The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-26
BAD FOOD DOOMED J
DECLARES WILSON.
3
Secretary Of Agriculture Sees
End Of AduIteration.
HAS A TILT WITH EMERY
Cabinet Officer and Wisconsin Man In
Hot Clash at Denver conven-
ton Over Benzoate of
Soda Question.

Denver, COL, Aug 25.-That the
adulteration of food will soon cease
altogether in this country and that
the Remsen referee board, appointed
at the instance of President Roose-
welt to investigate the use of BEN
zoate of soda as a preservative, would
be sustained by his department, were
assertions Of Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson at the annual conven-
ton of the Association Of State and
National Food and Dairy departments.
Secretary Wilson's remarks fol-
lowed bitter attack by 7. Q. Emery
of Madison, Wis.,, president of the as
ISOLATION
Accuses Cabinet officer.
Pointing his finger at the secretary,
Mr. Emery disputed the report of the
referee board that benzoate had been
found to be not harmful and then ac-
cused the secretary of having urged
President Roosevelt to block a rein
vestigation of the subject.
Let me say" declared Secretary
Wilson, jumping to his feet, that If
we had money enough down there in
Washington to employ DR.. Ira Rem
sen and the other four chemists on
his board we would try to get them
into the department of agriculture. /
have told the president that we want
the biggest men in the country In the
department or the department will
cease to grow, and when it ceases to
grow | don't want anything more to
DO with it.
I'm glad to see you have invited
DIR. Remsen and other members of
the board to appear before you. l
trust you win give them fair hear
ing"
Resents the Insinuation.
why shouldn't we give them a
fair hearing Z" shonted mir. Emery
This insinuation comes with poor
grace from the secretary, when we re-
call that 1t was he who blocked our
request to have benzoate of soda re-
investigated" .-ss-tG.
Il don't quite know what you
mean," said Mr.. Wilson.
We'll, Mr. Secretary, have your
letter in my pocket" retorted Mr.
Emery. I'm 1t you recommend that
our request be not granted"
VIII you allow me another word?"
interposed the secretary. IF you will
recollect you gentlemen, just prior to
that time, at your convention at Mack
mac condemned all of us down in
Washington, and ! did not think you
were the right material to make a SUI
preme court out Of"
Secretary Wilson, who described
himself as AN interested spectator"
and not delegate, was invited to
speak by A. H. Jones, food commits
sioner of Illinois.
I'VE in Illinois believe there is no
more faithful and useful servant of
the people than Mr.. Wilson," declared
Mr.. Jones. His efforts to drive poi.
soned food out of the country have
been help to every state commits
sioner in the union" -..
Wilson Tabs Of Law.
In his address Secretary Wilson
said: -.s
From President Emery's report you
might infer we have done nothing
down In Washington. We are en-
deayoring to operate the law with as
little friction as possible, showing
leniency where honest mistakes are
made. We have instituted many Grim
inal prosecutions and seized a great
quantity of impure stuffs.
1--WE have investigated the milk sup
ply of Chicago. Kansas City, st. Louis
and Cincinnati; have denied entry into
this country of imported foods found
to be impure, and all the time we are
devising means of making the law
more perfect. We hope to have our
department cooperate with the vari-
GUS state departments. | am con-
WINGED that it will be only a short
time before the adulteration of foods
In this country shall cease alto
gether."