, 1922-12-14
TRUTH-IN-FABRIC
BEFORE CONGRESS
Report in New York Paper are to
the Effect that Bill will Prob
ably be Amended

The Daily News Record, of New
York City, which is devoted to the
interests of the clothing n af-
filiated industries, is rarely without
some reference to the status of the
Truth-in-Fabric movement in It's
columns, while the attitude of the
paper is, needless to say, not exactly
friendly to the proposition OF COM
polling dealers and manufacturers to
mark wooden goods plainly with the
percentage of virgin wool contained
therein.
The Record is evidently keeping
an eye on Washington and the
French-Capper bill which is de-
signed to protect both the grower
and final consumer of wool from
shoddy, m%asquerading as "aH WOOL
for in a recent issue the following
dispatch from the national capital
appeared:
An effort to revive the truth-in-
fabric bill which has been dormant
some months will be made next
week when a subcommittee of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee will confer with proponents OF
the measure looking toward its
amendment.
1t is understood that Senator Wat
son, of Indiana, who is chairman of
the subcommittee. has said that If
the bill can be amended so as to
change the definition of "shoddy" to
a more liberal Interpretation of that
term, a favorable report may be ex-
pected from the subcommittee.
See No Chance for Present Bill
While definite information was
lacking today regarding the full ex-
tent of the proposed amendments,
many senators being absent from the
city following the holiday, it was I'M
derstood at the Capitol that there
might be a chance for n bill which
would require that merchandise in
interstate commerce must not be
marked wool unless 1t contains all
wool, but that there is hesitation
about passing a bill which would re-
strict the term wool to virgin wool
only.
George d. Briggs, who Is chair
man of the legislative committee of
the National Sheep and Wool Bureau
of America, which organization has
been the chief prepayment OF the
truthin-fabric bill. was in Washing
ton last week. Mr.. Briggs stated
that he had just arrived and had not
seen anyone regarding the truth-in-
fabric measure. He expressed keen
interest when informed that the sub
committee was about to enc its
consideration of the bill.
The m of those who have been
asked to appear before the sub-com-
mittee next week and give their opin-l
ion of the proposed amendment were
not made public and Senator Watson
could not be reached in person. nor
could Senator Fernald. Senator
Smith. the third member of the sub
committee. has not returned from n
vacation.
Favorable Report Expected
Senator Gooding. former president
of the Wool Growers Association.
and one OF the senators who have
been pushing the truth-in-fabric bill
as drawn, stated that he expected a
favorable report on the measure
from the subcommittee at an early
date.
Senator Capper. whose name is at
tarhed to the bill. and who is head OF
the farm bloc in the Senate. stated
that while he understood hat the
sub committee was considering
amending the bill before voting on
a report. he did not know the extent
of the amendments contemplated.
Senator Smoot expressed the opin-
ion that II would be extremely diff
cult to make such n law workable
oven by liberal amendments to the
hill "a ~ Qtan1a nnw