The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
Believed Resignation Will
 Not Be Asked
CHARGES ANSWERED
Dr. Wiley Submits His Reply To Wilson But It Is Not Made Pub
 lic-Taft Defends Wick ersham's Action

Washington, July 1s.-Dr Harvey w Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry,
 probably will not be requested by Presa- dent Taft to resign. but will be reprl-
 manded, according to the eoncensus or opinion of visitors who talked. with MT. Taft today. The recommendation of At torney General Wickersham that Dr. Ni- ley be permitted to resign was barely touched upon at the cabinet meeting, but the above impression was strengthened in the minds of callers at the White House during the day.
 The President thus far has not read the
 record in the case, nor has he before
 him the recommendation of Secretary of
 Agriculture Wilson, in whose department
 the trouble arose and who has been di-
 rected to pass upon if.
 Limitations that Attorney General
 Wickersham exceeded his authority in his
 recommendation was set at rest by the
 President today. In conversation With
 callers the President explained that he
 had requested the Attorney General to
 pass upon legal questions involved in the
 Wiley matter and that proceeding on this
 theory, the Attorney General answered
 him in strict legislation.
 MT. Wickersham, the President told
 some of his visitors, did not expect his
 opinion to be given to the parties con-
 cerned and wrote it largely for the Pres
 idents guidance alone. At recent cabi-
 net meeting, at which Mir. Wickersham
 was not present, it was agreed that the
 papers in the case should be sent to all
 parties interested and this was done by the President, who did not expect them to be made public.
 The Presidents explanation of how MT. Wickersham became involved in the case led some of his hearers to the conclusion
 that the Attorney General will have no
 reason to feel injured If his recommenda- ton is not followed by MT. Taft when he reviews the case.
 It became apparent after the cabinet meeting today that the President will be unable to reach decision for several
 days and probably not before next week. There was opportunity to refer to Dr. Wi ley for only an instant at the cabinet
 session today. MT. Wilson immebiately thereafter took Dr. yNiley's answe4 back | te his department kstn am. s5I, 'ans'n ] to look it over and make red fnenai
 ton as soon as possible Bel ore
 reaches a decision, the PresidenE 6xbe0s I to read the evidence in the affair. Dr Wiley's answer and all the other papers
 that have been written bearing upon it. Dr. Wiley Answers Dr. Harvey W. Wiley's answer tc the charges made against him by ths personnel committee of the depart | ment of agriculture was presented to President Taft today. Secretary of Az rlculture Wilson, who received the pa pers, had no time to read them be- l fore the cabinet session began, and declared that he would not be able to | maKe a recommendation today. The out line of pr. Wileys defense was not dis closed.
 IL Is well known in Washington that Secretary Wilson and Dr. Wiley have
 not been on friendly terms for some time It is acknowledged by the secre- tarY's friends that he takes the posi- ton that the chief of the chemistry bu-
 reau has assumed more auth ority in the department than he is entitled to. In spite of this fact it was pre- djoted today that MT. Wilson will rec ommend Henney. He Is aware of the popular sentiment in favor of Dr. Wiley and for that reason, if for no other some of his friends declare, he will not concur with Mr. Wickersham in suggesting that pr. Wileys resigna- tion would be acceptable.
 Secretary Wilson took the papers back with him to his department after the cabinet session and promised to make his recommendation as soon as possible.
 Whatever action President Taft will take in the case the House committee or expenditures in the department of agriculture doubtless will conduct it's investigation into the charges against Dr. Wiley according to a member of the committee.