The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-19
BARES TR|CKERl.
Wiley Tells How Pure Food
Laws Are Changed.
VII SON IGNORED HIS PROTESTS
Chemistry Bureaus Efficiency Oblit-
Grated by the Board Of Food
and Drug Inspection, He
Testifes.

and Drug Inspection, ne
Testifes.
Washington, Aug, 1.-THE creation
and operation of the board OF food and
drug inspection practically obliterated
the efficiency of the bureau OF chem
istry"
This was the startling statement
made by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley when
called as witness before the house
committee on expenditures In the az
rlcultural department In support oil
the statement Dr. Wiley said that ne
and the bureau OF chemistry had been
overruled by Solicitor George 7. Nc
Cabe and DR.. +. l.. Dunlop In two
thirds Of the cases which the bureau
had recommended for prosecution un-
der the pure food act McCabe, Dun
lap and Wiley constitute the member
ship of the board.
Dir. Wiley declared that twice ne
appealed from decisions OF this board
TO Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
but received no answer. lie made no
more appeals. he said. because 1t Vas
useless.
DR.. Wiley told of meeting OF the
board OF which he was not notified
hut AT which McCabe and Dunlap took
important action. He declared the
charges regarding his making a con-
tract with DR.. H. H. Rusby, drug ex'
merit. were based on a letter from
Rusby never actually sent TO him and
an important part Of which has never
been made public by the personnel
board. He said he did not know what
charges had been made against him
when he was called before the per
sonnet board. OF whose report his first
lntlmation was the Invitation to re-
sign"
Did you enter into any contract
with Dr. Rusby whereby he was TO
work A certain number OF days?' ask
cd Representative Floyd. Il did not.
said Dr. Wiley.
Never Got Rusby Letter
The Rusbv letter that never reached
him. said DR.. Wiley. explained the ar
raneement Dr. Rusby had made with
Or nieelow to work for $1,000 a year
under an irregular time arrangement
DR.. Rusby wrote the letter. but learn
ed that DR.. Wiley was out Of Wash
ington and did not send II. A copy OF
IL got into the batch OF spondence
which went before the personnel
board. and II was cited by the board
to show that DR.. Wiley had been in
formed OF the facts.
Or. Wiley declared he knew nothing
Of The details OF the arrangement win
Or. Rusby and denied specifically that
be had made any cont act with Dr.
Rusby. When summoned before the
personnel board. he said. he did not
know what they were asking about,
because they did not show him the
letter. and he himself had mover re-
ceived II. seen 1t or heard about It.
The next day Dr. Wiley wrote As
sistant Secretary Hayes. member OF
the personnel board, asking what the
charges were that had been made
against him. and was informed that
the Rusby anair had not been pre-
scented in the nature Of a charge
You say you did not find out from
the questioning OF the personnel board
What you we're charged WITH asked
Representative Floyd mo. but | got
good idea. before they finished, that
| was charged with something
Did you ever receive any commu-
nication from the personnel board. CIV
ing their hndings?" "Oh. yes; got
their final report. giving me the privi-
lege OF resigning." said DR.. Wiley, with
asperity. q was greatly Obliged to
them for that little courtesy"
Did you get the report after 1t had
been sent to the PRESIDENT Yes, and
after il had gone to the attorney gen
eral. | won't express any opinion as
TO the attorney general"
When the Rusby letter, which the
personnel board declared had never
been controverted. was produced. DR..
Wiley said: The letter was never
sent 10 me-"
How do you explain the statement
OF the personnel board?' That state
ment Is false
DIT Wiley showed an official letter
from DR.. Rusby to Secretary Wilson,
showing that the letter on which the
personnel board based its charge had
actually never been sent to Dr. Wiley.
Further than that" said Dr. Wiley,
ut is clear that the most important
part of the unsent letter, which states
that the entire Rusby agreement was
subject to the approval Of the secre-
tary of agriculture, was not made pub
lie"
Dr. Wiley said he had appealed to
Secretary Wilson twice where he had
thought public health was seriously
endangered.
zone case" he said. was the ques'
ton Of the branding Of gluten -four,
where thought the health Of diabetes
patients was directly threatened.
1.-THE other was the use OF sulphur
fumes in food The board, composed
OF the secretaries Of the treasury, ag-
rioulture and commerce and labor, had
made a ruling permitting the use OF
sulphur dioxide. If 1t was stated on the
label. until the Remsen board could
report on their investigation Of the
subject"
Were you sustained In either OF
these cases?" mo. the board was sus-
aimed in both cases.
ATTACK LIKE TIGERS.