New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
NAY lNDlCT PROF. MOORE.
HOW CASE CAME TO LIGHT.
ATTENTION of President Directed 10 1t
More Probing To BE Done.
fnr rELFaKtPH TO rHE -pIruNE.l

Oyster Bay. July 29-By direction of President
Roosevelt Acting Secretary Barnes made public
to-day an the correspondence relating 20 the
''nitro-culture case" which resulted yesterday
in ;he resignation OF Professor George T. Moore,
of the Bureau OF Plant Industry in the Depart
rrent OF Agriculture. The letters i'm the case are
presented without executive comment and no
promise OF future action is given. IL may be
taken for granted. however, that IL the officials
AZ the Department OF Justice advise the proseeu-
ton OF any culpable parties in the latest Agri-
cultural Department scandal the President Will
order them 10 exhaust all efforts to bring the
guilty ones 10 punishment.
Lame as Professor MOore's defence is con-
sidered al the executive Office the fact remains
that his explanation places several OF his supe-
riors i'm an unenviabe light. II is scarcely prob
able that Secretary Wilson will pause in his in
vestigation until he learns all the. facts i'm the
case and il is within the range OF probability
that other designations viii follow.
The first suggestion toward looking into the
bureau in which Professor Moore employed
came in a letter 10 President Roosevelt from T.
d. Hartman. manager OF The National stock
man and Farmer under date of July 10 In
HIS letter Mr.. Hartman says:
We beg TO call your attention to the matter OF
the United States Department OF Agriculture in
connection with ;he development and exploitation
convince that employees OF the department
have been. unduly interested in firms which have
been organised 10 develop and sell these cultures
10 farmers and others at an eNorbitant price; As
10 the exploitation OF the merits Of nitroculture
beg call YOUR attention article aP-
pearing in 'Pearson's Magazine" for April 1850
and olher ARTICLES appearing in The Century
and other magazines. with which you no doubt are
familiar These articles were read and approved
least passivey) by the employees OF the de-
peftment before they appeared in the magazines
No argument Is necessary TO show that they
misleading. and the damage following such publi-
caton 10 our agricultural interests would be nara
Ne mace personal investigation Of the matter
about April Is. We inclose herewith our report OF
The same. We are convinced now that We were
9ury led as make the report as favorable 10 the
department as possible. Since publishing these
articles We have evidence 10 convince us that our
nrst IMPRESSIONS we're correct ana ihat employees
of The department were interested the manu-
facture and sale of nitrocultup We ready
70 orer froofs ia regard 70 these statements, ana
are willing you for y personal interview
X you desire the same al any lime yOn may COM
mand.
This letter. with the accompanying papers.
Was referred by President Roosevelt on July l.
10 Secretary Wilson, with request that
port b. made TO him on The subject. The report
reached the President to-day i'm the form of the
following letter from Secretary wilson
Department Of Agriculture.
once of the Secretary. Washington, July IS
Mr.. p. 4. Barnes. Acting Secretary 10 the Presi-
Dear Mr. Bsrnesi ei received from Won few, davs
ago certain papers herewith returned. coming
the president from the AKtell Rush Publishing
and exploitation OF nitrOSulture in this depart
ment- ] have looked into the matter. and to-day
Ss; en,.a ore ore oFoaghl % me ds ms res, @
will send copy OF the papers 10 tho Department
OF Justice and have them determine whether the
JAMES WILSON