Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-18
FROWBS ON TARIFF D0ARO
He FAV0aS BIG BUSINESS
Declares There Is No Vial Difference
Between Trusts and So-Caned
"Blg Business"

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Sept, Firm
support for Dr. Harvey W. Wiley in
his controversy over the enforcement
Of the pure food laws stood out prom
in,ntly in a speech by Governor Wood
row Wilson at the interstate fair to-
day.
He drew attention to what he con-
sidered the Intellectually Of the boards
OF experts under the administration of
President Roosevelt. He used in il
lustration commission to handle tho
tariff or trust problems.
Governor Wilson voiced for the first
time his objection to the tariff board
idea, declaring 1t would mean post
ponement of tariff legislation"
He turned early In his speech to tho
pure food question.
Everybody now suspects" no said.
''and the suspicion Is based upon
great many facts that can be estab-
lished by proof, that these pure food
laws are not lived up to, that the food
is not always what It ought to be, and
that great many things are permits
ted to be done which nulllfy the pure
food laws.
Il suppose that most Of you know
that a great controversy arose be-
cause Dr. Wiley Of the pure food ad-
minlstration, objected to the use OF
bonzoate Of soda In certain things
that were sold to you. Now "A very
nice thing occurred. The gentleman
who wanted 10 use benzoate of soda
persuaded tho president, Mr.. Roose-
Welt that this was a scientific ques-
ton, and therefore he ought to have
board of chemists to determine 1t.
And Mr.. Roosevelt picked out some of
the most eminent and honest chem
lists In this country, headed by per-
sonal friend of mine. the president Of
Johns Hopkins university, and SUBJ
mitted to them this question:
rs benzoate Of soda hurtful to the
huian stomach, or to the human d.
gestlon when taken into the stomach 20
Observe that that was the only ques-
tlon submitted to them and that was
exactly what the people who wanted
to use ben2oate Of soda for wrong
purposes wanted to limit the inquiry
to. These gentlemen had to say that
benzoate Of soda was not harmful to
the human system, as | believe It is
not. But they were not asked this
question:
Can benynato Of soda be used to
conceal putrification
"They were not asked that question
because if they had BEEN they would
have said yes
Il want to warn the people Of this
country to beware of commission Of
experts. | have lived with experts all
my life, and l know thai experts don't
see anything except what is under
their eye. They don't even perceive
what is under thel rnose an dan ox-
pert feels In honor bound to confine
himself to the particular question
which You have asked.
Suppose you wanted to settle the
liquor question by asking a board Of
experts whether alcohol was poison or
not. I believe they would have to tell
you that it Is not poison.
But does that settle the liuuor
question? There are great many
things that you can take into your
stomach that are not poison that viii
make you crazy"
Turning to trusts, the speaker dis.
tlngulshed between big business" and
trusts. He referred 10 the success Of
Andrew Carnegie IN the steel business
and declared that Mr.. Caruegie's CONF
petitors found they could not UNDER
sell him, because "he had more brains
in running his business, they bought
him out at four or five times tho
value of his property and then, by
what they charged afterwards for the
products they made us pay interest
on the four or five times the ainount
Of the value OF the property which
they had paid him"
There Is a difference between big
business and trust" said the COVER.
nor. "A trust Is big business that
has an arrangement to get rid OF
competitor. and big business survives
competition by conQuerlng in the field
OF intelligence and economy. am for
big business and | am against tho
frugtau