The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-04
Board of Food and Dairy In
spection Dissolved by
Secretary Wilson
PRESIDENT TAFT is
THOUGHT RESPONSIBI F
Journey Into the West is
Cause of His Seeing in
Different Light the
Celebrated Case

WASri1NGlON. Oct 3.-The Secre
tAry OF agriculture to-day dissolved
undoubtedly by order OF the presi
dent. the famous board of food ant
drug inspection by granting DIR. F. l.
Dunlap. DR.. Wiley's assistant wa
cation" and relieving" George 2
4cCabe. solicitor of the department
~ member of the board
II. +. Doolittle. chief of the bu
Teau Of chemistry laboratory in New
York city. will sit with Or. Wiley or
the board and. as is generally under.
stood, will I'LL indefinitely DR.. Dun
laps place.
This action of the secretary Of
agriculture denotes a disastrous rou
OF the cabal against Dr. Wiley II
tne cabinet also the enemies who de-
sired that the chief chemist be sacri.
need to the big interests who wers
opposed to DR.. Wileys construction OF
the laws and his answering enmity 10
Al manner of food and drug adui.
teratorA
There Is no official statement con-
corning the assumption that DIR. Dun
lap and Solicitor McCabe will be sep.
Arate from the government service.
Wtley's Big Victory.
The fact Is. however, that DIR. Wiley
has won a sweeping victory as he has
always held that the work of his Of
nee was hampered by these two off,
Gals. who almost invariably have
voted against him In matters affect
Ing the pure food and drug law.
DR.. Wiley. now having with hin
. sympathetic assistant. Will be su.
preme and he will get his law wher-
i'm hna
= hostile solicitor in his own camp
- appears to be certain that II Soil
cttor McCabe should be separate from
the government service 1t will not be
- voluntary act When the action or
the secretary OF agriculture OF re-
lievtng Mr.. McCabe on the board was
referred to him tonight. Mr. Nc.
Cabe said:
Il have not resigned from the de-
pArtment and have no intention OF
doing so. My resignation merely
means that l have asked to be re.
lieved OF my duties as a member oil
the board of food and drug inspec-
zion and nothing else. have a,
much work as / can do without these
added matters. and my other duties
VIII keep me busy. You can say posi-
lively that l will not resign from the
department"
The official announcement by the
1ecretary OF agriculture OF tho action
he took to-day follows:
The secretary OF agriculture an.
Aounce that Mr.. George =. McCabe
solicitor OF the department. has asked
10 be relieved from serving upon the
board OF food and drug Inspection
This request has been granted Al
QT. F. L. Dunlap. associate chemist
has bene In Washington during the
onttro summer. he is now about tc
20 upon his vacation. During his
|Absence. Mr.. r. f. Doolittle. chief OF
the bureau OF chemistry laboratory in
New York city. will sit with DR.
Wiley on the board OF food and drug
Inspection"
Taft Gives Order.
This Is the result of conference
which lasted three hours at the de-
Epartmentg of agriculture and which
Was gotten UP In a hurry. Tho be.
aief II that President Taft had been
Impressed on his present trip with
1.-THE certainty that no further delay
would be tolerated by the public in
@eAltng with tho opponents OF DR.
Ns1ley. It in true that Attorney Gen
sogAl Wickersham had RECOMMENDED cd
9ron1ly that DR.. Wiley be given
condign punishment" but It was
AoS alHns aPoto8eticAlIy, oy tne
president that the Attorney-general
IAAA not ~ much information. whAu
- denounced DR.. Wiley ~ the presi-
4snt had when he sustained DR.
Wiley.
Altogethe rit was an illogical mud
~. ana ~ indicated, the political
1DeuA&1on demanded that the Wiley
| oAes and his enemies be disposed Of
0& yoAse 0efoye tho Democratic con.
'1ralonal committee should arrive al
- psop0 conclusion. ana offer a
|lgelutioa calling upon tho presiden,
- - S0mSnArilH
- ~ telegraph from Now York ycs-
n1Av % meet tho Secretary Of Az
oo1suro Aore to-day. and AZ shown
IL he ofdcial statement Of the Sec
oeAz2 ~ Agriculture. DR.. Wlley's per-
nnl enomiea have been routed horse,
- ana daGoonA
Only Partly Covered Cn
1he scandal. which ID only partly
10veeed up to-day by this act OF Sec
efAsy Wilson. had more potentiali-
lae1 Of III for the administration in
- than any scandal within the past
no DECADES It was o plain case In
Alch adultsrators OF food had con-
lneto0 . campaign under the noss
Il . Cabinet ofacsr to nudity the pure
- end drug lawn. and to run tho
nTequ Il Chemistry a. an annex
~ - purvayors Of dAletericus food
km4 boaeon0us drugs II was the vast
c1noant Of pnblioaty given to the
ylIey caee and the almost universal
4pulAF CRY that no BE- mot sacrificed
la3 caused tho administration on
LID % think twice: and for cnos
(ceatinusd on Second PaEe1