Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-18

\ Sioux City, Sept. 17-Firm support for Dr. Harvey W. Wiley iD his con- troversy over the enforcement of the pure food laws stood prominently in a speech by Gov. Wilson at the inter- state fair today.
 He drew attention to what he con- ceived to be- the ineffectuality of boards of experts such as the board of chemists established under the ad- ministration of President Roosevelt. He used it as an illustration of his objection to commission boards of ex- perts to handle either the tariff or the trust problems of the day.
 Opposes Tariff Board.
 Gov. wilson voiced for the first time his objection to the tariff board idea, as contained in the republican as wall as the progressive platforms, de- claring 1t would mean "a postpone snent of tariff legislation"
 He turned early in his speech to the pure food question. Everybody now suspects" he said, "and the suspicion is based upon great many facts that can be established by proof, that these pure food laws are not lived up to, that the inspectionp is not always what 1t ought to be and that a great many things are permitted to be done which nullify the pure food laws.
 How Roosevelt Was Persuaded.
 T suppose that most of you know that a great controversy arose because Dr. Wiley, who was in charge of the pure food administration objected to the use of benzoate of soda in cer- tain things that were sold to you, par ficularly in cans for food Now A vefy nice thing occurred. The gentle men who wished to use benzoate of soda persuaded the president, Mir Roosevelt. that this was a scientific question. and therefore hel ought to have a board of chemists to deter mine it. And Mir Roosevelt picked out several of the most eminent chemists ir the country and submitted to them this question::
 The Question Was Limited.
 'Ts behzoate of soda hurtful to the human stomach or to the human di- Eestion when taken internaily?"
 rObserve that was the only ques- fion he put to them. and that was ex- nctly what the people who wanted sto use benxoate of soda for wrong pur- poses wanted to limit the inquiry, to-
 These genelemen had to say that benzoate of soda was not hurtful to the human system when taken in q Bcientific manner.
 Has No Faith In Experts.
 1T want to warn the people in this country to beware of commissions of experts. have lived with experts all my life and I know that experts don't see anything except what is under their lens, under their eye. Don't perceive what is under their nose and an expert feels in honor bound to cor :. fine himself to the particular question which you have asked him.
 Suppose you wanted to Settle the liquor question by asking a body of experts whether alcohol was poison or not
 q believe they would have to tell you that ;. Is not poison. But does that settle the liquor question? There are great many things that you can take into your stomach that are not poison that will make you crazy"
 Trusts Bought Out Carnegie.
 Turning otrusts, the speaker dis Gnguishe dbetween big business and trusts. He referred to the success of Andrew Carnegie in the steel business and declared that when Mr Carnegie's 5 competitors found they could not un- dersell him, because he had more brains in running the business, they bought out his property.
 Prosressivss Down Senator Bourne.
 Salem. Ore, Sept. 17.-A. E. Clark, an attorney of Portland, was nomi- mated for United States senator over Jonathan Bourne, incumbent, by the progressive state convention here to- day The convention named state ticket Oregon does not elect gov ernor this year. Senator Bourne, who was not an active candidate, was ar- raigned by several speakers who ques- tioned his progressiveness.