence is good deal
stronger in Congress than most per-
sons suppose it to be. The National
Brewers Association and the Ma
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers AS
ISOLATION, which are sometimes found
at loggerheads in States. always
work together when this old propo-
sition of giving States the right to
control interstate shipments of liquor
within their borders comes up. Under
the circumstances it is not strange
to hear that the liquor interests in
Indiana are anxious TO send a man
to the Senate to succeed Senator
Hemenway
Status of Little6eld Bill.
1t will be recalled that the House
committee on the judiciary refused
to report the so-called Littleheld bill
(the bill for law giving States au-
thority to deal with interstate ship
ments OF Intoxicating liquors. by
holding that it was unconstitutional
Even a delegation from the general
conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, headed by Governor
Hanly. which visited tle speaker,
was unable to obtain a favorable re-
port on the bill. so the legislative
status OF the bill in the House is this:
1t is pending before the judiciary
committee, along with decision by
the committee that such legislation
would be unconstitutional.
The outlook in the Senate is more
favorable. The judiciary committee
of that body also held the bill. as
introduced, was unconstitutional, but
Senator Knox. OF Pennsylvania,
pointed out how constitutional bill
could he drawn, and at the request
OF the committee he wrote such bill
which was favorably reported and is
now on the Senate calendar. This
reans that ii can be voted on at any
time. Under the circumstances it
would seem that the House COM
mittee will again be the storm center
during the coming session and dur ng
future sessions, if rhere shall not be
action taken at the short session. The
demand for such legislation is in
creasing year by year as the area OF
dry territory increases. Realizing this
to be the fact the liquor interests are
alert to see that their influence in the
Legislative body does not decrease
Beveridse Child Labor Law.
Senator Beveridge's child labor bill
will be reported by the Senate COM
mittee on education and labor early
in December. just before TIE ad-
journment of the last session of Con-
gress the committee gave a promise
that the bill would be acted on dur
ing the early weeks of the short ses-
sion. This promise to act does not
mean that the committee will report
the bill favorably, although the Sen
ator from Indiana is hopeful that
such will be its action.
Imported Food Stuffs.
The Agricultural Department and
the Treasury Department have dis
agreed over regulations governing
the admission into this country of i'm
ported fo9dstuffs. Importers of foods
declare that their business is being
interfered with by the pure food law
The Treasury Department propos-
ed the following regulations: % In
all cases where foods or drugs were
held up because of alleged misbrand-
ing or adulteration, the controversy
should be left to be Settled between
the head of the local food laboratory
and the collector of the port, pro-
vided that a similar case had been
settled in the past and precedent
thereby established. GU In every case
where papers bearing upon ques-
ton affecting any consignment OF
foods or drugs were TO be transmit
ed to the Treasury people by the
board of food and drug inspection,
he 20 poA9H9I 90 pInoqs sIsded qons
matter relating to analyses, chemical
composition, etc, and should merely
state the bare facts az to whether
given goods are adulterated or mis-
branded, and why. CD In every case
where a consignment of food or
drugs was to be subjected to inspec-
ton and examination, the consign-
ment should be released and allowed
to go into consumption without Civ
ing of bond by the importer pend
ing the accomplishment Of the analy-
ses by the food laboratory In the
event that analysis showed that the
goods were adulterated or misbrand-
ed, then future similar consignments
were to be held up, provided that
such consignments had started sub