The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
UNIQUE DOCUMENT.
Remarkable Petition Presented to
the United States Senate.


the United States Senate.
document probably unique in the
official literature OF Congress is fresh
from the press Of the Public Printer. Il
bears the Official impress OF the Senate,
having been ordered formally 10 be print
ed The unprecedented feature OF this
document Is the number OF signatures It
contains Of distinguished physicians. Be
yond doubt. no such collection Of names
OF medical practitioners. many OF them OF
worldwide reputation, has ever been pub
lished in the advocacy OF admission. free
Of duty. OF a mineral water whose ex-
tensive use these experts pronounce i'm
portant to the promotion Of public health.
The document opens with letter ad-
dressed by DR.. Edward Bedloe 10 Senator
T. E Warren, calling his attention 10 the
fact that a petition praying for the re-
moval Of duty on Tansan mineral water,
presented by Senator Penrose on June
"a, and referred TO the Committee on FL
nance, is based solely on broad princi
pies OF humanity, while the representa-
tive character OF the signers. as leaders
In advanced medical thought and prac-
tice. and teachers in various institutions
Of learning. makes the weight OF the pc
tition beyond all proportion. even 70 the
great number Of signers. Then follows
the petition itself, addressed 10 the chair
man OF the Finance Committee OF the
Senate, reciting the noncompetitive and
health-giving properties OF this water
from the volcanic rock OF japan. and the
importance 70 the public welfare that
its cost be lessened through exemption
OF duty. 50 that it may be used freely
by the public and dispensed for use in
charitable institutions
The signatures attached 70 this petition
cover several closely printed pages, and
Include prominent representatives OF the
medical profession in Philadelphia. New
York. Chicago, Louisville, Detroit. Nil
waukee. St Louis, Denver, Bunalo, and
other American cities.
The petition Is as follows:
TO the Honorable Chairman Finance Committrs Of
the Senate sirty-frst Congress Of the United
States
United States uet foT The psrpose a protecting
the industries q the country and the interests II
rs citizens. as vel for the purpose Of rsrenue
import duties shall D. placed upon articles q FOR.
thelesa, only upon slch article q manufacture o.
production as may also b manufactured or pro
cuced within tie United States BY the citizens q the
o1niry. or be considered articles II luXury solely
and
Whereas IL is 20 part of ths VII Of ne people
% place prOhi5tiye duties upon articles - neoes-
sty not entering into competition with articles Of
the same nature prodnced or manufactured within
The United States: and
Nhereas II Is particularly desirable % afford the
citizens q Tie Unitad States every Opportunity 60
obtain AZ The lowest price possible sny article used
n the t-eatnaent q disease the maintenancs q
health; and
Whereas the water known as Tansar has It's
origin under Circumstances impossible b reproduce
sITirging from the depths q volcanic roek IN the
Characteristic strata composing The empire q Japan
and Possesses prcpertcs as get impossible f5E the
anaiyst - determine probably through ifaprcgua-
u0u with substances and Flses allied with the ~
Gently discovered group % elements such as arvou.
heun, radiuul. NenOn. cryptou. &c. g1TirE Il un-
riFalcd aud unique medicinal qualities; and
Where's u Is also part of the extraordinary
qualities q this water that i is absolutely free
froul coutanination possessing 20 tTuce Whatever
q the nirites organic natter or bacterial life; and
Whereas IN order % maintain It's ezosutionEl
Purity and ell It's other valuable qualities espe-
cally those eVanescent IN character Il Is necassary
% place the water in bottles heuneticaly saled Is
. Esshcs from the volcanic rock: and
Nhereas this Water is recognized WherUver used I
by the medical profession. of great value beng
Ire county. iD some cases 20 tie exclusion Il any
other agent and being used exclusively in certain
representative hospitals: and
Whereas b. reason a distance the high rltes q i
freight from Japan. The eIistiug duty ON minaraI
waters q al kinds. which are not competitors Of
this water tho price q the THter ID already higher
than is consistent With The frcCst opportunity Tor 4
use hy all CITIZENS q The Unired States: and
Whereas Il would Wo-k greatly % the public Wei- I
fare If the oost Of the VEter could be lessenod 50
that = could be used freely b. those u modezts I
means. ard BE- readily dispensed 10 the poor 70 4
charitable institutions for the treatment q disease;
NoE. therefore. be u known that We. the under 4
1igucd. citizens Of the United States engaged in I
ne practice q medicine and surgery. IN the interest
4 the pubic health and welfare. do res1ecyfuily \
petition the bonorahle membsEs q the Stxty-fTst
-0ngTess and the honorable members q the Financs
Committee q the Senate. that they give especial
,cnsideTaton 10 the mltter q the tariff on Tausan
wafer and we hereby AK our signatures as medical
lractiriouCrs EW1rs b. perS0-1l eIperiencs q
he beneficial curative. snd pEophylacfic qualities
Z Tansan and EhO ioin IN the petition % remove
be duty on Tansan water. and 70 not add the
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