The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1912-03-16
Pure FOOD WILEY
QUITS HIS JOB
RESIGNS AS CHIEF CHEMIST OF
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL.
TURe AND QUITS WORK.
Rumored That He viii Be contrlbut-
ing Editor Of a New York
Magazine.

Washington, March l5--Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley left the laboratories of the
bureau of chemistry tonight where
FOR nearly 29 years he had been chef
chemist-no longer a government of.
fetal, but determined to champion
the cause of pnre food from the ranks
OF the people.
Friction with his superiors and ir-
reconeilable differences OF opinion as
to the enforcement of the pure food
and drugs act were the reasons given
by DR.. Wiley for handing his reslg-
nation to Secretary Wilson of the de.
partment of agriculture.
DR.. Wiley will devote the remainder
Of his life, according to a statement
issued by him today, to the promo
ton of the principles of civic right
eousness and industrial integrity
which underlie the food and drugs
act in the hope that it may besad-
ministered in the interest OF the peo-
pie at large instead of that of a COM
paratlyely few mercenary manufac-
turers and dealers"
President Taft expressed regret at
the resignation. Secretary Wilson
said DR.. Wiley had been "a valuable
man"
DIR. Wiley IN MS statement thanked
Mr.. Wilson for "the personal kind.
ness and regard shown him" and like
wise expressed his gratefulness to
President Taft for generating him
last summer in connection with alleg-
ed Irregularities in employing DR.. II.
II. Busby of New York. DR.. Wiley re-
marks, however, that though he was
continued in his position after that in
cident, he naturally expected that
those who had made false charges"
would be dismissed.
DR.. Wiley speaks in his statement
of the Interests" which were found
by him TO be engaged in the manufac-
ture of misbranded or adulterated
foods and drugs.
Zone by one" says DR.. Wiley, 81
found that the activities pertaining
to the bureau of chemistry were re
stricted and various forms OF manip
ulated food products were with
drawn from its consideration and re
ferred either to other bodies not con
templated by the law or directly re
lieyed from further control.
The official federation and valida.
ton of such practices have restrict
ed the activities of the bureau OF
chemistry to a very narrow field, as
a result of which have been instruct
ed to refrain from stating in any pub
lie way my opinion regarding the eff
feet of these substances upon health.
This restriction has interfered with
my academic freedom of speech on
matters relating directly to the pub
lie welfare"
Regarding his disappointment that
those who brought the charges Of
which he was exonerated last summer
were not dismissed, he says:
Il naturally expected that those
who had made these false charges
against me would no longer be contin-
ued in a position which would make
a repetition of such action possible.
The event, however, has not sustain
ed my expectations in this matter.
was still left to come in daily contact
with the men who secretly planned
my destruction"
DR.. Wiley explained that while he
did not determine to leave the gov
eminent service until two days ago,
for nearly six years there had been
growing feeling in his mind that
the differences between his superiors
and his followers irreconcllable, and
that he had been conscious of an Of
ficial environment which was essen
TALLY inhospitable.
DR.. Wiley has not yet decided
whether he will continue his fight
for pure foods through the lecture
field or as a writer or editor of house
hold magazines.
Until his successor is chosen, DR..
r. e. Doolttle will act as chief of
the bureau of chemistry.
Wiley's New Job.