The Washington herald., 1907-11-19
DR.. WILEY ATTACKED
Extract Makers Blame Chief
Chemist for Troubles.
DENOUNCED AS A 'REFoRMER"
Counsel for the Association Declares
Extract business Ia ParaIyEed and
Practically Destr9yed-FaVOrS Fed
erai Commission n Adeauate
Hemedy-FinanciaI Loss Large.

/ New York. Nov 1S-The three days
I convention Of the American Extract
/ Manufacturers Association. which was
concluded to-day AT 2lS East Thirty-sev-
/ enth street, was the occasion for a violent
I attack on DR.. Harvey ". Wiley, chief
I chemist Of the Department Of Aericul-
( ture. as the person responsible for large
losses in food product manufacture.
Hugh Gordon Miller. counsel for the as
sociation, was the speaker who con-
demued DR.. Wiley.
Ho said. in part;
7 believe in giving tho devil his due.
and consequently do not propose TO nlace
all the blame FOR the present business de-
preston and stagnation upon certain
well-known bank spectators, as bad as
l they may be Dr.. Harvey W. Wiley. Of
Washington. Official chemical reformer
OF the government on the other hand
has for some months been. I'm the iude-
ment Of many. just effectually. though
perhaps. thoughtlessly in another WAY
under the magic banner OF reform ar
tacking and destroying the general credit
honesty, and lawfulness of the nations
greatest. most important. and absolutely
necessary industry. the food industr~
until, as you know better than anv one
else. an amount Of invested capita1
labor. and scientific development has been
paralyzed. and much Of it absolutely and
forever destroyed
viii Fight for Rights.
1t is the crimes committed iD The
name Of this law, and reform only tbat
are objected to. and that are now. as
/ understand IT, going 10 be fought out
by you in defensive and protective way
20 a finish
I'm viewing this nations great pros-
perity and in considering the nreSenr
disastrous business depression a p--ea+
many reasons have been given for these
unnecessary and truly distressing condi-
tions- We desire to submit that in the
judgment Of many. Dr. H. ". Wiley. the
governments so-called expert. is respon-
sible for the present decentralization Of a
greatt mass OF business Of the United
States, as any one person in the country.
I believe that the food purveyorS. .ex-
tract manufacturers. and druggists OF the
country viii bear me out in the assertion
that Dr. Wiley. starting out perhaps with
the best motives. has demoralized and
destroyed necessary confidence in. and as
a result destroyed much Of the Legitimate.
invested property In perfectly good foods
and extracts 20 the extent of hundreds
of millions Of dollars"
FavOrS Federal Commission,
As an adequate and proper remedy
Mr.. Miller recommended Federal commits
sion. He said:
a responsible commission. created and
appointed after the manner of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. and con
stituted as to personel, after the manner
Of the Public Utilities Commission Of
the State OF New York. with Federal
lawyer TO preside. at least one practical
chemist, and at least two practical food
manufacturers or purveyOrs. would, we
believe, in large measure. protect the
great interests involved from being fur
ther stampeded. and much Of ii. perhaps.
utterly destroyed"
Other speakers at the convention were
c. Van Skiver. John A. Armfeld. a. ].
Bastine. A. z. Claus. DR.. A. T. HaIlock.
and H. J. Werner. of New York: Or. S.
Baer, Of St. Louis; Z. c. Johnson. OF
Boston. and r. Brooks, former State
chemist. OF New Jersey