The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
WILEY COMES OUT
 AS REAL VICTOR Somebody Will Now Have
 to Resign WILL TT BE WILSON? Chemistry Bureau Is Now at Stand still and Nothing Can Be Done There Until Reorganiza-
 tion Is Made
WILL TT BE WILSON ?
By WALTER HARPER

By WALTER HARPER
 Washington, September 1S.-(Special)- )- President Taft's decision of the pr. Her vey w. Wiley controversy. coming as it did Just on the eve of his departure on long political swing around the coun- try, was a very clever political move, but it will be only temporary in it's ef- feet unless he completes the job that is still before him before all the tangled ends of this same controversy are all taken up.
 He has only made slight beginning on the black, nasty job. Dr. Wiley Is retained as head of the chemistry bu- reau of the agricultural department, and he is vindicated of all charges against him. The President could make no other decision with the facts before him, and that were also before the public, and also in the face of wide public demand that Dr. Wiley should be retained.
 This decision comes in face of recom- mendations of two cabinet members and other officials of the administrative fam fly that Dr. Wiley be fired. Attorney Gen eral Wickersham recommended that ''COnQ1Sn punlSn1nenI De HeleQ out u the pure food specialist.
 President Taft displays his fine judi cial art in announcing that the Attorney General was not in possession of all the facts in the case at the time he made this recommendation. The people will want to know why the Attorney General made such a drastic recommendation before he
 
 Secretary Wilson, after all the charges had been made, and after most of the evidence had been laid before the con- gl essonal committee making an investi- gation of the controversy, still insisted before that committee that "Dr. Wiley talks through his hat, Is radical and oversensitive." The secretary declared that he would resign before he would go through such another row in the de- rartment
 Secretary Wilson now declares that the Presidents decision is wise and just.
 The President has vindicated Dr. Wiley in all his honest efforts to enforce the rure food laws. Dr. Wiley is disposed tc enforce these laws. Can he do it with the conspirators who have been working for years to secure his downfall still in the department and. by virtue of their po- sitions compelled to cooperate with Dr. Wiley?
 Those who are at all familiar with con- dtions that exist in the department know that this is impossible If Dr. Wiley stays in the department some other men must go. It is doubtful if the secretary him. self can stay. It is not believed here that he will stay.
 Will he resign or will the President ask for his portfolio? One or the other must happen, it is believed, and that before many months. Solicitor McCabe and As sistant Chemist Dunlap must go. There seems to be no way around this. The President himself intimates in his de- cision that more drastic steps ml- be taken to regulate matters in the depart ment later on This is a promise that he cannot evade.
 And when this clean up begins 1t will have to go further than the bureau of chemistry. 1t is believed. The President admits that there is too much friction in the department of agriculture Outsiders have known this for some time The President seems to be just waking up to the fact.
 There Is another feature to the Wiley controversy that may give the President some trouble Somehow the people will not forget these unpleasant little things that sometimes bob up to embarrass pub lie officials who exceed their authority
 It will be remembered that when Dr. W Hey decided that certain Cincinnati whisky manufacturers should put true labels on their whiskies and other concoc- tions If the whisky was blend the Ia bel should show 1t. If it was a mixture of whisky, alcohol and other substances the label should show just what the stuff contained.
 President Taft. after the decision had been made and put into effect, called for the papers in the case and ordered re- versal of pr. Wiley's decision. Il
 Now, if pr Wiley is right in his other pure food decisions he was certainly right in this particular case. If pr. Wiley was right the President was wrong. If liquor manufacturers have a right to label any stuff that has whisky in 1t as pure whisky, other manufacturers of other products have the same right
 The President, of course, might prefer that the people forget this li,,le incident, but will they? This same case may be reopened If pr. Wiley does his duty (and no one doubts him) he will reopen this case.
 It is being urged that the conspirators against pr. Wiley took courage in their conspiracy having full knowledge of the Presidents act in the whisky case. They expected his support when the Wiley charges reached him They had good re ason to expect it. But they and the President did not figure on the public. They did not take into account the fact that Investigating democrats in the House might air the facts before the public and arouse the friends and supporters of the pure food laws and it's chief de- fender.
 The conspiracy was spoiled. The Pres- ident was put in another hole. and the only way out was to give the people what they demanded-Dr. Wiley.
 And the President has enough judicial wisdom to find technicalities enough to rule against his cabinet friends and at the same time save them from disgrace.