Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-23
Ire wholly administrative and ministerial
orsanisation Too ConpIex.

This miseonstruction Of the law Is
fundamental and has resulted IN q COM
pick organisation within the Department
OF Agricultural and in the creation Of
offices and boards TO which have been
given. through executive orders, power
70 overrule or annul the findings OF the
bureau Of chemistry"
Charges were made during the commit
tees hearings that the work OF DR.. Wiley
and his associates was revised and often
rejected either by Solicitor Mccabe or
By the board OF food and drug inspection,
Of which Mr. Mccabe. Or. Wiley and
Associate Chemist Dunlap. were the
members. The position OF Dr. Dunlap
was variously stated 10 be coordinate
with and superior to that Of DR.. Wiley.
who was supposed TO be the supreme off,
Ger OF the bureau.
The committee makes q sweeping criti-
cism OF the methods OF the department.
II recommends that the chief OF bureau
be given the full power which the law
supposes him to have. over all employees
Of the bureau; that the board OF food
and drug inspection be made up entirely
from within the bureau OF chemistry,
and that the power OF the solicitor 10
pass upon the finding OF the bureau Of
chemistry be withdrawn. II Is recon-
mended that the chief and his two asso-
ciates shall be Of the same rank. sitting
with equal power as board members. All
are to be subject to removal BY the APP
/ pointing power.
bureau Needs ReorEaaisstion.
The hearings disclosed a condition Of
ciscord existing in the bureau OF chem
lstry which has lowered the discipline
Impaired the efficiency OF the service and
and has added to the cost Of admiilistrn
ton" says the committee. IN will re
quirs positive and weil-considered reor
xsnixAtioh to restore the Efficient tervic'
to which the public u Justly entitled"
The Remssh referee board. arouns
which much OF the investigation centeres
last summer 10 said 20 be legally consti
tntsd. but It's activities as supervising
power over the bureau OF chemistry ar,
declared to be outside OF the law. Tht
board was created by President Roose
Welt and Is composed OF eminent chem
lists. TO whom are refsrrtd debated ques
tons arising under the pure food Law
II reversed DR.. wliey's findings on ben
rcate OF soda; and has before Il othe
questions which the committee declare
properly belong 10 the bureau % chem
istry.
Change In Law Needed.
1.-THE secretary Of agriculture seems I,
have regarded the findings OF this boar
AZ conclusive In all cases over the opin
ions and findings Of the bureau OF chem
istry, the tribunal which by express term
Of statute 10 vested with authority L
determine the questions Of adulterauoi
and misbrandlng within the meaning o
the act" says the report
The committee should not be continue
under the simple authority Of an exeeu
tive order. TO exercise such control owe
the pure food laws
III such board be deemed necessary Q
advisable IN the proper administration {
pure food law, Its authority should /
expressly conferred, It's scope and jur.l
diction clearly defined. and the effect
!, It's decisions declared. by act Of COZ
gress," says the committee
The payment By the government
|, three mambers OF the referee board vi
testified in the Indiana state cases i
: solytng the use Of benroats u soda
declared by the COMMITTEES 10 have be.
ewholis without warrant Of law"