The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-04
TaWney Amendment For
bids Payment From Fund
to Outside Officials.
Would Prevent Employ
ment of State, City, or
County Experts.
New Provision Threatens
Cooperative Plan Ar
ranged by Wiley.

Destruction OF the plaza devised By the
Department Of Agriculture for enfoFe-
ing the pure food law;
Postp0nement of the efficient enforce
ment of the law by al least two or
three years.
Banishment of the best experts in the
country from the service OF the national
government in the food crusade.
These are the things which are done,
according 80 the friends of the pure food
law, by the amendment offered TO the
Agricultural appropriation bin by Repre-
sentative James A. TaWney. and inCor-
purated In the bill on the noOr or the
House. providing that no part of the
5000 90 set aside for the enforcement OF
the pure food law shall he used for the
payment of compensation or expenses
of any officer or other person employed
by any State, county or municipal gov
eminent
Plan OF Cooperate p.
a plan. said TO have originated with
Dr. Harvey ". Wiley. chief OF the
Bureau Of Chemistry, has already been
agreed on by the Department OF Agri-
culture for enforcing the pure food
law.
A representative of the department
shall be allowed 20 60 10 the food COM
missioner OF any state and say TO him:
deputies, swear them In, and send them
10 Washington There We viii swear
them Ia as Federal food inspectors. IN
this way We viii bring about perfect
cooperation between the state and ma
uonal authorities in the night for pure
food"
The advantages Of such a plan are ap-
parent, say the friends OF the pure food
movement, But the plan is shattered
if the Senate passes The TaWney amend
al 40 10
paid 20 any officer employed By a State,
county. OF municipality.
Such "a provision would forbid the pay
ment 20 any State, county or municipal
Official OF money for expert opinion. or
Tor services or Tor expenses incurred ia
appearing before a court Should the
pruFise remain IN the appropriation bill
the Secretary of Agriculture could not
request any such OFFICER 10 give expert
auflctt OF render services. unless re did
So without remuneration. paying his
own expenses Tile amendment would
preclude even the temporary employ
ment OF the best trained talent OF the
country in the enforcement Of the law.
Two Years for New Force.
IL is claimed today that il would take
the Government two or three years 10
assemble ana organize a force OF ex-
perts 90 carry out the provisions OF the
pure food act and insure It's enforce
meut Win Il degree or efficiency COM
parable 10 an organization wherein Fed
rIal and State officials cooperate. Fur
thermOre. such independent enforcement
uy the National Government would cost
many times that provided in the plan
OF cooperation proposed by the Depart
neuL OF Agriculture. Five millions a
year ia lieu of the S6j40OO appropriated.
Is the estimate OF Representative Mann.
Ia the fight over the pure food bill
AT the long session Of Congress, the
special interests opposing the meas
ure did everything 10 create a feeling
of auJagOnism between State officials
and the advocates OF a Federal law.
BY this means IL was hoped 10 divide
the forces of reform and bring about a
conflict of opinion regarding several real
issues involved in the consideration OF
the measure. The plot failed AS was
manifest al the convention OF the AssO-
citation of State and National Food and
Dairy Commissioners. held AT Hartford
last summer. The pure food law hns
received unqualified approval from the
state officers.
The Agricultural appropriation bill, in
which is Incorporated Mr.. TaWney's
amendment, is now in the Committee
on Agriculture and Forestry OF the SEN
ate.