The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

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 Sioux City, 1aS September 17.-Firm support for Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, In his controversy over the enforcement of the pure food laws, stood out prominently in a speech by Gov. Woodrow Wilson at the Interstate fair today.
 He drew attention to what he conceived to be the incidentally of boards of ex- perts established under the administration of President Roosevelt He used 1t as an illustration of his objection to a com either the tariff or the trust problems.
 Governor Wilson voiced for the first time his objection to the tariff board idea, declaring fl would mean "a post ponement of tariff legislation
 Talks on Pure Food
 He turned early in his speech to the pure food question.
 Everybody now suspects" he said, and the suspicion is based upon great many facts that can be established by proof, that these pure food laws are not lived up to; that the inspection is not always what 1t ought to be, and that great many things are permitted to be done which nullfy the pure food laws.
 ,1 suppose that mos If 7ms know that great controversy arose because Dr. Wiley, who was in charge of the pure fooc administration. objected to the use of bepzoate of soda in certain things that were sold to you, particularly in cans of food. Now very nice thing oc- cured. The gentlemen who wanted to use benzoate of soda persuaded the Pres dent, Mir Roosevelt that this was a sci entifc question, and therefore he ought to have board of chemists to determine 1t. And Mir. Roosevelt picked out some of the most eminent and honest chem sts in this country. headed by a per- sonal friend of mine. the president of Johns Hopkins university, and submit ted to them the question.
 Is benzoate of soda hurtful to the human stomach or to the human diges- ton when taken internaly7'
 Observe that that was the only dues- ton submitted to them and that was exactly what the people who wanted to use benzoate of soda for wrong purposes wanted to limit the inquiry to. These gentlemen had to say that benzoate of soda in itself was not harmful to the human system, as I believe 1t Is not. But they would not answer the question:
 What Was Not Asked
 " Can beIzoate of soda be used to conceal putrifcation; can 1t be used in things that have gone bad to conceal the fact that they have gone bad and to induce people to put them in their stomacns after they have gone bad?'
 They were not asked that question, because if they had been they would have said Yes.
 "I want to warn the people of this country to beware of commissions of ex- perts. have lived with experts all my life and know that experts don't see anything except what is under their microscope, under their eye. They don't even perceive what is under their nose and an expert feels fin honor bound to confine himself to the particular ques- tion which you have asked him.
 Suppose you wanted to settle the liquor question by asking body of experts whether alcohol was poison or not. I be- leve they would have to tell you that 1t isn't poison.
 "But does that settle the liquor aues- tion? There are great many things that you can take into your stomach that are not poison that will make you crazy"
 Turns to Trusts
 Turning 10 trusts, the speaker distn- griished between 'big business and trusts. He referred to the success of Andrew Carnegie in the steel business and declared that when Mir. Carnegies competitors found they could not under sell him because he had more brains in running the business. they bought him out at four or five times the value of his property. and they. by what they charged afterwards for their products, made us pay interest on the four or five times the amount of the value of the property which they had paid him.
 There is a difference between a big business and a trust. A trust Is a big business that has an arrangement to get rid of d competitor and a big business survives competition by conquering in the field of intelligence and economy. am for big business and am against the trusts
 The governor became real Indian with the proviso that he was not as a consequence dead Indian after his initiation He was made a member of the tribe of Siouxs. A diamond pin was presented He was initiated before crowd that thronged the auditorium. Governor Wilson took the following pledge:
 on the sacred tomahawk and pipe solemnly promise and VOW that hence forth and forever l shall endeayor to be good Indian, whether successful or unsuccessful in the question of moose or other game, and no matter how exalted my station in life, shall --~-~>----~--~------~>~-~- ~-->--->~--~----~~--
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