Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-26
Secretary Wilson TeStiflCS In
Pure Food Row.
He DEFENDS RISE OF McCABE
Declares Chemist Suppressed Ma
terial Facts Before Committee, and
Denies That Or. Wiley Was De.
prived Of Supreme Power.

prived Of Supreme Power.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson,
iestifying before the house inyestigai-
ing committee. severely criticised DR..
II. W. Wiley. OF the bureau OF chcmis.
try. for his course In regard 10 pure
food and drug work. and told in a
more or less general way OF the fam
lis troubles" which led TO the recon-
mendation for DR. Wiley's dismissal.
Secretary Wilson declared that DR..
Wiley. in his testimony before the
committee, had withheld material mat
tiers in regard to the controversy over
sulphur dioxide in fruit He complain.
ed that DR.. Wiley did not come to him
to discuss subjects about which he
had talked freely to the investigating
committee and promised to have lit
tie chat with the chief OF the bureau
OF chemistry when he returned from
weeks vacation. In appointing the
pure food and drug inspection board
Secretary Wilson said he considered
DR.. Wiley had been done kindness
rather than insulted as chemist.
Secretary Wilson shifted all respon-
sibility for he employment OF DR.. II.
II. Rusby to Or. Wiley. He said that
DR.. Wiley was without question the
head of the bureau. Asked about his
object in creating a pure food and
drug inspection board. the secretary
said that he felt more power attached
decision
The witness was asked why ne APP
pointed mixed board" consisting of
two chemists. DR. Wiley and Or Dun
lap and a lawyer. Solicitor McCabe.
ut may be that II was not necessary
to have a lawyer on the board because
of the prosecutions which must be
passed on by the board said the sec
rotary. 1T may be that farmer Ike
me or YOU, Mr.. Chairman. could take
case into court. but | don't believe
we would do very well with IT,"
Has II worked ont very well?"
II think you gentlemen have gone
far enough to ascertain that the fam
ily has not been as happy as il might
have been
The secretary was asked about his
phrase in letter touching the In
diana litigation over benzoaie of soda,
in which he referred To Solicitor Me
Cabe and Dr. Dunlap as our people
on the board
You are pretty well aware that
there was friction on the board" re.
piled the secretary 1t would hav,
heen an insult to Or. Wiley TO consult
him in regard to benzoate OF soda
"Why?" asked Representative
FLOYD, of Arkansas.
Because he depised il and every
thing in regard TO il. He felt that
his work was reflected on when We
appointed the referee board to consid
err the benzoate of soda question, but
il was not.
Secretary Wilson said he consulted
freely with DR.. Wiley regarding APP.
propriations for the bureau OF chem.
istry, but In years like this he was
likely TO say to all bureaus: Now 90
little slow with your estimates, this
Is a Democratic house"
He declared that he himself and
not Solicitor McCabe was responsible
for increasing the powers OF the so
licitor He denied that in so doing
he was getting back to the objection
able one.man power.
Secretary Wilson said the Remsen
referee board had its origin from con
ditions in California He described
the uprising OF Californians against
the order of the bureau. limiting the
use OF sulphur in fruits and told OF
his promise Of further investigation
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