, 1921-06-16
NlONDELL KEPT BUSY

WASHINGTON, June 10. - The
French-Capper Truth in Fabric bill.
which proposes to compel manufaC-
turers to stamp their cloth with its
contents OF virgin wool and OF shod-
dy, received the support OF practi-
cally every important farm and
stock organization OF America while
under consideration by the Inter
state Commerce Committee OF the
Senate. Among the witnesses also
were representatives OF the mer-
chant tailors and the dyers and
cleaners OF the nation. Men and
women in nearly every walk OF life
were represented by spokesman who
urged the speedy enactment of the
measure. Following the hearings, a
statement was prepared for presen-
tauOn to President Harding. briefly
explaining the issue. This was
signed by representatives OF the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
the National Grange. the National
Board of Farm Organizations. the
National Sheep and Wool Bureau of
America, the International Associa-
ton of Dyers and Cleaners, the Ma
tional Association Of Merchant Tail
ors of America. the Wyoming Wool
Grawers' Association. the Ohio Sheep
and Wool Growers Association, the
South Dakota Sheep and Wool Grow
ers' Association. the Davenport
(Iowa) Women's Club. the Tri-State
Wool Growers Association. the
Washington County (Pa.) Farm
Bureau. the Washington County
Pomona Grange, the Washington
County Wool Growers Association,
the American Delaiue Record Asso-
citation, the New York State Fedora
ton Of County Sheep Growers Co
operative Associations, Inc, the Chi
cage Literary Score, the American
Rambouillet Association. the Union
County tOhio) Wool Growers Asso-
citation and the Maryland Sheep
Growers Association.
The names of upwards of $50
other organizations which have en-
dorsed the bill were appended. The
statement read:
Your attention Is invited to the
fact that virgin wool Is counterfeit
ed by substitutes in cloth and
clothes. Counterfeiting is in all
cases IN in~tolerable wrong and in
direct opposition to the policy of
our Government to prevent fraud
and deception. The wrong and the
menace that result from counter
feiting virgin wool are greater than
in the case of other counterfeiting.
for the reason that the counterfeit
ing or virgin wool takes advantage
of the peoples misunderstanding OF
the terms, all wool and pure wool,
which the people believe can mean
only virgin wool; but which may in
clude all grades Of substitutes, even
the most inferior. The counter
feiting Of virgin wool by substitutes
not only inflicts grievous wrong
upon the consuming public and de
prfves the distributors and consum-
ers OF wool fabrics Of their right to
know the exact contents OF their pur-
chases; but Will. II continued, in
evitably destroy sheep husbandry. an
essential industry. Three things are
imperative in order to right the
wrong which results from substi-
tutes' counterfeiting virgin wool: /.
The compulsory stamping OF wool
cloth; 2. The compulsory identified
ton of substitutes; 3. The designa-
ton in precise and unmistakable
terms Of both substitutes and virgin
wool. The French-Capper Truth in
Fabric bill. known in the Senate as
s. 1913 and, in the House Of Repre-
s%entatives. as H. r.. "a. makes it
compulsory to stamp wool cloth. to
identify substitutes and to designate
both substitutes and virgin wool in
precise and unmistakable terms and
would put a stop to substitutes
counterfeiting virgin wool. You are.
therefore. earnestly requested by the
organizations and representatives
whose signatures are here appended
to exercise every proper influence
within your power to accomplish a
speedy enactment Of the French