Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-16
WILEY TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION
Chief Chemist Of Department Of
Agriculture Retires from
Service.
CAUSES SURPRISE AT CAPITAL
Announcement Follows Long Con-
ference with Wilson.
HE WILL BECOME AN EDITOR
Chemist Will Join Staff Of New
York Magazine.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT TAFT
Chief Executive Says He is Sorry TO
Lose Services OF DIR. WILEY
CAUSES SURPRISE AT CAPITAL
Announcement Follows Long Con.
ference with Wilson.
HE WILL BECOME AN EDITOR
Chemist Will Join Staff of New
York Magazine.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT TAFT
Chief Executive says He is Sorry to
Lose Services OF DIR. WILEY
lie Ask. Unive<sities TO
Recommend Man.

WASHINGTON, March l5-Dr. Harvey
Wiley, the pure food expert, late today
declared he had resigned from the Dc
partment of Agriculture because he had
been antagonized in the enforcement OF
the pure food law. one by one he had
seen the fundamental principles Of that
act either paralysed or dlscFedated, he
said.
DIR. Wiley sal dinterests engaged An the
manufacture OF adulterated food had
made appeal after appeal TO escape the
rulings Of his bureau, and as result
one after another Of his activities In be-
half Of the people had been rsstrlcted.
Matters that properly should have come
to the chemistry bureau, he said, had
been taken away from him. The differ
ences had become irreconeilsble, he had
lacked support, and finally had come TO
the conclusion that he could do more
good in the service OF the people as
private citizen.
Or. wiley's resignation came as a
dramatic climax to a long conference he
lad with Secretary Wilson in the Iatter's
private office today. The secretary
would mako no statement OF the case
other than that Dr. Wiley had handed
ia his resignation No reasons were
given. he said. nor did Dr. Wiley outline
his plans for the future.
Despite the fact that rumors had been
current for several weeks that the gov
ernments pure food expert was about to
leave the service, the actual news OF
his resignation came as a big surprise
. TO official Washington. To all resigna-
tion reports Dr. Wiley had made en-
phauc denial
May Become an Editor.
The latest report has been that DR..
Wiley would bay down the important
work he had been doing for the Depart
ment Of Agriculture to become associate
editor OF housekeeping magazine. lie
has received many fiatterlng offers from
interests in other lines OF business.
Il is known that Dr. Wiley for long
time has been unhappy In his connection
with the Department Of Agriculture. lie
has elsimee that he has been hampered
IN the administration Of his office and
harrassed By tho other officials. Ths
recent Wiley. .wilson-MeCabe controversy
WAS but an ouicropplng OF the friction
that long had existed. A house commit
tae which recently investigated affairs of
the department complimented DR.. Wiley
in the highest terms and scored his
enemies" In the department.
Because OF alleged technical irregular
tiles in the employment o. DIR. II. n.
Rusby. New York consulting chemist.
DR.. Wiley sometime ago was recon-
mende6 for dismissal by Secretary VIII
son and Attorney General wickersham.
but President Taft set these recommen-
dations aside.
4 rumor that he might become a can
didate for vice president on the demo-
cratic ticket. was denied by DIR. Wiley
a short time ago.
wiley May Make Statement.
Dr. Wiley recently was quoted as say
ing:
Il have for a long time been working
10 secure peace in the department This,
however. cannot exist, so long as there
are such incongruous elements In the de-
partment as are now TO be found there.
am hoping that a solution Of the diff
culties may be found.
III / determine TO withdraw I shall
issue a statement which there viii be no
difficulty in understanding.
Il told Secretary Wilson long ago what
Kind Of people could get along together
in the department an. what kind could
not
President Taft was Informed today OF
Or. wiley's resignation by Secretary VIII
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