The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
LONG STANDING
FIGHT THE CAUSE
Has Been at Outs With 9th
er Officials and Was
Hampered

Washington, March l5.-Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley. chief of the bureau Of
chemistry of the department of agri-
culture, sent his resignation to Secre-
tary Wilson today.
DR.. Wiley announced he would de-
vote the rest of his life to urging the
creation of national health depart
ment, entirely separate from any other
pranch OF government service. His
resignation became effective TODAY
DIR. Wiley said he had had a num-
her OF offers under consideration. One
from a lecture bureau and others were
of ed!otrial and commercial in their
would not enter business. Already he
mas agreed to deliver series of lee
lures in Kansas and Colorado and at
various points of the east.
He declared he would net be a can
dldate for the head of the proposed
federal health department for which
he announced he was going to work
that he had had all the federal posi-
tions he cared to fill.
president Taft today sent kilograms
broadcast to the heads Of universities
and colleges throughout the country
asking them to recommend a success
sor to DIR. Wiley. The president said
he hoped in this way to get a consen-
sus of opinion as to the best and most
available chemist.
DIR. Wiley's resignation came az a
dramatic climax to a long conference
ne had with Secretary Wilson at the
latter's private Office today. The Sec
retary would make no statement Of
the case other than that DIR. Wiley
handed in his resignation. No reason
was given. 1t is said. nor did DIR. Wiley
outline his plans for the future.
Despite the fact that rumors have
been current for several weeks thar
the governments pure food expert
was about to leave the service, the
actual news of his resignation came
as big surprise to official Washing
ton.
The latest report was that DR. Wiley
would lay down the important work
ne had been doing for the department
OF agriculture to become associate
editor of the Good Housekeeping mag
azine He has received many fatter-
ing offers from those interested in
other lines of business.
1t is known that DR.. Wiley for a
long time has been unhappy in his con-
nectlon with the department of agri-
culture. He has claimed he has been
nampered in the administration of his
office and harassed by other officials
The recent WileyWilson- -McCabe COR
troNersy was but the outcropping of
the friction that has long existed. The
house committee that recently investi-
gated the affairs of the department
complimented DR.. Wiley in the highest
terms and scored his enemies in the
department.
DIR. Wiley entered the service of the
government as chief chemist in 1888,
serving in that capacity continuously
until now.
Because of alleged technical irregu-
!arities in the employment of DR.. II.
H. Rushy, the New York consulting
chemist, DR.. Wiley some time ago was
recommended for dismissal by Secre-
tarS Wilson and Attorney General
Wtckersham. President Taft set these
recommendations aside
One rumor was that DR.. Wilev
would enter political life and might
become candidate for president
on the democratic ticket. He denied
thi.; with laugh.
Secretary Wilson today declared the
relations between him and DR.. Wiley
had always heen pleasant personally.
Wiley asserted he told Secretary viii
son what kind of people could get
along together in the department and
what kind could not"