The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29
Postnasters On Merit
 Advocated By League
Women Voters Group Here Communicates Views OI
 Support to Congressman Smith

MNt4A0S4W VI NAtW W9WNkWNAy eNSN0N WV of Women Voters have shown much interest in the progress of two bills now being considered by committees ln congress. The first is the Cope. land Pure Food and Drug hill which ls intended to extend further pro- teotlon to consumers of food and drugs. The other is the Ramspeck hlll providing for the appointment of poatmastera according to merit Mrs. J. Harold Root president of tho locAl league os women voters,in an official statement issued thls morning states that the Ramspeck blll has the support of the national league oG women voters since N is Nhe best hill 90 fer presented which extends the principles Of the merit system, Mrs. Root urges all those in favor oe the btll % write Congressman J. Joseph smith re Questing his support of the bill.
 Copeland UlIl
 The Copeland blil, in It's present form, b felt by the league ol women voters to be somewhat weaker than the existing lAw. The league is advocating several amenu- ments to the bill which will greatly strengthen it. The Honorable schuyler Merritt, congressman from Connecticut, e Q member oE the committee considering tho Copeland bill and all those interested in se.. curing on adequate pure fcod ana drug law may communicate wltn him conoernlng tho propo9ed amendments,
 The complete statement Of Mgs' Root is as SolloWs: Many inquiries have come to me As president of the Watevuury iIeaRue of Women Voters regarding the stand which the national oreRn- nation is taking toward the Cope. land Aiil 6, Q tpure food and drvgs! and the Ramspeck Dill HR, SSet (merit system in civil servlce). The ieaaue endorsed tho Copeland bill in It's original form but now teels that certain changes since made in it have greatly weakened it ana reduced i@ value, It N probable that the subcommittee oI tho In- teratate and Foreign Commerce Committee, to which the bill has been assigned, will meet within the neVt few days for its consideration, if Vhe Copeland bill is to be mace one vhioh wiil give real protection to the consumer, it is imperative that members of thls committee hear from an impressive number ot people in their own districts con. corning the amendments which the league considers SO necessary to tA'a bilG -
 Proposed Damages
 1, To restore tho provision sor nlnltiplo seizures in cases of ms. brAnding, 70 that the bill will at least conform to the present prao" ti0a of the Food end Drug Adnlin- istration in enforcing tho exsSt- ing lew. .
 serted h tho bill by tho seneM which makes it necessary to wy selEure cases in the district whore tha claimant resides, if he so 70. auests, This provision imposes iimitat!on on the Food and Drug Administration which would 20 diSadvAntageous to the puene interest," ...
 3, TO make the penalties TOT false advertising more seveto, particularly In eases where Me e,ifenso hes occurred several times,
 {, TO change on aIhendment inserted by tho senate whien would allow drugs for whieh . ttandaYd ef strength and quaAty has been set by an official com pendlum to vary from that stana' ara without requiring tho varle' tion to be set forth on tho lApel
 6. 10 require tho listing es ln' gredients of cosmetics on the |, label. cosmetic. ..
 "Ths league appreciates that tns