New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-22
Grrom The Trihnne Rureau.l

Washington, June ~.
THE PRESIDENT AROUSED. - the
! Presidents decision to depart from his well
defined purpose not to ask Congress to de-
vote its attention at this session to any
other subject than Canadian reciprocity
| and his urgent recommendation tha' the
pure food and drugs act be so amended as
TO include all statements regarding the
curative properties OF drugs VIII occasion
no surprise TO those familiar with MI
Taft's abhorrenae of this type OF fraud.
For those who seek deliberately 10 pront
by the affection of their fellows by onering
remedies which they know will not cure,
who reap large profits because the despera-
ton of the sufferers and their friends I'M
pels them TO leave no stone unturned In
their efforts to find a remedy. and VINO
often work incalculable evil by luling sur
ferers from serious maladies into fancied
security until 1t Is too late for genuine
remedies to effect cure. Mr.. Taft enter
tains a contempt so intense that II Is DIM
cult for him 10 express his views In par
liamentary language" lie believes many,
probably a majority, of those who voted
for the pure food law did so with the be-
lief that they were imposing an effective
check on this evil. That they failed OF
their purpose is proved by the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court in the case or
O. A. Johnson. That the statute can be
easily amended TO achieve this purpose the
President is convinced. nor can he conceive
that either partisan considerations or the
influence Of the perpetrators OF what ne
terms the rankest frauds by when the
American people were ever deceived Will
induce Congress to reject or delay the
adoption of the remedy he urges. TO delay
action beyond this session he fears Will
largely undo the good already accomplished
and deprive the people 'ot powerful SAFE
guard against dangerous fraud Despite
the Presidents optimism on this score
however. IT would be just as we'll for those
who would uphold the hands of the Execu-
tive in this excellent cause to write al once
To both their Senators and Representatives
urging immediate action in accordance WIN
the Presidents recommendation
TREASON" CONFERENCE.-THE ''trea-
son" of George Otis Smith. director OF the
Geological Survey which was recently de-
scribed in this column and which consists
of a determination to obey the law pro-
vidng for the requirement or certain FOREST
reservations in the Appalachian and Wmte
mountain ranges. is meeting with wholesale
condemnation from those who nave seen
the light and have thus come TO reailza-
ton that forestry and conservation are
above the law and the Constitution. NOR
should il occasion surprise that this con-
denonation is generously interspersed with
rnisstatement Of fact. Once the syllogism
that the end justifles the means is COM
pletely accepted facts assume their proper
position as mere details, important or the
reverse as they may be mace to serve the
desired end. deserving of suppression ols-
.ortiou or denial as may best serve the
end and wholly unworthy the regard or
even the respect Of intelligent men, Equal
IL all considerations of economy fade INTO
,nsisnincance. and with the law, the truth
and the principles Of economy relegated to
.hotr nroner nosition OF mere supernume-
raries and with the acquisition OF addl-
tional forest lands exalted TO us proper
ros,tion az the end 10 be achieved. the de-
rnand for this law abiding head OF the Geo
logical Survey becomes botn loslcdi ana
nroper. incidentally, however, even that
demand is too narrow. II should ana must
he made to include the of1clal neao vi
Walter I. Fisher, Secretary of the Interior
who has shown himself to be one oil these
,ntoIerable members of society, lawyer,
and who hes firmly Endorsed the position OF
Director Smith. And why not do the thins
IL style and pitch the President into me
discard along with Smith. Fisher and the
| constitution? Then. and then only shali
iov-and conservation-be unrestrained'
MERE FACTS.-For those VINO nave no,
seen the light, however. the facts sun noIu
come measure Of interest, ana therefore II