Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
PURE FOOD WILEY
RESIGNS POSITION
Noted Chemist Of U. s. Depart
ment Of Agriculture Will
Fight from the Ranks.

Washington. March 15--Dr. Harvey w. |
Wiley left the laboratories of the bureau ,
Of chemistry to-night, where for nearly !
- years he had been chief chemist, no
longer u government official but deter
mined to champion the cause of pure
| food from the ranks of the people.
| Friction with his supcriors and irrecon-
ciliable differences OF opinion as to the
enforcement of the pure food and drugs
act were the reasons given by DR. Wiley
Tor handing his resignation to Secretary
Wilson of the department of agriculture.
! DR.. Wiley will devote the remainder OF
his life. according to "A statement issued
by him to-day, to the promotion OF the
principles of civic righteousness and in
dustrial integrity which underlie the food
and drugs act in the hope that 1t may
be administered in the interest of tho
people at large instead OF that of com
paratvely few mercenary manufacturers
and dealers"
President Taft expressed regret q the
resignation. Secretary Wilson said Dr.
Wiley has been n valuable man" DR.
Wiley in his statement thanked MIR WI
son for tho personal kindness and re-
gard shown him" and likewise Expressed
Q -
onerating him last summer in connection
with ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES in employing
DR.. Fl. H. Rushy of New YORK Dr
Wiley remarks however. that though he
was conunued in his position after that
incident he naturally expected that "those
who had made false charges" would be
dismissed
ANTAGONIZED BY INTERESTS
Or. Wiley speaks in his statement of
the interests which were found by
him to be engaged in the manufacture Of
r'sbranded or adulterated foods and
drugs.
"Cne b. one" says DR. Wiley. y found
that the activities pertaining to the bu-
reau Of chemistry were restricted and va
rious forms of manipulated food products
were Withdrawn from its consideration
and referred either to other bodies not
contemplated by the law or directly re-
leved from further control.
''rhe official liberation and valuation
u such practices have restricted the ac-
tivties of the bureau of chemistry to a
'ery narrow field, as a result of which |
nave been Instructed to refrain from stat
: 'ng in any PIT lie V my opinion regard
, ng the effect OF these substances upoi
health This restriction has interfered
with my academic freedom OF speech on
matters relating directly to the public
welfare" DIT Wiley's statement OK
presses his disappointment that those who
brought the charges of which he wa ex-
onerated last summer were not dismissed.
, Il naturally expected that those who
had made these false charges against me
would no longer be continued In n posi-
ton which would make Il repetition OF
such action possible. The event, how
/. yer, has not sustained my expectations
, in this matter. was still left to come
r f. % daily contact wi h the men who Sc
e reilly planned by destruction"
Or Wiley explained thu wh!lo he did
, not d clmine to leave The government
er vic ur'il ''ro 'rvs a~' fo~ NJ
* years there nal .een .; --rar * IL /
ing in his mind, that the differences
between his superiors and himself wero
irreconciliable and that he had been
conscious OF an official environment
which was essentially inhospitable.
NAY GO ON LECTURE PLATFORM
- DR. Wiley has not yet decided whether
he will continue his fight for pure foods
n through the lecture field or as n writer
or editor Of household na~azines.
Until his successor is nose" Dr. r.
l. r.. Dooli,tle will act as chief of the
l. bureau of chemistry.
Or Wiley's resignation came as a
i dramatic climax to a long conference he
,s had with Secretary Wilson in the latter $
i private office to-day
: lie entered the service Of the govern
II ment as chief chemist in 1888, serving in
: that capacity continuously ever since
"a Because Of alleged technical irregularities
J. in the employment Of DR.. II. Fl. Rushy
II of New York a consulting chemist Dr.
n Wiley was sometime ago recommended
: for dismissal by secretary Wilson. Presi.
10 dent Taft set the recommendation.
n aside.
one rumor recently was that Dr. Wiley
q would enter political life and might be-
como a candidate for v!cepresident or
1, the democratic ticket. DR.. Wiley deniet
d this with a laugh.
T. At the cabinet meeting President Taft
n was informed u DR.. Wl!ey's resignation
l. by Secretary Wilson. To newspaper mer
+ after the cabinet meeting Secretary WI
son said. The relations between me ant
y Or Wiley have always been pleasan
y personally" He would say nothing more
TO BE A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR.
~ Now York March l5.--lt is authoritative
~ announced here to-day that Dr. Wiley
- would become contributing editor of
publication engaged in household anC
" domestic matters. Dr, Wiley it is stated
;" would give his especial attention to mat
tiers relating to pure food.
- Harvey Washington Wiley was borr
~ near Kent. Jefferson county, Indiana
. October IS, Isii. and was educated a
:" Hanover College CA. b, 1860. Indian;
- Medical College On. II. SiD, Harvard
. University tB. ; 1879. and Uni
- versity of Berlin 1873 lie started in hi.
career as a teacher by becoming profes
sor of Latin and Greek at Butler Uni
versity. indianapolis Ind holding thu
position three years. lStS-7l, and then ex
changing his chair for that of chemistr,
IN the same Institution. 1894. He thel
became professor OF chemistry at Indiana
Medical College and Purdue tniverstN
t. in succession. ls73-s3 During lMl-S h
is was also state chems, of Indiana, and II
in 1883 became chief Of the division of chem
islry of the United States department o
ma agriculture DR. Wiley has become wide
en- Is known since his connection with th
m government through his championship .
at pure foods.
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