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take would be to annihilate humanity altogether. There is just as 

 much sense, gentlemen, in one argument as there is in the other. And 

 I want to say to you that the men who constitute organized labor, the 

 men who are sufficiently appreciative of the necessity of organization 

 as to band themselves together for the protection of their own interests, 

 are also sufficiently intelligent to appreciate thoroughly and fully the 

 injustice of this attempt to abolish this industry and the nonsense of 

 the arguments which are produced in support of that attempt. 



I have been speaking about members of organized labor. I will say 

 that there are hundreds of thousands of wage earners who are not 

 organized, and who have not had the same opportunity of investigating 

 the various phases of this controversy that the men have had who meet 

 in their lodge rooms, and local union halls, and give it full and intel- 

 ligent discussion. These men are not yet aware of the danger which 

 menaces their future interests. But whenever, in the very improbable 

 event of this bill being passed and sustained by the Supreme Court, 

 these men are informed by their various grocers, " You must eat this 

 product white," you will hear a protest from all over this country that 

 will certainly demand your attention, gentlemen. There is no ques- 

 tion about it. Why a man who from choice or necessity uses butterine 

 should be compelled to eat it white, is something that he can not under- 

 stand, and is something that no other good citizen can understand, and 

 no living man can satisfactorily explain, so long as the coloring sub- 

 stance which has made it heretofore attractive and appetizing is in 

 itself not only not deleterious to health, but wholesome and good for 

 human consumption. 



To my personal knowledge, much of the butter that is presented 

 upon the market is made and kept in bedrooms. There is no question 

 about it. It is the easiest thing in the world to prove. A trip into the 

 country is all that is necessary. 



We all know that there are not many health officials out in the 

 country, and that the vigilant eye of the sanitary officer is not watch- 

 ing the manufacture of this butter. And we all know that people will 

 get used to almost anything. It is only necessary for them to be con- 

 fronted with the necessity of taking sucn a course temporarily, and not 

 being in a position to experience any of the disadvantages of that par- 

 ticular method they can not see why they should discontinue it. 

 Consequently, in a great many instances, butter is made amidst envi- 

 ronments that would not be tolerated for a moment were it known to 

 the proper health authorities. 



Senator ALLEN. Excuse me for interrupting you to make a sugges- 

 tion. My idea is that the butter made by the farm wives is superior 

 to all other kinds of butter. 



Mr. McETAMEE. I know, Senator. But you will pardon me if I sug- 

 gest that farm wives differ in their habits, however. 



Senator ALLEN. Yes ; that is true, of course. 



Mr. McISTAMEE. And while there may be a great many farm wives, 

 and while I will admit that there may be a majority of farm wives, who 

 understand the proper method of manufacturing butter, I desire to say 

 to you that it has been my personal experience that there are a great 

 many farm wives who do not understand how to make butter properly, 

 and if they did understand it, butter used in general commerce would 

 be more easily consumed than it is at present. 



Take it among us railroad men, for instance. When a conductor 

 goes out on a run, as we call it (it is called a trip by the general pub- 

 lic), he takes along with him enough food to last until he gets back 



