The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-15
Taft UPHOLDS DIR.
WILEY ANDPRA|sEs|
HIS WORK
President Writes Secretary Wilson
That Foe Of Food Adulterators will
Hold His Job, But Others in
Department May Not.
Declares Attorney General Wicker
sham Was Not Supplied with B
ALI the Facts.

BEVERLY, Mass. Sept. l5.-Drl
Harvey w. Wiley. government chem.
LIST and champion OF the peopls
against the food adulterators. viii
hold his job. Others in the depart
ment OF agriculture may not.
This was made known today I'm
decision by President Taft IN the
eleventh hour of his stay In Beverly.
and just previous to HIS start on Ma
six weeks spegking tour OF the west.
The action OF The president fuifaile 4
promise made when he left Washing
Ton 10 settle the famous case which
mas already extended over several
months, before leaving Beverly.
In his decision. which is In fle form
or letter to Secretary OF Aericul-
ture Wilson, the president declarea
that DIR, Wiley was justified In all
that he did In the matter OF the en-
ployment Of DR.. Fl. III. Rusby as An
expert chemist, that he was no party
to the correspondence involved IN the
case; that Dr. Wiley acted I'm accord
ance with numerous precedents, and
tnat ne cannot but command the sym
patny OF everyone for his earnest ef-
Tort 10 maintain the pure food law.
The president also recommends the
retention OF DIR. II. II. Rusby In the
government service and rules ad-s
versely to the decision OF the per
sonnel board of the department which
ADVISED that besides DR.. Wiley, chief
or the bureau OF chemistry, DR.. L. u.
heDler, chief of the drug laboratory
OF the bureau. be allowed TO resign
The president recommends that Dr.
kebler be reprImanded for what he
declares was "disingenuous conductr
as shown by letters he wrote In con-
nection with the employment Of DR..
Rusby.
The language or his letters does
not -hdye a communicable tone,' says
the PRESIDENT ,"and shows q WILLING
ness to resort to evasion that calls for
Official reproof" fg
President Taft intimates that much
more radical action may be expected
when he takes up the very much
broader question involved In the lu-
yestigation of the bureau OF chemistry
by a congressional ccr--t.sse." He,
asserts that he made up his mind In
the case of DR.. Wiley weeks ago, but
withheld the announcement OF his de-'
cision pending the result Of the inves-
ttgation In congress.
President Taft explains the action
of Attorney General Wickersham who.
when asked for legal opinion on the
recommendation of the personnel
board, joined with them In advising
that :condign punishment be meted
out to DR.. Wiley, by declaring thatl
wickersham was given only part
of the actual evidence on which 60,
form his opinion. - ~
President Taft recites the charges
against DR.. Wiley that he employed
DR.. Rusby at an illegal rate OF CONS
pensation. The president declares
that DR.. Rusby was first employed ar
the rate OF twenty dollars day for
Laboratory work, and filly dollars a
day forS attendance at court. Follow
ing q ruling or the encouragement.
DIR. Rusby was enrolled at nine doI.l
lars day when actually employed
Dr. Rusby objected. and an attempt
was made to give him an annual SAL
airy. ~
The president then cites frem tia
correspondence between DIR. Rusby
and DR.. w. p. Bigelow and DR.. kebier.
Continued on Page Fourteen.