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product of a living factory, in the form of a cow, frequently unclean 

 and disease infected, and which can not be regulated by health pre- 

 cautions, as a butteriue factory can ? 



Here is another specific protest against increasing the tax on 

 oleomargarine : 



We believe that the present Federal law taxing butterine 2 cents per pound, and 

 the additional regulations imposed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, are 

 sufficient to properly regulate the manufacture and sale of butterine. 



Here is an expression from some of the gentlemen to whom I referred 

 recently as having met in the blacksmith shop. 

 This is from the Journeyman Horseshoers' IJniou: 



We feel that all people having arrived at the age of discretion should be left to 

 exercise their own choice as to whether they shall use butter or oleomargine : 

 Therefore, be it 



Resolved by Journeyman Horseshoers' Union No. 40, of Columbus, Ohio, That as long 

 as butteriue is colored with a healthful ingredient said coloring should be encour- 

 aged, as it improves the appearance of the product; that we do most emphatically 

 condemn the persecution being waged against the butterine industry; that we pro- 

 test against the attempt to increase the tax thereon, and that copies of this resolu- 

 tion be forwarded to every Congressman, with the request that they each and every 

 one exert the most strenuous efforts to crushingly defeat once and for all any and all 

 measures providing for the further taxing of butterine. 



Now, gentlemen, I know, and so does the average citizen who knows 

 anything about the lives of public men and how tbeir time is occupied, 

 that it is absolutely impossible to bring to the attention of each and 

 every Senator or member of Congress every letter and every appeal 

 and every communication that is sent them. I myself have a hard 

 time in reading and disposing of the mail which I in my humble capacity 

 receive. And when I realize how your time, gentlemen, is taken up 

 I can not but come to the conclusion that it is absolutely impossible for 

 you to read all of these communications or to give very much attention 

 to them. In a great many cases I know that they never get past the 

 private secretary, particularly if the Senator or Congressman is busy, 

 and it must be something of a very important personal nature on those 

 occasions to receive his attention, 



The CHAIRMAN. We know of the fact that they do protest. These 

 labor union protests have been coming in for a long time. Now, in 

 view of the fact that we have a very short time and are to hear Mr. 

 Davis next this afternoon, there being only a few minutes left before 

 we adjourn, is it not sufficient to file these protests? If you have any 

 new facts to present, I want to give you all possible opportunity to 

 state them. 



Mr. McNAMEE. I have already, you know, asked for permission to 

 refer to various points in them. 



The CHAIRMAN. We should be glad to have you do so as rapidly as 

 possible, for we shall have to adjourn very shortly. 



Mr. McNAMEE. When will you adjourn, Senator? 



The CHAIRMAN. We will have to adjourn now in ten minutes, at 12 

 o'clock. 



Mr. McNAMEE. Can I use those ten minutes? 



The CHAIRMAN. Yes. 



Mr. McNAMEE. That was what I understood when the gentleman 

 gave me permission to proceed. 



The CHAIRMAN. Yes; I simply wanted to be sure not to cut you off 

 short, and to let you know that you only had a few minutes left. 



Mr. McNAMEE, I appreciate that courtesy on your part, Senator; I 

 do, indeed. 



