The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-14
DR.. WILEY WILL
FIGHT FOR PLACE
IS BEING MADE TO FORCE
HIM FROM GOVERNMENT
SERVICE.
ASSISTANT IS ACCUSER
DIR. DUNLOP PREFERS CHARGES
AND WILL GET POSITION
If FOOD EXPERT
Is REMOVED.

WASHINGTON. July 15.--An inves-
tigation of the department of agrl-
culture by house committee will be
one of the direct results of the charges
made public to-day against food ex-
pert DR.. Harvey W Wiley, through
which an attempt is being made to
force him from office.
The investigation has long been I'M
der consideration. The campaign
against DR.. Wiley has forced the issue
and a determined effort will be made
now to get to the bottom OF the cru
sade which is being conducted by the
agents and proprietors of impure and
poisonous foods against Ii strict en-
forcement of the pure food law.
No action was taken in the prem
iSt.s-tp -da ~ thew hi tel 4tstfst-- IL
was said that copy of the charges
against DR.. Wiley had been forwarded
to him and pending his reply nothing
will be done. ii can be stated emphat-
ically, however, that the president has
not requested DIR. Wiley's resignation.
Nor VIII DIR. Wiley resign, although. in
the face of the charges against him
the well-known food expert declines
to talk in advance of his reply to the
president.
The specific charge against Or. Wiley
Is that he has violated the law pro-
hibiting payment OF more than 81, 900
salary to an expert
Envy and Malice.
br- Wiley is charged with sanction
ing payment of $50 a dav to an ex-
pert for testimony on witness stand,
| but this payment was to come from
a salary of $4,000 year to the same
I a NH IA I'll -
needed The $50 fee was the experts
| fixed charge. Democratic members OF
| congress are rushing to the support
| of the accused chemist. They assert
| that the movement against him is
founded in envy and malice and ~
backed by the interests behind adulter-
| ated food and drugs which DIR. Wiley
| has fought consistently.
prominent Democrat informs the
International News Service that DR..
| Wiley has not been guilty of any
! violation or the law. He says the
| $a.uoo was 10 do away with special
/ boards. There was no intent to ham,
! per DR. Wiley in his employment
Of experts to assist in enforcing the
! laws says this member of the COM
mittee.
| The attorney-general holds that the
case against DIR. Wiley has been es-
tablished and that the offense should
be visited with "condign punish
ment.
Dunlap Is Hostile.
! The charges We're made in a M emo
randum to the secretary OF agricul-
ture by DR.. NJ. F. Dunlap, who in the
order OF events would succeed DIR.
Wiley il the latter were removed from
Office or should decide TO resign in
the face of DIR. Dunlap's charges. DR..
Dunlap is not in Washington to-day.
being at this time travelling on bust
ness for the government.
DIR. Wiley was asked for "A state
ment to-day on the status of these
representations. He said that on ac-
count of the matter being before the
president he could say nothing.
''Ali / know" he continued sis
that a copy of the charges were serv-
ed on me about week ago and will
reply TO them through Secretary Will
son to the president. Until the latter
sees fit to make that statement pub
lie ! have nothing further to say in
the matter"
1t is In the atmosphere at the agr'
cultural department that DIR. DunlaI
Ia hostile to Or. Wiley. They sa,
that ever since the appointment @
DIR. Dunlap in 1907. by Secretar,
Wilson DR.. Wiley has become mor'
and more the subject of criticism
and opposition. ii Is said that there
are between two and three Thousand
cases at the department IN which DR.
Dunlap 'differeed' from the opinion
Of DIR. Wiley. '
DR.. Rusby has made his reply tc
the charges, but II Is curious tina
this reply, which, by the way. uphold
DIR. Wiley. appeared In print in 1
New York paper before it was re-
eefved In Washington by the seere
tary of agriculture.