Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-02
SLOAN TALKS FOR FARMERS
Defends Rensen Board as Necessary
to Check Adverse DEGREES.
GREEN EXPOSES DEMO SLAMS
Nuch-HeraIded Program of Econ
) emy Nothing But Excuse TO Take
Away from Republicans and
Give to Democrats.

From a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March 1--(Special reie-
gram Congressman Sloan Of Nebraska,
a member OF the committee on expendi-
lures in the Department Of Agriculture.
which investigated the Bureau of Chem
istry OF which Dr. Wiley is the head.
made a most vigorous defense OF the
Remsen board today on the floor Of the
house The speech was In rep.y 20 one
delivered BY Representative Moss OF In
diana wherein the latter scored the Rem
sen board numerically and Landed DR..
Wiley TO the skies.
While Mr. Sloan avoided any criticism
OF Or. Wiley he took the opportunity to
pay a glowing tribute TO avrre-ary Wilson
and declared that the Remsan referee
board was legally constituted and that
II was desirable and necessary body In
the administration Of pure food Law.
Referring To the Moss statement that
many feared the decisions Of the chem
istry bureau. Mr.. Sloan stated that they
were feared by farmers injured BY the
adverse bleaching decree Of the chemists.
1.-THE farmers" ~ declared do not
appreciate being charged as dopesters;
having prepared ground and sowu seed,
risked the winters freeze. the ehlnch
bugs attack. the ravages OF the hessian
fly, the drouth and the flood and I'M
favotable harvest time, each taking Its
toll. They resent being required to pay
tribute to a board of chemistry"
He said further In part:
THE gentleman from Indiana says the
only class which fear the pure food law
IL the crooks. Yet they do fear the
Bureau of Chemistry and its dominance
by any one man. whether he bear the
name Of Wiley. Doolittle, Mccabe. Dun
lap. or any other name banded in our
recent examination. They resent the
classification as crooks.
THE. Investigation we have held shows
that one element In the Bureau OF Chem
istry insisted that II should be active In
keeping harmful substances out VI drugs.
medicines. food preparations. and the
ike The other element insisted that It's
energies should be devoted 10 larger and
moro debatabie questions Of food purity
In the use OF bcnzoate OF soda. sulphur
dioxide. -four bleaching. etc. The secre-
tsry Of agriculture favored the former
and submitted certain great questions TO
the referee board. am inclined to think
that the house. desiring to treat fairly
the consumer and producer. win say that
the secretary was right"
Green Plays Democrats.
Congressman Green Of Iowa declared
today that Il was time the attention OF
the country was challenged to the prac-
tical workings Of the so-calied democratic
program OF economy.
An examination OF the action Of the
democratic reformers ON various measures
will show that they are cutting appro.
pfiafions 10 ba used where republicans are
in the majority. but are making large
increases In democratic communities.
ION Saturday. Fcblhary II. they passed
the omnibus war claims bill providing for
the payment Of Ltt7 claims. most OF which
were for property IN the south destroyed
during the civil war. AZ the same cline
there seems 10 be absolutely no chance
TO get action at this session on the gen.
eral omnibus claims bill which contains
hundreds u not, thousands OF Just cases
fsvorably passed upon by the court Of
claims OF comparatively recent origin
from claimants IN all parts Of the country.
Lavish Expenditures.
Another case In point Is the proposal
TO buy 5000 acres OF land at Admission.
Ala. for maneuver ground Tor the
army. and they authorized The selection
OF a commission OF three to 80 down
there and survey 1t with a View to its
purchase.
'still another example Ia the passage
Of the bill to make Fort ogiethorpe In
Tennessee q brigade post. II Is estimated
that II win cost nearly tsuop.oo 70 carry
out the purposes Of the Fort ogiethorpe
bin. They also propose to take over 5000
acres near TulIhoma. Tenn, for another
mAneuver camp.
Yet In the face Of these proposed cx-
tensions the Hay bill recommended the
abandonment on the ground that they
were unnecessary. Of n score or more OF
established posts fully equipped for
naneuyering and other military exer-
cises. By far the greater portion of the
posts urged for abandonment were IN re-
publican states. and all these newly pro
posed stations are in democratic states
The democratic boast OF economy
seems TO be merely a disposition to have
the government make contribution TO
the democratic campaign fund. and I
think II is time the people understood it,
Dmkotnns Dizss tfsfied.