The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
PRESIDENT Is
URGING ACTION
Executive Nightly Stirred Up Over
Recent Scandals.
FACTS IN THE MOORE CASE
SOME TALK OF CRIMINAL PROS
EcUTloN.

n YSTBR BAY. \. Y. July 2e.-An
investigation of the case of, Dr..
George T. Moore. Psychologist of
the department of agriculture. who re
signed yesterday, is TO be made by the
department OF justice to determine
whether a prosecution is warranted by
the facts.
This was clearly indicated in the cor
respondence between the president and
Secretary Wilson, publication Of which
was authorized by the president. 1t APP
pears from this and the accompanying
papers that the first suggestion toward
looking into the bureau in which DR..
Moore was employed came in a letter TO
President Roosevelt from T.. d. Har-
man, manager of the National Stock
man and Farmer. under date of July
10 IN his letter Mr. Harman says:
Abundant Evidence.
we beg to call your attention to the
matter of the United States department
OF agriculture in connection with the
development and exploitation of nitro
culture. We have abundant evidence
10 convince Us that employees OF the de-
partment have been unduly Interested
in firms which have been organized 10
develop ana sell these cultures TO farm
erS and others at eXorbitant prices As
TO the exploitation of the merits Of
nitro culture we beg TO call your atten-
ton to an article appearing in Pear
sons Magazine for April 1905, and
other articles appearing in the Cen
fury and other ma gazines. with which
YOU are no doubt familiar. These
articles appearing in the Century and
other magazines, with which YOU are
no doubt familiar. These articles were
read and approved cat least passtvely),
by the employees of the department be
fore they appeared in the magazines.
her
they are misleading and the damage
following such publication to our agri-
cultural interests would be hard to|
estimate.
Proof Offered.
I'VE made personal investigation
about April 10. We enclose herewith
our report on the same. We are con-
WINGED that we were misled, and our
intense desire to do no one any injury
led us to make the report as favorable
TO the department as possible. Since
publishing these articles We have evil
dence TO convince US that our first i'm
presSiOuS were correct. and that en-
ployes of the department were inter-
ested in the manufacture and sale of
nitro-culture. We are ready to offer
proofs ia regard to these statements,
and are willing to meet you for a per-
sonal interview if you desire same at
any time you may command"
This letter, with the accompanying
papers, was referred by President
Roosevelt on July II to Secretary VIII
son with a request that a report be
made to him on the subject The re-
FORT reached the president today in the
form of the following letter from Sec
rotary Wilson to Acting Secretary
Barnes.
Resignation Followed.
Dear Mr. Barnes: 1 received from
you few days ago certain papers,
herewith returned. coming to the presi-
dent from the AXtell Rush Pump COM
pany of Pittsburg, relative to the de-
velopment and exploitation of nitro (
culture in this department 1 have
looked into the matter, and today |
George T. Moore brought me his resig-
nation which 1 accepted and of which !
1 send you a copy I will send a copy 4
of the papers to the department of JUS
tice and have them determine whether !
the case requires action by them.
Very truly YOURS,
JAMES WILSON.
Together with copy of Mr.. Moore's J
resignation. which was published to- 1
day. Secretary Wilson sent to the 1
president a copy of -MOOre's statement (
made 10 the secretary in defense of I
his. alleged connection with the nitro 4
culture concern. That statement indi- I
Gates that Moore's superiors in the de- {
department of agriculture were cogniz- /
ant for a long time Of his desire to /
leave the department to Identify him !
self with the uitro-culture company
unless he could secure n promotion, |
but in it Moore expressly says that /
his superiOrs did not know his wife
was stOckhoider in the company or
that considerable block OF the stock
had been reserved for him. For some
reason, which is not explained. Moore
neglected to inform his superforsA on
that very material point.
Prompt Action Promised.
Dr. MoOre's statement has been pub
liShed- It is regarded as not unlikely
that out OF the inquiry which is being
made into DIR. Moores connection with !
the nitro-culture company may grow
some sensational disclosures. The let
ter OF Mr.. Hartman to the president /
contains intimation of a state Of af- /
ialrs that is not explained by state
fnents to Secretary Wilson. The whole
matter by direction of the president.
VIII be probed to the bottom and If the
Iacts warrant prompt ACTON viii be
taken by the department Of Justice
Nu0MTC At AMAHHh