Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-19
0EcRErARN'S IOWA FRIENDS
FEAR RENzoATE OF SODA is
At LAST HIS uNDolNG.
FEUp THE ELIMINATION
OF LONG CONTROVERSY
Defence Of Wiley at Denver Two Years
Ago Beginning Of Bitter War on Sec
rotary Of Asric ulture-Rowa at Duluth
Meeting Next Month Is Expected
Other State News.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, July 1s-Secretary
James Wilson'S friends greatly fear
that at last benzoate OF soda is to be
his undoing Iowa VIII then be with :
out a cabinet official.
The fight at Washington between the
benzoate and anti benzoate forces Is
but the culminati ton Of a long con-
1roversy. which has affected not only
the agricultural department at Wash
tngton, but the pure food departments
of many states and has caused endless
trouble in the national meetings OF
the pure food comm issiorers.
The sharpest conflict of the forces
came at the Denver meeting Of the
pure food commissioners two years
ago when Secretary Wilson appeared in
person to defend the then attitude OF
his department as taken by Dr.. Wiley.
The nenzoate people had sent their
representatives 10 the meeting and Il
was runlored thai money was spent
freely by the big makers Of catsup
with benzoate. A. any rate a conflict
took place as 70 who should contTo.
The convention. Only by reason %
the presence Of Wilson We're the an-!s
HClS ID COIlTpI aI!ti t4-"L- t-iSS -AaA q
margin OF but two or three votes. Mr..
Wright, the then pure food commits
soner for Iowa. an ardent champion
Of Secretary Wilson. had a great deal
10 do with heading of the benzoate
movement.
Last year when the national conven-
ton met at New Orleans the whole
fight was suppressed. because the
southern comm issiorers are practically
all opposed TO the use Of benzoate, and
the latter faction did not want 70 start
ANYTHING there But Com missioner
Barney anticipates that a the Duluth
meeting next month the henzoate fac
ton will a gain start row and under
take to gain ascendency.
About year ago the users OF ben
zoate OF soda started a movement 20
GUST Wilson and flooded the newspaper
Offices of the country with literature
on the subject, going so far as 20 pick
his successor IN the person % Commis-
s.oner Dunlap OF Ohio. Now Dunlap
IS a mediocre person but he would
revolution!ze the politics OF Wilson at
once The movement was headed off
by early exposure. Secretary Wilson
received from this city a complete
showing es to what his enemies We're
doing and copies OF all the literature
which had been sent out to undermine
him in the interest Of the makers of
foodstuffs using the henzoete
In view of che renewal of the fight
Just a time when the adYninistra ton
is Of necessity looking forward 70 how
best to secure support and votes. Il is
believed here by the close friends o.
Secretary Wilson that unless extra
ordinary measures are taken 10 prevent
It he will be let out Of the cabinet II
is known that President Taft was
rather averse 10 keeping Wilson II the
cabinet when it was reorganized ana
only by reason Of the insistence Of
Senators Currrins and Dolliver was
his place made secure up 70 this cinle.
IT will not cause airy surprise, there
fore, as Wilson IS made a scapegoat
even as Garfield and Pinchot and 9th
ers were disposed OF TO meet the ex-
agencies Of the occasion.
The Iowa pure food department has
all along taken the position that only
a very small percentage Of benzoace
nf soda may be used as a preservat.ve
without danger to health and this Is
the position which Secretary Wilson
has taken.