The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
DIR. Wiley's Goat!

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, storm pc
troll between food dopers and the
Taft administration, has been mil
liant government chemist TOT rs
years. Packers of embalmed beet
are arrayed against him because OF
his fight against the use OF benzoate
of soda. Benzoate increases the
profits of embalmed beef packers be-
cause it will restore and pre-
serve meats that have become putres-
cent. The cost of manufacture or
bologna and sausage may be ma
terially reduced by using water and
cereals. Water costs nothing and
the cereal is cheaper than meat
The result is a cheapening OF the
product and lowering of the food
value. But when water and cereal
is used the meat begins to sour.
It is to prevent this souring process
that the benzoate of soda may be
used. Chemists declare benzoate is
of no earthly use to the manufacturer
who puts pure foods upon the mar
ket.
DR.. Wiley also fought the bleached
flour interests to the last ditch. He
exposed the injurious colorlngs USED
in candies sold to children. He stub
bornly opposed the use OF sulphur as
a fruit preservative. He secured the
removal of the tax on denatured al
cohol. He exposed frauds without
number in patent medicines. 1t was
Wiley who started the war on the
use of narcotics and other poisons
in soda fountain drinks. And he
stubbornly fought the whiskey trust
until he was .at last overruled by
President Taft.
These facts tell better than long
article could why it is up to the food
dopers to get Wiley's goat. Also
why it is up to the people to see that
they don't get it.
Philippine Independence Looms
Ahead.
Speaker Champ Clark believes the
United States should grant indie
pendence to the Philippines, both
for their good and our own. Fur
thermore, Mr.. Clark advocates early
action on the subject. This is in
contrast to the attitude of President
Taft, who takes the position the
Philippines should not be given indie
pendence "within the time of the
present generation" which the Phil
ipinos interpret as meaning never.
Here is what Speaker Clark re-
Gently wrote to friend on the sub
ject: 1.-THE Philippines should be
given their independence guaranteed
by the United States and such other
powers as are willing to join us.
If no two other powers are willing
to join us, l think our own guaran-
tee would We sufficient, but I am for
freeing them regardless of what
other powers do. My friend Judge
Cline, of Indiana, has introduced a
bill providing for their independence.
l think we will pass it next winter,
and then it will be up to the Senate
and the President"
Why Not Roosevelt Investigation:
During the present auditing by the
democratic House of the republican
administrations for the last decade,
1 it. wouldn't be out of place to look
into the Roosevelt-Harriman cpl
sode. The late railroad king raised
save New York for the republicans
in the Roosevelt-Parker campaign
Republican Chaos.
The republicans are literally up III
the air, their old-time stand-bys
props and policies all shake in the
democratic upheaval. Reciprocity
has helped Taft of course, but the
republicans have always won on pro
lection. Taft has abandoned protec'
ton and the result is matter Of
speculation.