The Washington times., 1903-09-20
NEW PURE FOOD LAW
APPROVED IN EUROPE
Wiley Thinks 1t Will Les
sen Adulterated Imports.
YET FRAUDS MAY BE TRIED
Not Communicative Regarding New
Doctored Food Experiments-Sub-
jects to Be Employees.
YET FRAUDS MAY BE TRIED

Dr. Harvey w. Wiley. director OF the
Bureau Of Chemistry OF the Agricultural
Department. said yesterday that nothing
would be done in the way OF his experi-
nents in feeding chemically preserved
foods TO young men to obtain data upon
the injuriousness OF such foods until
after the FIRST rush Of business incidental
to the enforcement OF the new pure food
Law is over
Dr. Wiley recently returned from an
unofficial visit to Europe. where he con-
suited the American consuls and many
foreign manufacturers upon the new law
Speaking of his observations he said:
The people / met abroad were. as a
rule. in thorough sympathy with the law
We are now enforcing. calling upon for
eign manufacturers TO ship to this coun-
try food as pure as that which they
must sell in their own countries They
have 10 follow certain regulations NJ
home. and il is felt it is no more thsl
right that they should be willing TO
abide by regulations just as strict when
they ship TO America
False Certificates Possible.
Some of the manufacturers may de-
sire to circumvent the new law and con-
tinue the expectation OF impure or adal-
terated articles to the States. but they
realize that we are determined TO stop
the practice. and there is nothing else
for them to do but to comply with our
statute. A large number of them are
taking advantage of the liberty we give
them OF sending in a certificate that the
cargo is up TO the standards of their home
government. This certificate is taken
as prima facie evidence of the fact that
the goods are pure. but If analysis shows
the certificate is false, it does not n
the least. prevent us from sending back
the goods.
There has been some complaint OF
delays caused by the new law. hut II IS
impossible TO create conditions that Viii
not cause some such delay. and the COM
plants have not been rs numerous as
has been alleged
Il have been quoted as saying that no
genuine chateau wine comes 10 the
United States What | really said vas
that a prominent English exper; made
that statement 10 me and 1 ssgvoed
with him by saying thought there was
some of the genuine article brought
here
"All OF the stories about my plans for
renewing the so-cailed poisoned .ood
experiments are fakes. pure and simple.
as l decline absolutely 10 make any
statements on that subject. / have ad-
mitted the next preservative to be tried
viii be salieylie acid. but that is all the
Information l have given. l suppose We
viii have about a dozen young men in
the next experiments. which viii net
begin for a month or so. and We prefer
those connected with the bureau or he
Department of Agriculture. as we have
better control OF them.
Thanks for your offer. but really we
do not care 20 take any reporters into
the experimeEtSi that would be TOO
easy. No. / have not yet decided that
l will do about allowing the young men
TO break training and get a Christmas
dinner at home. Christmas is a lOrg
ways on, and we will not cross that
bridge until we get TO it,