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Now, another thing, I want to say this for Mr. Knight's benefit, and 

 I am not here to throw boquets, but I think I know what I am talking 

 about. I possibly had something to do, indirectly, with the securing of 

 this law. I had an interview with Senator Foraker of Columbus just 

 before he returned to Washington, and he informed me and some other 

 members of our association that he was going back to Washington to 

 vote against the bill and that he expected he would make a speech 

 against it; but before Mr. Foraker had time to get, aboard the train, Mr. 

 Knight and others were notified of the fact by wire, and that set the 

 wires teeming with messages such as caused Mr. Foraker and the other 

 senator from our State of Ohio to change their opinions and we got the 

 vote from Mr. Foraker, although he did as he suggested, pulled the teeth 

 of the bill as he thought he had, before he voted for it. 



Now there has been another thing stated about Mr. Guthrie, the law- 

 yer they have retained, as the greatest constitutional lawyer in the 

 United States. This is possibly true and I want to say that they not only 

 have the greatest constitutional lawyer, but they have the firm of the 

 greatest tricksters in that high position, and the firm that first took up 

 the defense of this suit in Cincinnati, the firm with which Senator For- 

 aker is connected. 



One other thing, I do not believe the constitutionality of this law 

 can be attacked successfully. Senator Bailey, the man who represented 

 the interests of the oleomargarine forces in Congress, admitted, when 

 forced to admit it, that if the bill became a law it would not be unconsti- 

 tutional because we could not go back of the law and state what the 

 Senators' motives were in voting for it, but they had no moral right to 

 vote for it. 



S. B. Stiillixg: It seems to lie the sentiment of the puhhc 

 that this organization l)e maintained and it seems a lousiness prop- 

 osition for us to entertain a^ moticMi of this kind and have it as 

 a record. I have felt this way. — that we are working- today in 

 a business manner and we have tin )Ught that the probabihties are 

 that if we wotild incorporate, n.iake our body a legal body and 

 make it broader ar.d wider the people would have more c(Mihd- 

 ence in it. 



The hour is growing late. I believe the sentinnent expressed 

 has been stronglv in favor of the maintenance of this organiza- 

 tion. I believe if we would pass a resolution that we proceed 

 to reorganize, I guarantee if we can go ahead, if someone will 

 make a resolution of this kind that we can get through in the 

 next ten minutes. 



]\Ir. Slaughter: I make the motion that we proceed to re- 

 organize the National Dairy Union. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



