The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-19
Prof. Willis Moore, Late Head Of
Weather Bureau B!ames Sec
rstary for Loss of Job.
OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN
Says He Intends Fighting for His
Honor Target for Attack
in Congress.

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Washington, April ls.--Secretary
David II. Houston OF the Depart
ment Of, Agriculture is branded as
an exemplar Of Russian Siberian"
methods In The investigation that
resulted in Prof. wi.,is l.. Moore,
Chief Of the United States Weather
Bureau. being summari y dismissed
from office Wednesday by President
Wilson.
Moore, In statement issued after
his dismissal. declares third de-
gree methods were applied to his
friends in the department under
such penalties that they dared not
to speak to him. and a report made
10 the President that had for its OBJ
iect driving him from the service
in disgrace -
OUTLINES His Campaign.
III his statement Moore says:
NIa reply ID President Wilson's
letter demanding my removal / will
say that 1t is the same old influence
that ATTEMPTED to disgrace and re-
moye DR. Harvey q NileT without
-teftfng rim SEE the charges against
him or confronting his accusers,
that is now driving me from the
publ service. AS an asprant for
the secretaryship of agriculture.
announced. ii 1 were appointed
would revoke the benoate of soda
decision. abolish the Remsen Board
or any other extra Judicial body in
the department that | thought had
been designed for he. purpose of
minimizing the effectiveness of the
pure food and meat inspection laws
rather than in aiding in their eff
cient enforcement, and that would
restrain the activities of the solici-
tors office to reasonable prerogatiyes
and reorganize the department
II do, not believe that the great
commercial. Agricultural marine.
and labor organizations
that have known me for nearly
twenty years as the chief OF the
weather Bureau. and who largely
indorsed me for q, Cabinet place.
Will be satisfied that / have done
anything dishonorable until the
light of publicity is let in. and Sec
retary Houston's Russian-Siherian
methods give way to American fair
play.
Attacked in Congress.
M Prof. Moore has been target for
attack in Congress. A few days ago
Representative Fowler of Illinois in
troduced a resolution calling on the
Secretary of Agriculture to advise
Congress regarding the appropria-
tions for official travelling expenses
for the Weather Bureau, what
amount of the lump salaries of the
Weother Bureau was expended for
promotions OF Weather Bureau en-
plpyes. during last January and Feb
ruary and the comparative figures
for the preceding four years.
President Wilson is willing to
have a public investigation OF the
alleged irregularities in the Weather
Bureau which resulted in Professor
Moore's dismissal. it is reported at
the White House today, In case Sec
'retary OF. Agriculture Houston re-
quests II.
Professor Moore this morning re-
fused to add to his, statement that
the charges of alleged coercion OF
Weather Bureau employees and al
legged misuse of the travelling fund
were ''infamously false"
Qults Bureau Uhlce.
He removed his effects from the
bureau and established heahauar-
tiers at the Cosmos club, from where
he expects to conduct campaign of
|rindictation.
General housecleaning of the
Weather Bureau was, pending today.
Any political machine that Professor
Msnre may have constructed in that
department Is ID be sent to the scrap
hear.
Representative Fowler Of | Hnois,
who introduced a resolution for an
|insc atigAtion Of the Weather Bureau
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