The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-14
RECOMMEND THAT
DR.. WILEY Be
BOUNCED
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Committee Findings in Case Of
Food Expert
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ATTORNEY GENERAL C0NCURS
Charged That Head Of Chemistry
Bureau oVerpsid One Of His
Assistants
ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCURS

Washington, July 14-Dr Harvey
Wiley, pure food expert and chief OF
the bureau of chemistry OF the Depart
ment OF agriculture, and one of the
most widely known officials in the
government service. has been con-
demned by committee on personnel
OF the department OF agriculture,
with a recommendation to President
Taft that he be permitted to re-
sign"
Attorney General Wickersham, in
an opinion submitted to the President
commends the committees action.
It is charged against DR.. Wiley
that he permitted an arrangement 10
be made with DR. H. II. Rusby, a rec
onized pharmacognosist Of Columbia
University, New York, for compensa-
ton in excess OF that allowed by law
1t is claimed that the arrangement
was 10 put DR. Rusby on the payroll
OF the department at 1900 a year as
an employe OF the bureau OF chemis-
try. an agreement being made with
him that he should be called upon TO
perform only such service as this,
salary would compensate Tor at the
rate OF $50 a day for laboratory in
yestigauons and $50 per day Tor at
tendance in court
Attorney General Wickersham held
that the law permitted the payment
OF only 50 a day, this sum later being
increased to Sll day
President Taft, it was learned yes
ment OF Agriculture and one OF the
pers in the case TO Dr. Wiley and will
take no action until he receives a
personal statement from him. II is
known that the president has the
highest regard tor the pure food ex-
pert and Tor his administration OF
the department OF FOODS.
DR. Rusby, in his reply embodied in
a letter 10 Secretary Wilson says
that he did not seeks nor desire the
work in the department OF asrlcul.
tue. lie changes that there was a
one-sided presentation vi the case 10
the attorney general to constitute the
basis OF his opinion DR. Rusby said
that be hal no means OF knowing
that the arrangement made with him
was irregular in any way lie said
he seemed 10 be regarded by the de-
partment as a conscript. and recent
ed the idea that he could be dis
missed In disgrace for reluctantly DO
ing work that interfered with his reg
ular employment
Dr. Wiley has not resigned and so
/ Fu hug
resignation IL Is believed that with
the publication OF the technical
charges against him there will be a
great wave OF protest against his
proposed dismissal And while the
| Washington friends of DR. Wiley dis
claim any part in making public the
executive document In the case they
appear to be glad that some one cut
! side OF Washington took steps TO Sc
cure the publication OF the matter al
this time
Il is difficult to eXaggerate the
/ place OF favor that Dr. Wiley holds IN
| the public Imagination. and Washing
ton FULLY reflects the general view OF
his services in behalf OF the public
health and welfare
lie has been engaged in so great q
struggle for so many years in the
etiort to prevent and punish the man
ufacure and sale of aduterated OF
misbranded foods and drugs that h,
mas come TO be regarded as the cham
pion OF the people against that percu
liar form OF corruption which has
maintained itself so long under IN,
plea that it represented business
investments
For the last ten years there hai
been almost constant EFFORT on th'
part OF one interest or another which
DR. Wiley has antagonized to obtail
his removal from the post where h'
has exerted so much influence an'
power. In response more and mor'
public opinion has become enlisted OF
his side. AS result there hau grow
up at last feeling of general secur
ity In the belief that the food an'
drug adulterators had exhausted
themselves and failed and that Their
was consequently no more danger o
the loss OF DR. Wiley's service
through such Vaccinations