Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-06

products of the world. The islands
of the Pacific coast OF South Ameri-
ca have for years furnished practical-
Iy all the nitrate deposits of the earth.
Peru and Chile fought several
wars over the control OF some of these
Islands. The recent death of General
w. w. Dudley former commissioners
of pensions. combined with q report
that banker Morgan Is engaged In a
plan to control the nitrates of the
world, calls to mind the fact that tho
so-called Landreau claim Is still un-
settled. Landreau was an American
citizen who purchased a concession
covering one of the Peruvian Islands
rich In guano deposits and as II Is al
legged was deprived of his holdings. So
far back as the days of Secretary
Blaine this claim was a cause celebre,
IL has been q subject of negotiation
for upwards Of three decades ana IL
is alleged that the Geneva tribunal
decided in favor of Landreau a year or
TWO ago But the claim has never peen
settled. The original Landreau is deau'
his grandson has passed on and one
of his attorneys. General Dudley. was
buried here only last week. General
Dudley's surviving partner. General
Mitchner Is OF the opinion that inc
attempt of the Morgan syndicate to
control the nitrated deposits may pos
sibly result In the ultimate settlement
of the Landreau claim. But manana
Is the motto of the South American
countries and unless some vigorous
Knoxian policy is invoked II may be
that several generations will pass away
before the Landrcau claim is settled
in spite of the fact that ]. Pierpont
Morgan is trying to control the nitrate
deposits of the world
WHISKY is WHISKY
President Taft has answered the
question What is whisky" greatly TO
the satisfaction of the gentlemen en-
gagged In combining two OF three diff
ferent Installations. Attorney General
Ronapartc Insisted that whisky was the
direct product OF the still with no
extraneous substances Incorporated.
Any product of rectifyinS establish
ment which contained more or less
than was produced from the distiller's
worm was according to Mr, Bona
parties ruling n compound ana NOT
whisky but President Taft has decid-
ed that what is known as whisky Is
commercial whisky. From this time on,
and now he and his cabinet are con-
frontcd with the question What is a
quart
effect on the first OF January pro-
yides that when liquors whether
spirltuous. vinous or malt are shlpped
from one state to another the package
in which they are sent must In ad-
dition to giving the name oil the con-
sienee. show plainly on the lapeiS
the character of the contents and tne
quantities Of same
Ordinarily whisky is put up In bottles
five to the gallon. Commercially these
bottles are known as quarts out the
question arises as to whether OF not
a shipment containing six OF these Dol
tles can be designated as six quarts OF
whether the labels must show that
there are exactly six-0fths of n gallon
in the package. Apparently there Is
no one yet competent to answer that
question The railroads and the eA-
press companies who are held respon-
sible under heavy penalties for .ne
transport of shipments Improperly Ia
beled have declined to render an opin-
ion, the law officers of the government
will not answer questions from parties
outside the executive departments and
the consequence Is that shippers arc
in a uuandary as to where they stand.
1t Is probable, therefore, that President
Taft will have to supplement his uecl-
sion on the question of what is whi3-
ky" by deciding what is quartz
THE BUTTER TRUST"
Recent press dispatches have asserted
that there Is a great trust in existence
to control the price of butter. 1t Is
asserted that some of the Chicago
houses dealing In dairy products have
| practically cornered the butter market
with the purpose of forcing the price of
| this household necessity to a figure