The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-15
DR.. WILEY QUITS BECAUSE
. SEC'y WILSON REFUSED TO
DISMISS FOE FROM BUREAU
Hands in Resignation Because
Dunlap Is Retained as As
sociate Chemist
CLIQUE HOLDS THE FORT
Has Waged Bitter Fight Against
Chief Chemist For
Long Time

WASHINGTON, March l5.-Dr
Harvey w. Wiley today resigned from
the government service because Sec
! retary OF Agriculture Wilson refused
to dismiss DR., +. l.. Dunlap. associate
chemist. Wiley's antagonist on the
pure food board.
After 20 years in the government
service. have mad all | want" was
the only reason the pure food chief
would assign for his resignation, but
on the highest, authority the United
Press learns today that just one week
ago Wiley submitted an ultimatum TO
Wilson that either Dunlap or Wiley
must get out of the department be.
fore today. Wilson did not discharge
Dunlap. the associate chemist refused
TO resign and Wiley today made good
his threat.
Wiley's determination either TO
eliminate friction In the administra-
tion of the pure food law caused by
constant dickering with the two other
members OF the pure food board
Solicitor Geo. P. McCabe and Asso.
clate Chemist Dunlap-or to step
down. dates back, it was said, to the
charges instituted against him by an
enemy in the department of agricul-
ture in connection with the employ
ment of DR.. ii. II, Rusby, an expert.
Solicitor McCabe, as one OF the
members OF the department, adjudged
that Wiley violated the law in paying
Rusby more money for expert testi-
mony in pure food cases than depart
mental regulations permitted Nc
Cabes opinion was acquiesced in by
Attorney-General Wickersham, who
made his famous decision that Wiley
merited condign punishment.
A congressional committee ab-
solved Wiley from blame, uncovered
story of bitter war against Wiley,
at the head OF which was McCabe and
Dunlap, and recommended sweeping
changes in the pure food administra-
ton, and-in general supported Wiley.
President Taft overruled the attor-
ney-general and ordered Wilson TO
hold Wiley without blame in the
Rusby matter.
Recently a big lobby was formed
here with the backing, 1t was said. ol
certain powerful enemies OF Wiley,
and this agency has been circulating
bitter personal attacks on the pure
food chief Wiley charged that his
enemies In this bureau were being
given aiG from the department OF
agriculture.
81 have received at least dozen
offers from concerns all over the
country since the newspapers began
printing rumors OF my resignation.
said Wiley this afternoon. IL haven't {
decided finally upon any one OF these.
However. have promised to give a
few lectures which will take me. to
Nebraska and Colorado for two
weeks. Then will consider the
future. Ii will take time"
-pF-R-E- -pqolittle,- associate chem
list, was named as Wiley's temporary
successor.
Wiley's resignation specified II
should take effect today. In the let
ter he handed Wilson today no rea-
son was given. The letter was mere
ly formal.
CDR. Wiley has resigned-=that is all
| can say now" was the assertion OF
Secretary Wilson.
II was understood here today that
Or. Wiley has accepted the editor
ship OF Good Housekeeping" wo-
mans magazine published at Boston.
lie has also arranged a lecture with
a Chautauqua bureau.
Victor Murdock, the Kansas pro-
gressive today paid a glowing trib-
ute TO the service OF DR.. Wiley ana
his administration as guardian of the
peoples rights.
There Is no other single indiyiG-
ual In this country" said Murdoch,
who stocd up so long and persist
emily against every device the special
interests could use. He has been
hampcred more than any other In
dividual in the history of our nation
by special privilege. His retirement
I Is a personal loss to the many rIli-
lions OF people of the United States" /"