Evening star., 1911-08-18
WILEY HAS AP[AN
TO STOP SQUABBLE
Can Handle Legal Business,
He Says, if Given Law Clerk
and a Stenographer.
APPOINTMENT OF RUSBY
HAD SECRETARY's 0. K.
As Approved by Wilson Salary Was
to Have Been $4,000.
HANDS OF CHEMIST TIED
Absolutely Paralyzed by Remsen
Referee Board, DR.. Wiley De-
clares-His Testimony
Is Concluded.
As Approved by Wilson Salary Was
to Have Been $4,000.
HANDS OF CHEMIST TIED

DR. Harvey W. Wiley. chief of the bu-
reau Of chemistry of the Agricultural De-
partment. who told such sensational
story Yesterday OF the bitter opposition to
mis- efforts 10 enforce the pure food law
and II the manner in which powerful in
terests, by the exertion of influence, were
enabled 10 secure reversals of his de-
cisions in the interest of the public
health. wound up his testimony today
with further frank statements concerning
departmental conditions.
He offered, before the hearing was over
t. correct the evil conditions and eimi-
nate all friction concerning the prosecu-
ton of violators of the food and drug
act, if he were given lone law clerk and
q stenogTapher.'
IF you will give me those two EN-
ployes.' he said. Il will do all the work
in connect on with the food and drug act
now done in the Office of the solicitor, a t
one-fiftieth the cost" The committee Will
give serious consideration to the propo-
sition.
Prussia Adopts Wiley View.
Dr. Wiley excited the interest of COM
mittee and spectators when he declared
that a referee board of distinguished
SCIENTISTS appointed by the Prussian gov
eminent TO consider the question of the
use of benzoate of soda in. foods had
studied the report of the Wiley expert
ments and of the Remsen board expert.
ments and had recently reported against
the Remsen board declaring the use OF
benzoate Of soda as preservative to be
deleterious to health.
Another evidence of the antagonism TO
Or. Wiley in the department was brought
to light when the chief chemist told bow
his bureau had been prohibited two
years ago from making compilations OF
q document for which there was a general
and continuous demand, and how. only
few days ago, DIR. Dunlap, associate
chemist of the bureau, and McCabe
partisan, had been authorized to publish
q compilation of the pure food laws of
Great Britain.
Attorney Davis. fer Dr. Wiley. also de-
veloped the fact that Secretary of Agrl-
culture Wilson had originally approved
the appointment of DIR. Henry II. Rusby.
the New York pharmacognocist. at 5000
q year, but that on the suggestion of DR..
Wiley this figure was reduced to $1,000
before the appointment was made.
Paralyzed by Referees.
In answer to another question. DIR.
Wiley emphatically declared that the
activities of the bureau of chemistry.
so far as the rigid enforcement OF the
food and drug act was concerned. were
"paralyzed" by the reference of impor
tant questions TO the Remsen or ref
cree board.
One Of the most interesting features
of today's testimony. although IL had
only an indirect bearing on the main
tion by DR.. Wiley of his poison
squad experiments. by means of
which he determined the harmfulness
of benzoate OF soda, benzoic acid and
other preservatives used in foods.
Soon after the committee met this
morning Attorney Davis asked Dr.
Wiley concerning the case of what
is rye whisky" in which Dr. Wiley
held thai rye whisky must be made
of rye. and WIS supported by Solicitor
Mccabe. although DIR. Dunlap disa-
greed. This. incidentally, is the only
case of record where the opinions of
Mccabe and Dunlap did not coincide.
''Is that case Mr.. Davis asked. "the
came as what is whisky?'''
NO DIR. Wiley replied. with a smile
Did ElT. McCahe have anything to do
with the what is whisky decision?''
81 think So" the chief chemist replied
"Ten the committee about it," Mr.
Davis suggested.
Il don't want TO do that" said Dr.
Wiley. shaking his head. II would rath-
er let Mr.. McCabe do that"
Mr. Davis then asked DIR. Wiley what
the solicitor had to do with publications
issued by the bureau of chemistry
Well" said DIR. Wiley slowly, "he gets
most of my publications in his possession
before they are issued" He added tina,
two of tSe bulletins of his poison squad
experiments had been held up.
Held Tlleral hv MrCaho