The Washington times., 1912-01-14
N|LEYS FRIENDS
SEE CONSPIRACY
IN MOSS REPORT
Plan Of Democratic Probers
to Laud Chemist Baked
/ by Sloan, Is Charge.
tcontinued trem Fir.t p.se.,

C88T Oh IOO0-i6W OuSlne99s McC0Do WAS
taken OF the board. and wiley was al
lowed to name his successor.
30 the Democrats saw their tissue
vanish into thin afr. The delay had
sm to shs e. s Sse: SsSnss Ssn e poss &c a
capital opened up by any Of their inves-
LEGATIONS had been stolen from them
while they Were waiting to prepare q
ana delaying 10 plunge right into the
sshot stun by denouncing the Admin
tetretion. demanding the retirement of
McCabe, declaring that the food law
was v,.,,nsH snsced, and giving Wiley an un-
After that the President could have
vtn6tcated Wiley In all the modern and
dead lsnguages,. and the more enthus-
could have laughed and said. "See how
We fetch 'em when We get on the
Unfortunate Move.
30 much for the tactics Of delay and
the unfortunate political results from
the Democratic point Of view. The next
move was even more unfortunate, ac-
cording to both Democratic politicians
and wiley's supporters.
K In view Of the persistent effort Of the
Republican committeeman - Higgins,
French. and Sloan-throughout the In
ivestigation to make q good case for
case
for Wiley, Il was accepted as certain
that the Democratic majority would
mako airport roundiy denouncing the
oonspiracy, while the Republicans
n1 forth ths other siSe rhae
absolutely the only thing possible.
But no. Tho food-drug-whiskyl lobby
and the Republican politicians had other
adroitly in places where 1t would do
the most good. It was argued that
President Taft having given Wiley a
complete vindication.. and Secretary
control in the Bureau of Chemistry.
all that was dead; no use bothering
about it; no need Of describing the CON
spiracy" against Wiley and the law. II
now frustrated.
The committee was urged not to go
into all that; Just simply to set forth
fair statement Of facts 1t had discov-
tion the President had given him. and
proceed to devote the report mainly to
AN elucidation of a broad. statesman
like plan for making the food law most
most useful!
30. 1t was argued. the real thing IL to
suppress all bitterness and PARTISAN
ship. It would. in fact, be glorious
achievement IL unanimous report could
be made by the committed!
That was the conclusion Chairman
Moss finally reached. He would be one
investigator .s S,n who could get Snanimous
So, after the present session opened, a
subcommittee was named to prepare the
draft OF q report. 1t was composed OF
Messrs; Moss and Floyd, Democrats. and
They Start Work.
The subcommittee went to work on
Q unanimous" report. OF course, to be
unanimous, 1t must be ladylike and nice,
or else Mr.. Sloan would be unable to
agree; and that would hurt his feelings,
and be unfortunate for the unanimlty
plan. Week after week passed, ana
folks began to wonder why the sub
5 committee didn't do something.
Mr.. Sloan was skillfully using up
those weeks, 1t Is now charged. In whet-
tine down the report to the most in
nocuous character and proportions He
really couldn't join, you know, II this
particular statement were Included; he
would be unable to subscribe IL that
certain phrase were LEFT so harsh; he
telt panied to say that his sensbilities
would not stand the other bald, direct,
and partisan expressions were not taken
Little by little, Mr.. Sloan had his way.
hs IsRS s sf sne ueS aSa ns s
be laid before the full committee to-
morrow. Chairman Moss said of It to
The Times:
."Of course. cannot disclose anything
of the contents Of the subcommittee
report. ! can say, however. that 1t is
concurred In by all three members of
the subcommittee. and that II Is my
earnest desire and strong hope that the
, full committee will take the same view,
and be willing to make unanimous re-
port"
While Mr.. Moss is gratified at the
porspect Of unanimous report. Mr..
h. t~ 4 a
August was performing exactly like an
attorney for McCabe, is a good deal
moro than gratified. He is quoted as
having confded to friends that he has
got 4 all his way; put over a big thing
out OF the thing.
Attorney Named.
Warwick M. Hough. of st. Louis, for
many years the attorney and chief lob
byist for the whisky and rectifying in
terests In named as one Of those who
are specially pleased with the prospect
that q unanimous-and therefore innoc-
uous-report will be made. Mr.. Hough
because Wileys whisky ideas were high
ly Questionable to the Hough clientele.
Dr.: Wiley, 1t will be recalled, wanted
whisky to be whisky, and wanted things
cordingiy. Mr.. Housh won that fisht,
and he has been in washington lately.
very busy about something. The story
goes that IL the Moss committee makes
It's unanimous" report, Mr.. Hough will
have accomplished the chief purpose of
his present stay In our beautiful and
always hospitable city.
But 1t Is not certain that the ''unani-
mous-an innocuous-report will have
smooth sailing all the way through. II
Mr. Chairman Moss goes along with the
three Republicans. the committee will
stand four to three for the report that
Mr.. Sloan and Mr.. Hough are Sc tickled
about. But thar doesn't assure lnanim-
ity. Messrs. Mays and Doughton are
quoted as having urged immediate re-
port when inquiry was finished last
summers They are not much impressed
with the necessity for unanimity; but
they both assured The Times that they
don't know what the subcommittee Is
going to submit tomorrow. and so are
unable to cay how they will vote.
Chairman Moss was asked:
Are ycu aware that Mr.. Hough, of the
whisky lobby, Is reported Immensely
pleased over the course things are TAX
Ing, and that Mr.. Sloan is telling friends
that he has got away with this report
just as he wants it?"
mo. j have heard nothing of that
sort, and II l had. IL would not affec.
my own position about what regard
as the right thing to do" replied the
chairman with much dignity.