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The Solicitor General’s decision not being acceptable to all
md parties concerned, the President took the matter up for per-
the sonal consideration, and, on December 26, last, ordered the
by ~ rulings of President Roosevelt changed in some respects;
pon holding that neutral spirits and whisky are like substances,
ted but further holding that those who make rectified, redistilled
. P. whisky are "required to use a brand which will show exactly
_ the kind of whisky they are selling," as "Whisky made from
Lge- redistilled spirits," or "Whisky made from neutral spirits," as '
di- the case may be.
The President’s statement is in part as follows:
"With this result, the question arises, What ought
the order to be so that the purpose of the pure food
law can be carried out'? The term ‘straight whisky’
is well understood in the trade and well understood by T
consumers. There is no reason, therefore, why those
who make straight whisky may not have the brand ·
upon their barrels of straight whisky, with further
· descriptive terms, as ‘bourbon’ or ‘rye’ whisky, as the
composition of the grain used may justify, and they
the may properly add, if they choose, that it is aged in
the WOM}; . , . , , .
ms _ Those who make whisky of rect1fied,_ redis-
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18_ tilled or neutral spirits cannot complain if, in order
pal to prevent further frauds, they are_requ1red· to use a
are brand which will show exactly the kind of whisky they
ati are selling. For that reason it seems to me fair to re-
,u_ quire them to brand their product as ‘Whisky made
Qu from rectified spirits,’ or ‘Wh1sky made from redis-
ed tilled spirits,’ or ‘Whisky made from neutral sp1r1ts,’
' as the case may be; and, if aged in the wood, as some-
ky times is the case with this kind of whiskies, they may
me I add this fact. ·
iw "A great deal of liquor sold is a mixture of
'hé straight whisky with whisky made from neutral
' spirits. Now, the question is, whether this ought
ul- to be regarded as a compound or a blend. The
ld_ pure food law provides that ‘in the case of articles
int labeled, branded or tagged so as to plainly indi-
Lat cate that they are compounds, imitations or blends,’
go the term ‘blend’ shall be construed to mean amix-
` ture of- like substances, but excluding harmless color-