New-York tribune., 1911-10-12
URGES WILSON'S REMOVAL
Has Blocked Food Laws, Says
Consumers League Committee.
PRAISES WILEYS COURSE
Resolutions Declare Secretary
Helped Manufacturers Get
Special Privileges.

Resolutions commencing the work OF Dr.
Harvey W Wiley. chief Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry. praising President Taft for his
exoneratfon n Or Wiley from the foolish
and unfounded charges made against him,
and urging the removal from office OF Sec
r4tarv Wilson Of the Department or Agrl-
culture were adopted yesterday oy the
food committee Of the National Consumers
League AZ its meeting. In a statement ac-
companving the resolutions the league
committee enumeratas seven reasons why
+, believes Secretary Wilson should be re-
reved of his office. The resolutions adopted
follow.
lpasoIvad That We. rhe food committee Of
the National Consumers League, 90
heartily lndorse this action Of President
T5tt and commend him for his support OF
N-ber43s. Th. proper enforcement Of the
food and drug act has been seriously IN
terferred with by the concessions oDldliaru
by the special interests through the lIt.l"-
once ot certain government Otfcldlh, Dr III
Resolved That We the food committee
of the National Consumers League ulse
upon President Taft the necessity OF Itt ~
uoval from once OF zion James w llsot5' ~
the Secretary Of Agriculture, George Is.
NcCab4 the Solicitor OF the department
of Agriculture and Or. +. +. Dunlap, as
sociate chemist OF the Bureau OF Chemis-
lL
ResoIyed That we protest 10 President
Taft against the acceptance by Secrstary
Wilson Of the position OF honorary pres
dent OF the international congress OF
Brewers, 70 he held in washington 'H4'
Whereas. The passage and enforcement
Of tn. food and drug act or June 80 l5Oo'
we're chiefly due 10 the efforts OF Dr. WHEY
ehiat of the Bureau OF Chemistry. w ASH
iugfou who has laDOred unurnBlN IoT
tWenty-eight wears in the interest OF the
PesoIyed That we. the food committee
Of the National Consumers League, express
our sincere sDureciatiOn OF the great work
done bV Ur Wiley. and our hearty lndorSe-
ment Of his efforts TO nave me IooG anu ~
dug act enforced for the benent or the
consumer as well az for the benefit or the
manufacturers. and be II further
Resolved That when congress TEX. d. d.
eambIes that We petition that body 10 so
amend the food and drug act that mere
after Dr. Wiley may be- given a tree nauo
i 10 enforce the act as II was Originally IN
tended il should be enforced when IL was
FIRST enacted
The following statement was also issued
by the league
Reasons why Secretary Wilson should be
removed from Office. .o,o
Firet-At the Denver convention IN i'V2;
Of the Association ~ State ana Nauohal
FrnE and Dairy Departments Secretary
] Wilson used his official position 70 loree
J tho convention % vote In faNOr or the use
3 of the drug sodium benZOate in foods. Ihe
wear before the association had Voled
against its use. ID.
Second Secretary Wilson has used MS
! oaiota1 Dositiou % favor the manufacturers
of foods lrrlCs LIQUORS and medicines He
/ has stated that tho referee board was or
/ g9rized and rut into action for the pur-
/ nos. OF conserving the interest Of the man
ufar tTrar" After the referee board had
rendered its decision that sodium nenzoate
/ was not uoisonOus when used in foods IN
| small guautitiee r / n. l0f was Al once
/ iss.rcd giving manufacturers the permis-
/ SION 10 use the drug In unlimited quanu-
/ ties provided the amount was stated on the
label ., -
/ THIRD - Secretary Wilson permitted the
/ CORN Products Company 10 have the food
law set aside for their product glucose.
/ and they were given permission 10 label
] the article corn syrup.
/ Fourth Secretary Wilson was instru-
/ mental i'm having tho food law changed in
/ Section 4 hv an insertion in the agricult-
! ursI appr0priati0ns act ~ MAY %. 1870
! giving 10 the solicitor 0f the department
/ the right 90 decide as 90 whether or not
/ s.Iire SHALL be brought FOR violations of the
/ food law after the samples Of foods and
drugs have been found 10 violate the law.
/ Sixth-The law has not been enforced as
| to tho labelling ~ beers.
! Srventh-As long ~ Secretary Wilson
/ remains I'm his present position The rights
! ~ tho consumer win always suffer when
/ brought into conflict with the mauufaCtur-
/ ing interests The latter VIII receive spe-
I ciaI privileges.