The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-09-07
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington D. c. Aug. 81,

The official vindications of the
government officials who have been
under suspicion are beginning to
come in. 1t is usually the case
when there is an investigation OF
any kind in the service that the
most and the highest of the officials
come out of the crash with if an T.
thing enhanced regulations. The
Agricultural Department is proving
no exception to the rule. The
Secretary of Agriculture was able
several days ago to announce the
reinstatement Of Prof. Moore of the
division of soils and of Nitro Cul-
ture fame. 1t was explained that
he was engaged in work that no
one else i'll the country was compe-
tent to carry out and that there
was nothing wrong anyhow in his
connection with the Nitro Culture
company but that he had been
scared out of the Department"
before due investigation of the
case. Today a statement was is
sued by the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture that the inv. stigation in the
Bureau of Animal Industry had
been concluded and triumphantly
vindicated DR.. Salmon, the chief of
that Bureau who was known to
have been interested some time ago
with Mr.. Howard of the Howard
Publishing company, the concern
that for some years past has fur
nisbed the department with the
patented meat inspection label used
on all carcases of animals passed
by the government inspectors at
the big packing houses. The word
big may be used advisedly for it
was mostly the big packers who
succeeded in getting inspectors ap-
pointed; and without the govern
ment inspection it was impossible
to sell meat abroad, most of the
countries to which the United
States exports. requiring a govern.
ment certificate before allowing
meat to be put on the market.
There were number of the smaller
firms who were debarred not only
from this trade but from the mar
ket in some states at home because
they could not furnish government
certified meat. The head of the
Bureau of Animal Industry ex-
planned at the time that this short
age of inspectors was because of the
scantiness of his appropriation. OF
course the big packers had to be
served first. AT any rate there
have been three indictments in con-
nection with the Agricultural De-
partment's Cotton leak scandal and
it is said that in most OF the gov
ernment departments, all deputy
marshall has to do is to stand at
the front door with sheet of white
paper folded lengthwise and yell
Indictment" to have every one
in sight hunt cover.
XIX
Of course the real news of the
week is not in Washington just now,
but the officials of the State Depart
ment are greatly interested in the
outcome of events at Portsmouth
and DO one of whatever politics will
grudge President Roosevelt full
praise for all that he has done to
bring about peace. 1t came as
surprise to most of the foreign
Offices abroad to learn that an agree.
ment of the plenipotentiaries had
been reached. 1t has been thought
and possibly hoped in the countries
where the United States is not much
liked that the conference would end
in break up and all the Presidents
efforts would go for naught. But
this eventuality has been happily
avoided aud it Is possible af,er all
that the treaty may be brought to
Washington for signature in the
Diplomatic Room of the State De-
partment where signatures have
already been affixed to SO many inn
portant treaties. The Treaty of
Washington would be a pleasant
name to go down in history and
the Diplomatic Room is being re-
fitted and put in good order 20 that
if the great session Is concluded
here everything will befh readiness.